Why is nobody even entertaining the possibility that Jeanine Edwards was just the messenger of this supposed information in this specific situation?

Do you have any other examples of her being even mildly irresponsible? I don't.

You mean irresponsible other than the way she dresses?

Hmmm...and what reasons would these people have for floating a rumor about the horse's condition after breaking down on polytrack? The whole thing is just ridiculous. Were these officials concerned enough to have the horse checked thoroughly by the vet?

ESPN should not have reported that after the fact unless the "unnamed Keeneland officials" allowed themselves to be named or it was reported before the race.

to deflect attention away from the surface? he wasn't the only one to take a bad step the other day.
altho we see quotes from unnamed or anonymous sources all the time, i don't like the way this went down.

Right.....what she really needs is a ridiculous pair of blue sunglasses.

Cheap shot.

but, it fits with the title of the thread and protects your glass house....

Don't.

Start.

As it happens, the 'sartorial editorial' was made with you in mind..

One cheap shot begets another.

At least you weren't the only person criticized for dress this week.

There's a sandwich in every beer...

WTF does ESPN care? They didn't even mention John on Sports Center this morning.

Must be because only a few at ESPN even know anything about horse racing. Most of their crew is mainstream jocks.

Why would they care, he didn't win a WAYI race. :rolleyes:

She was obviously just the messenger...I never thought that she just made it up...but the message delivered was irresponsible and therefore she takes the heat...


BTW- being that I know virtually all the officials at Keeneland, I highly doubt any of them have been clocking this or any other horse nor do they have the ability to pick this horse out of a lineup of 4 horses even if you thew a chestnut and gray in. Therefore that leads me to believe that any info given about this horse by a 'Keeneland official' was second hand info which makes what was reported on tv, third hand info...

Had he broke down over a natural dirt surface you wouldn't have heard any such nonsense on TV.

Kee has some impressive poly PR. When Calculating Man established the track record and fatally broke down after the wire their last year, it wasn't even reported anywhere I saw.

Bad day for Keeneland anyway you look at it. :( Would you put a horse on the track you where partners on, if you thought the horse was hurt. I doubt it.

i just remembered the keeneland has a financial interest in that track, other than having paid the bill.

all the more reason to have an official unofficially give the official viewpoint of the officials at the track, who don't want any fingers pointing at the surface.

i evidently didn't get enough coffee this morning.

I don't think anyone is going to point fingers at the surface because a horse (or two on Saturday) broke down over it....

They obviously want to make the surface out to be something better than what it is.