There are a few claiming trainers that do not want a horse clipped before it is scrubbed and it's joint injected for that reason. Not a safe practice. But if you start to look carefully at the regular warriors, you can see it.

What I am saying is that daily, the public gambles on horses that have tons of history, and the public doesn't know about any of it. I do wish we did. But I'm not very sure most would know what to do with that information, anyway.

It might be a regional thing then. Or maybe you're referring to Standardbreds for the most part.

Well, for starters, I don't think the public would be duped any longer into blaming the track surface every time a horse breaks down.

Most times when a horse is injected on the track they are not shaved but they ARE shaved when they are ultra sounded for soft tissue issues.
Im getting the feeling this horse isnt going to make the Derby and if he does it wont be a good showing. Im thinking high suspensory at the least and hopefully not high volar( ligament tearing away bone with it ) which is involving alot more.

LOL me too.......but I do need my ACL replaced.