Something wrong with Overdriven.. already
 

They should start with his liver. That seems to be a problem area (i.e. Devil May Care, Uncle Mo..)

Liver? Why would they start there,I thought liver was CODENAME for can't get past 1 1/16 miles?:D

Seriously tho,he looked like a nice horse-hope he is Ok

Post of the year..

How much Guinness does he give those guys ?

;)

Not Guinness. Vitamin Water and Pirate's Booty.

He should be good enough for an ABA or USFL type racing series in that condition.

I don't know if it's the liver or something else non-racing related but Pletcher might do well to have a doctor from the CDC on staff.

Read this in B Livingston's blog on DRF apparently this TAP has a super sized heart or perhaps his liver is just enormous

Above: Caixa Eletronica (center) toted 127 pounds - not common nowadays - while winning a starter allowance Monday. His rivals carried between 117 and 119 pounds. Afterward, Pletcher assistant Whit Beckman proudly said, "If you had an X-ray on that camera, you'd see a heart as big as a basketball.

Agree...

Nice horse, that's a shame. Hope it's something fixable. Gotta run the fastest to be able to blow it apart, unfortunately.

When you get the old "I don't know what's wrong with him routine," you start realizing how familiar it all sounds...

Owners catching on yet?

Huh?

When one trainer towers over the rest there's a very good chance he just has better drugs. I have never trusted that arrogant SOB. He's no better than Dutrow, but that's only my opinion.

Do the owners care? The way some of his two year olds run is enough to make you want throw in the towel. Seems to me nobody wants to confront this guy.

These types of flashes in the pan make very hot sire prospects...

Slow horses rarely break. Fast horses are the ones that run up to, and thus through, physiologic limits.

The scintigraphy should be able to show a hot spot other than where they already blistered the glut. Internal blisters are a double-edged sword, it makes people want to keep the horse in work when they should be healing. Here's an article about it with ultrasound pics (I'll try and find some scintigraphy pics) http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/ass...-LWalmsley.pdf

Here's a whole bunch of scintigraphy pics of horses w/various problems (the white is the "hot spot" that shows inflammation) P 354-370.
http://books.google.com/books?id=MQT...muscle&f=false

I met Pletcher at Saratoga last year between races on CCOA day. He was very cordial, took the time to speak with me, not the least bit arrogant. Class act. He gets the better horses to start with.

Who knew Penn National had such high quality racing?

Come on, horses break down at every class level. In some instances, they even break down during a routine gallop. "Speed" is not the only significant factor.