Suspensory ends Heatseeker's career
 

Yeesh..

Glenye Cain Oakford, DRF:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/95929.html

Bummer :(

One of the few interesting older horses. . .

damn.
He showed a true turf horse could dominate the California main track. By 2009 the Breeders Cup Classic should be mostly good turf horses if the trainers are less than 2 years behind the times.


Running on the Oaklawn main dirt track was such a horrendously bad decision for the horse probably most likely to win the BC Classic at that time, but I don't see anything definitive that even suggests that choice was related to his suspensory injury.

hopefully he recovers soon and has a comfortable time in his next career

[quote=Bobby Fischer]damn.
He showed a true turf horse could dominate the California main track. By 2009 the Breeders Cup Classic should be mostly good turf horses if the trainers are less than 2 years behind the times.


Running on the Oaklawn main dirt track was such a horrendously bad decision for the horse probably most likely to win the BC Classic at that time, but I don't see anything definitive that even suggests that choice was related to his suspensory injury.


i dont think it was a bad decision at all, it more then likely had nothing to do with the injury...and i think it proved that he is just a very very good horse on either surface and the only horse in the country who could compete with Curlin

That is horrible news!

Damn!

Question, Hasn't he been running on synthetic tracks now for the past year and aren't they supposed to protect horses from injuries like this? Or does the surface have nothing to do with it?

Student Council should make a nice BCC winner :rolleyes:

don't you mean Mast Track?

In all seriousness, very tough break to lose Heatseeker from an underwhelming older horse division. With a terrible 3yo class on top of it, the field for the Classic should be....interesting. Maybe some Euro horses will ship in and prop it up.

hoss, is the blond your mother ?

Actually, wouldn't it have been a good decision back in April, seeing how there was still a big chance that Santa Anita was going to reinstall its dirt surface for the Oak Tree meet (and thus the BC)?

This thread should be called "Banning for Bobby Fischer"...

yea

OMFG, we have hit rock bottom!

OMG WHAT ?
i dont know who that is

Come on Joe, you are kidding right? If that isn't bad enough, you ask the guy if it's mother. Holy $hit!

im not kidding, holy ****, who is it ?

who is it ?

I think she's the cousin of Randy Moss.

And I mean the wide reciever and not the ESPN analyst.

Either that or she's Hossy's mom.

this is not funny anymore, im drawing a blank on who she is, and it appears everyone else knows... can someone please help me out here.

The future Mrs. Scavs.

It's not his mom, but the broad in my avatar is my mom.

I know you're serious here, but sometimes you gotta ask questions second and do some research first. She's been all over this forum the last couple days.

She's the White Randy Moss' first cousin... and she lives in Iowa.

i have been all over this forum and have not saw her...
wait is she the lady the broad thread is about ?

You're getting warmer- Like I said... research first, questions second.

It'll take you far in life.

lol i got it now, i never took the time to look into that thread...maggie moss, sry hoss

Which mediocre older horse will assume the #2 spot in the handicap division now that Heatseeker is gone?

We are running out of medicore horses!!!!!!!!

Pretty soon we will only have truly-bad horses.

Similar to DT.....if the VI doesn't shut up soon we will only have truly-bad posters.

Zanjero.

sorry I dont think your mom is doable, Hossy.:rolleyes:

a)what? b)yes. c)me/some owners/some trainers. d)Fair enough

the way I see it, you have Heatseeker who is particularly suited to the synthetic courses.
He is probably the best in the division at that point of the season. Early or not. Not only was the horse given the miracle of having main-track stakes and their purses races run over synthetic courses in California, he gets the Breeders Cup there as well. To add to the miracle, he is well bred for the synthetics and absolutely loves it, while some of his top "name" competition are better on dirt.

The whole season for a horse like that is at least in my opinion, carefully campaigned around coming into the Breeders Cup in top form, hopefully knocking out a few stakes on the way.

If things go well he is 1st or second in the BC Classic and a contender for HOY. -Even relatively lightly raced, and even if he skips the Del Mar main track in favor of a turf prep, or coming in off a layoff.

shipping him to Oaklawn, to grind it out on a speed favoring dirt track is foolish in that situation. Again IMO.


That is my perspective DaHoss.

You are entitled to your perspective, and your opinion.

hossy, tell your mom i said hi.