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!