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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
It's kind of getting to be sad. The breeding business is gradually ruining the racing aspect of the sport. We've had numerous discussions about it, so I don't want to open up that can of worms again but retire a newly turned 3 year old filly because she won't make the Oaks?
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While i agree that too many horses are whisked off to the breeding shed way too early, it's obvious that she suffered some type of an injury that is too much to overcome. She had maybe one work since the Oak Leaf, where she was a well beaten 2nd, at the end of September. Zayat has enough money that he couldve kept her in training and waited for the summer g1 races (the Alabama wouldve been perfect for her). Dont you think that Baffert wouldve made this evident if she had a minor injury? The quotes from Baffert and Sikura about her already doing enough are just a cover b/c they likely dont want to say that she was unsound (she was pushed pretty hard being a 2yo sales grad and she's a big filly), thus effecting her progeny in the sales ring.