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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
Yeah I just don't see how it could be suggested that this procedure was hidden just because they knew the horse couldn't be run in Arizona or something and if you're talking the general idea of hiding things in claiming races, it's par for the course. Everybody does it (not that it's fair). The horse comes out of the race with an injury that had been masked, it's considered just too darn bad right? Mandella and Hughes probably weren't paying attention to the possibility that someone could try to run it where heel nerving wasn't allowed and I don't think you can argue that's really their responsibility, to think where the horse might get run and make some big announcement. It implies conspiracy when it's really a case of getting screwed by the conflicting rules of jurisdictions.
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Apparantly the horse was doing well enough that they were going to run him in the Last Chance Derby at Turf Paradise. It wasnt until the trainer went to turn in the papers and the racing office wouldnt accept them because they were stamped that he had been heel nerved , that is when the crap started to hit the fan.