I'm thinking that the SHEETS told Frankel that she would BOUNCE bigtime as a result of the gate scratch. What else could the man do but RETIRE her?
I mean, the man is a ****in genius. Look at what he's done with Jibboom. Clearly the mare is a ROUTER and NOT a SPRINTER. Not like she could've won the BC turf sprint or anything like that.
Looking forward to Jibby routing for the rest of the year (assuming it's okay with the SHEETS, that is).