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Originally Posted by richard
O'Neil's insistance on running Square Eddie in the Kentucky Derby really put the focus on his priorities . Namely, he'll take ill advised chances with a horse's health to get him to race . Fortunately, Square Eddie was scratched from the derby . Has he raced since ? Now O'Neil is rolling the dice again with Lava Man .
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What happened with Square Eddie was just nuts .. I certainly wouldn't have rushed him back and taken a shot with him if I owned him... I'd have been conservative with all signs pointing to a likely very weak 3yo male division out west after the triple crown series.
I think it had to be a case of an owner of questionable competence and a case of Derby fever.
O'Neill has made so many brazenly dumb moves with horses owned by that owner ... that it seems pretty doubtful he's the one calling the shots.
Someone who claimed Lava Man has probably built up Moss like confidence in him by now - and all they need is a vet to tell them what they want to hear - and once that happens .. surely equine Jesus can rise again.
Hard for me to blame an owner for doing something I probably would in his position.