Originally Posted by todko

I hadn't heard that at all. If that was the case then the groom wasn't doing his or her job. I heard some about soft tissue injuries -- Polyway came back and said that it due to trainers bringing "unfit" horses in.

If you stand at the rail and watch the horses come back you can see horses that obviously do not like to breathe the poly. They snort excessively -- almost like they inhaled an allergen or irritant. Sure, you see that to a limited extent on the dirt also.

It smells hugely bad. I don't know if that makes certain horses uncomfortable.

I'll be at Keeneland tomorrow. It will be interesting to check that out.

If I can stay away from the hottie co-eds and the beer stand .