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Originally Posted by Bigsmc
tfm, serious question here, why do you care if a horse is gelded or not? This seems to be a hot button for you and I can't understand why.
You're a gambler (at least you seem to be one), who gives a **** if a horse has nuts or not as he crosses under the wire?
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Because it's not necessary in most cases. Today, for example, Ward had two baby 1sters in the 9th at SAR: BOTH geldings. Ward is obviously from the good-old-boy school of race training. He's carrying on for G P Odom, who'd geld them before they even got in the barn. I think there are better ways to go about things; more humane ways. You don't unnecessarily geld your colts; you teach your horses to run INSIDE, because this is EASIER for them; and you have your jocks ride them that way, because it's the HUMANE thing to do. There's a certain grace and art to this sport. If you watch enough races, you get a sense of what's 'natural' and what isn't. A result of this is a low tolerance level for IDIOTS -- be they jocks or trainers.
Hope this clears a few things up for you.