Why do they say Retired when you never really worked

[MisterB]

Horse runs 3-4 races, and they call it retired. They didn't even work yet. They should call it quit. Ex: Scat Daddy quit racing because he can't run, and can make money just laying back now.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by MisterB

Horse runs 3-4 races, and they call it retired. They didn't even work yet. They should call it quit. Ex: Scat Daddy quit racing because he can't run, and can make money just laying back now.

I know.


He reminds me of HandShadow.

[paisjpq]

actually a horse like scat daddy is about to do a lot more work than he ever did on the racetrack...esp if he is standing at Ashford....3x a day isn't easy when you only get about 12 weeks off a year.
they might as well say....we found him a job rather than we retired him.

[Mortimer]

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[MisterB]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

actually a horse like scat daddy is about to do a lot more work than he ever did on the racetrack...esp if he is standing at Ashford....3x a day isn't easy when you only get about 12 weeks off a year.
they might as well say....we found him a job rather than we retired him.

Exactly

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by mortyfeatherhands

I know.


He reminds me of HandShadow.

It’s like I made the mistake of petting the brain-damaged neighborhood dog – you know, the one that spends almost as much time licking his own butt as he does begging for attention – and now he’s following me everywhere.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by ShadowRoll

It’s like I made the mistake of petting the brain-damaged neighborhood dog – you know, the one that spends almost as much time licking his own butt as he does begging for attention – and now he’s following me everywhere.

this made me laugh.

so, you got yourself a little friend there, do you? i guess its better that he licks his own butt rather than humping your leg.

OOOOOO

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

this made me laugh.

so, you got yourself a little friend there, do you? i guess its better that he licks his own butt rather than humping your leg.

Given yerself pies.....it's disgustin'.



Ah took em' away.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by mortyfeatherhands

Given yerself pies.....it's disgustin'.



Ah took em' away.

no no, the pies were for you.

[Danzig]

----and for American breeders, as much as they might want to race their male horses longer, they are often forced to sell or syndicate because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a rule that you have to make money two years out of every seven or else you could be declared a hobby and not a viable business that is entitled to write off expenses. You don't want that.

the above is from an article about early retirement of racehorses.