Biggest lie in racing

jpops757 · #1 10-29-2007, 04:24 PM

I know that everyone is looking to make $$$$$, the bettor,owner, trainer and everybody involved. The most over used and biggest lie is"Ihey have waited all my life to run a racehorse like this". As soon as he or she exibits any form of greatness, they want to pass on his greatness thru breading and forget there dream of achieving greatness for the horse. In todays racing greatness in a racehorse can not be because of the lure of the breeding shed. The only way we will ever see a truely proven great horse is if one has the g after his name in the program.

Indian Charlie · #2 10-29-2007, 05:15 PM

can horses really be retrained to make bread after they are done racing?

Riot · #3 10-29-2007, 05:19 PM

Hey, horses have kneads like everyone else ....

Danzig · #4 10-29-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

Hey, horses have kneads like everyone else ....

oh my god

Ronnie · #5 10-29-2007, 05:51 PM

I'll toast to that.

cal828 · #6 10-29-2007, 06:13 PM

Can't stand breading on my shrimp (much prefer Zatarain's fish fry which no one on here will understand except my friends in south Louisiana), why would I want breading on my horse?

Dunbar · #7 10-30-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Riot

Hey, horses have kneads like everyone else ....

Yes, it's always been about the dough.

--Dunbar

TheSpyder · #8 10-30-2007, 11:21 AM

I just saw a horse win in a cake walk.

Riot · #9 10-29-2007, 07:17 PM

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The only way we will ever see a truely proven great horse is if one has the g after his name in the program.

It's an expensive sport, it's a gamble for everyone, and if you are lucky to have the chance for lots of money fall your way .... this isn't the day of the (wealthy) hobby/sport owner. Horse racing orginated with gambling as the focus, anyway ("My horse can beat yours"); and it seems from history that plenty of owners made their money in racing by gambling on their horses, rather than from purses, in the past.

It's sad not to be able to anticipate Hard Spun, Street Sense, AGS, Curlin, etc butting heads and beating up on each other next year, yes.

Indian Charlie · #10 10-30-2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jpops757

I know that everyone is looking to make $$$$$, the bettor,owner, trainer and everybody involved. The most over used and biggest lie is"Ihey have waited all my life to run a racehorse like this". As soon as he or she exibits any form of greatness, they want to pass on his greatness thru breading and forget there dream of achieving greatness for the horse. In todays racing greatness in a racehorse can not be because of the lure of the breeding shed. The only way we will ever see a truely proven great horse is if one has the g after his name in the program.

you only changed one of the breadings to breedings man!

RISE to the occasion dude!

cakes44 · #11 10-30-2007, 10:37 AM

Invasor would have been a truly great racehorse this year as a 5 year old, if he would not have gotten hurt. Ghostzapper was brought back after winning the classic. Medaglia d'Oro and Pleasantly Perfect were brought back after finishing 1-2 in the Classic. There are some examples of "sporting" owners still out there...they are just too few and far between.