Bay Meadows race 1

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

You people who suggest we move on..... if this were a stakes race and not an $8k claiming race, I wonder if you'd be outraged.....

I completely agree.

People (jockeys included) tend to think the lesser talented horses don't matter. The lesser talented ones account for much more than 50% of racing world wide, are there news stories when a claimer breaks down on the track? No. Is there when a stakes performer suffers the same fate? You bet there is.

If that jerk Baze had done the same on a great, popular horse there would be an outrage, and no one can doubt that.

The status of the horse is a big point here, but it shouldn't be. No matter how talented the horse is, they are still living animals doing what they are bred to do to the best of their ability.

He is an experienced jockey, and if he didn't realisethe horse had 'gone wrong' he shouldn't be riding.