If you trained Lava Man.....

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Since you're the only one (so far) who has suggested retirement. I'm just wondering... why not let him keep running?

I have mixed feelings... just curious to hear your thoughts.

At this point, where are you going to run him at where he can win? They tried state breds two and three back on both turf and poly and both were losing performances.

This isnt just some horse...this is lava man. This is a horse that has won his owners over 5.2 million dollars. This is a horse with a legacy. Why cheapen it?

If they are going to keep running him, they should try stretching him out and going long. The pace of the shorter races is just too much at this point and he is just not going to be competitive.

Personally, i think he has earned himself a nice retirement.