Why was this allowed to happen???

[Danzig]

hmmmm...had he walked off, gone back to his stall, ate his oats, drank his water--he wouldn't have been too old. matter of fact, we'd have a story about how a tough old campaigner is still doing well.
now that his aorta ruptured, and like the man said it can happen at any age, he was too old? i disagree. because of an unhappy ending, i see no reason to have a knee jerk reaction. but once again, someone must 'DO SOMETHING'. everything will be fine as long as SOMETHING IS DONE. i always put those statements all in caps, because it's always said with such urgency.

yeah, it's a shame that he went out like that-i don't dispute that at all. had he been retired, he may have lived a long life--or he may have been re-trained, and had it happen anyway-it just wouldn't have been on the course. but by the same token, you could say the same thing about a a four year old.