For The Record

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

so you feel they ran an unsound horse in the derby?

Do you think that would be unusual? There are unsound horses running in every race including the Derby.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Do you think that would be unusual? There are unsound horses running in every race including the Derby.

I guess if I had a derby quality horse and he wasn't sound and I knew it, I wouldn't want to risk running him in a hopeless situation. I would rather try to get him right and bring him back to the races later.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I guess if I had a derby quality horse and he wasn't sound and I knew it, I wouldn't want to risk running him in a hopeless situation. I would rather try to get him right and bring him back to the races later.

They didn't necessarily think it was a hopeless situation. With a lot of these problems, the trainer doesn't really know how the horse will run. They know there is a problem. They treat the problem and hope for the best. Until the horse is all-out in a race, you don't know for sure whether the problem will bother the horse or not.

The Derby is such a big race, that these guys will often take chances that they shouldn't take. Last year, I heard that Bandini had a huge ankle on him going into the Derby. They should have never run him but they did.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The Derby is such a big race, that these guys will often take chances that they shouldn't take. Last year, I heard that Bandini had a huge ankle on him going into the Derby. They should have never run him but they did.

It was even worse two years ago.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It was even worse two years ago.

Was that the year that High Fly and Noble Causeway were hobbling around all week? Those two horses were really sore.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Was that the year that High Fly and Noble Causeway were hobbling around all week? Those two horses were really sore.

Touche!

I'm sorry if I called you a douchebag. If I didn't, i'm sorry I didn't do so.