Victor Molina Is in Trouble

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I am not offering a defense of Victor Molina, or those kind of actions, but I think that there is a basic hypocracy in these kinds of threads. Considering all the lousy things that go on in horse racing, and the general blind eye most of us turn to them, I'm not sure this specific situation should get everybody up in arms. I have a friend who was an exercise rider and backstretch worker, one day I asked her what she was doing that afternoon and she said " pulling manes. " When I suggested that sounded boarderline cruel she said " we do a lot of mean things to horses. "

It's a brutal game that we love....let's not pretend we're animal rights activists here.

If this is accurate then horse racing needs to be policed much closer and the abusers run out of the game.

[fpsoxfan]

I held my cat upside down before and dropped him to see if he'd land on his feet, but I never kicked a horse.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I held my cat upside down before and dropped him to see if he'd land on his feet, but I never kicked a horse.

I feel like we're listening to confessions now... lol.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I feel like we're listening to confessions now... lol.

Hopefully there won't be one involving peanut butter.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Hopefully there won't be one involving peanut butter.

Not from me, but at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to hear it from someone else.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Not from me, but at this point, I wouldn't be surprised to hear it from someone else.

I doubt it. Wouldn't be surprised if someone admitted to sniffing glue.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I held my cat upside down before and dropped him to see if he'd land on his feet, but I never kicked a horse.

did he land on his feet?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by robfla

did he land on his feet?

no


butter side down like always.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I held my cat upside down before and dropped him to see if he'd land on his feet, but I never kicked a horse.

Did you ever strap two cats back to back and drop them both?
I've never tried it, but I'd expect the same outcome from putting peanut butter on both sides of a piece of wonder bread and seeing what happens.

To me, and I'm not talking about the VM incident, I'd say kick them before they kick you.
And "mane pulling" really ain't that big a deal. Horses don't mind much, especially if burdocks are involved.
They'll get over it before humans do.

[FGFan]

Listen to ATRAB it's going to be discussed on there.

[Left Bank]

dude was taken off the rest of his mounts for the day and is in BIG,BIG,Trouble! Stewards are gonna whack his peepee!!!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

He deserves whatever he gets.

If people didn't see it, it wasn't like a heat of the moment thing he did out of instincts. He'd been off the horse for a while, and the horse was about to be unsaddled.

This was a 2yo debuter, with back-to-back gate works, who obviously has issues with the starting gate...he appeared to be caught under it for a little while. Molina probably banged into something when he acted up in the gate, and was just waiting for his chance to get a clean cheapshot in as revenge.

[sumitas]

Don't you think there should be less tolerance for horses with gate issues. They should be scratched quicker ? They instituted tougher gate rules in England this year. Anyone know if they are meeting their expectations over there ?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Kimmeastar

dude was taken off the rest of his mounts for the day and is in BIG,BIG,Trouble! Stewards are gonna whack his peepee!!!

When did they take him off the rest of his mounts? He rode in the 6th race today.

[Left Bank]

Ahhh the TVG chick said that.I should have known better.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I held my cat upside down before and dropped him to see if he'd land on his feet, but I never kicked a horse.

You shouldn't be rough on that puss.....never mind!

[sumitas]

he needs to cool down and understand what he did was wrong...
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=39422