Top 5 greatest failures I've seen among racehorses

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Kasept

I don't know... Why? He delivered one of the great, if not the greatest, Derby prep performances ever in the Wood win, fractured a bone in the Derby and was basically finished.

Doug's premise is more horses that kept running and just never capitalized on their previously displayed talent. The injury aspect in this discussion is paramount because it's the fastest horses, and horses who stress themselves with enormous effort, that typically get hurt...

Steve, the derby was a dissapointment admittidely and the injury is a justifiable reason, I thought the Travers would have been the race where he could redeem himself, he did run a good second to Flower Alley. But perhaps unfairly so he was so hyped after that 120 beyer in the Wood Memorial that he would always run in the shadow of that race and anything less would be a dissapointment to some.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by CSC

Steve, the derby was a dissapointment admittidely and the injury is a justifiable reason, I thought the Travers would have been the race where he could redeem himself, he did run a good second to Flower Alley. But perhaps unfairly so he was so hyped after that 120 beyer in the Wood Memorial that he would always run in the shadow of that race and anything less would be a dissapointment to some.

A disappointment if you don't understand what happened in that Derby...

[NTamm1215]

I thought the Travers was the race where Bellamy Road did prove he was a good horse.

I don't think Badge of Silver should be on this list.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I thought the Travers was the race where Bellamy Road did prove he was a good horse.

I don't think Badge of Silver should be on this list.

NT

Good horse yes, great? I don't know.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by CSC

Good horse yes, great? I don't know.

So he was a good failure?

That's perfectly fine because this whole discussion is subjective.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

So he was a good failure?

That's perfectly fine because this whole discussion is subjective.

NT

Great game huh? Everything we converse about on here is somewhat subjective, opinions....Good, bad and everything in between.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

A disappointment if you don't understand what happened in that Derby...

What do you mean SS, please explain.

He popped a splint after the derby in training, I remember him having a few physical issues.

Bellamy Road Pops Splint
Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 5:20 PM
Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:35 PM
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Bellamy Road, who finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) as the 5-2 favorite, popped a splint Tuesday morning in his left front leg and will miss at least 30 days of training.
The Wood Memorial (gr. I) winner, owned by George Steinbrenner's Kinsman Stable, will obviously miss the final two legs of the Triple Crown, the May 21 Preakness (gr. I) and June 11 Belmont Stakes (gr. I).

"He probably had a blind splint going in to the Derby and it was the Derby that aggravated it," trainer Nick Zito said Tuesday. "There is no doubt you will see the real Bellamy Road again."