Classic Empire

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Can a horse be deemed as "unsound" because they refused to race/mental case? Or does it have to be physical ailments?

I presume its at the discretion of the examining veterinarian. Although such a horse as you describe would probably go on the Stewards or the Starters list before the Vet List.

Nevertheless , according to the DRF article on the race, the NYRA veterinarian said Classic Empire was showing lameness, so some sort of physical ailment was a factor.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I presume its at the discretion of the examining veterinarian. Although such a horse as you describe would probably go on the Stewards or the Starters list before the Vet List.

Nevertheless , according to the DRF article on the race, the NYRA veterinarian said Classic Empire was showing lameness, so some sort of physical ailment was a factor.

I dont know, but I heard with my own ear's Mark Casse suggest the colt was fine and had worked well. Perhaps he was confused with exactly which of his 300 head had just worked? I just dont know seems awfully particular

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

I dont know, but I heard with my own ear's Mark Casse suggest the colt was fine and had worked well. Perhaps he was confused with exactly which of his 300 head had just worked? I just dont know seems awfully particular

Well a grand total of 13 horses had recorded workouts at Saratoga on September 7 so I guess its possible it was missed. Maybe all the clockers skipped town as soon as the meet was over.

[freddymo]

Maybe it was an unpublished ?
Classic Empire
Date
Track
Dist
Time
Surf
Cond.
B/H
Gate
06/19/2016 CD 5F :59.60 Dirt Fast B
06/25/2016 CD 4F :47.60 Dirt Fast B
07/22/2016 CD 4F :46.40 Dirt Fast B
08/04/2016 SAR 4F :49.56 Dirt Fast B
08/12/2016 SAR 5F 1:01.14 Dirt Fast B
08/19/2016 SAR 5F 1:00.98 Dirt Fast B
08/27/2016 SAR 4F :48.32 Dirt Fast B

[freddymo]

Per Norman Casse tweeter colt worked from gate in blinkers and he used the word great to describe it.