For The Record

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

That was you.

I loved how he was training... can't help that he was hurting, Brian.

Do you really think that Scat Daddy ran his best race in the Derby finishing 18th? I don't. I just hope they work out whatever hoof problems he's got and he's back on the track sound.

Quarter crack was in his right front... see the bar shoe?

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[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I loved how he was training... can't help that he was hurting, Brian.

Do you really think that Scat Daddy ran his best race in the Derby finishing 18th? I don't. I just hope they work out whatever hoof problems he's got and he's back on the track sound.

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

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

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

Yes, I do. I don't know how unsound, but I know that having a quarter crack isn't a positive thing.

[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.

5) The comments that are/were left in response to my blog entries on KentuckyDerby.com are not screened. In fact, if one was to go back and read all of the comments left on my blog entries, he would see several that are critical of me and my observations. I will say that during Derby Week, the website received a lot of traffic, and many people wrote me to say they were having trouble leaving comments. But neither I nor anyone else was screening anything.

The official site of the Kentucky Derby has to do a better job than this. I dont remember seeing any note that they were having trouble with comment traffic during this time. It just does not look good even now. I realize this is not your fault, but the official site of the Kentucky Derby should be able to handle the traffic of a dwindling % of people actually interested in racing in this country. This is the race of the year in the United States.The internet has provided an immense platform for communication. If this little site can handle the traffic, the official site of the Kentucky Derby surely should be able to.

[justindew]

pgardn,

KentuckyDerby.com received many millions of hits during Derby Week, and over four million on Derby Day alone. Most people were able to post without a problem, and all visitors were able to read content without interruption. Those behind the scenes at KentuckyDerby.com did an awesome job keeping the website up and running. There was a period early in the week when posting comments was more difficult. But this was fixed by mid-week.

Originally Posted by justindew

pgardn,

KentuckyDerby.com received many millions of hits during Derby Week, and over four million on Derby Day alone. Most people were able to post without a problem, and all visitors were able to read content without interruption. Those behind the scenes at KentuckyDerby.com did an awesome job keeping the website up and running. There was a period early in the week when posting comments was more difficult. But this was fixed by mid-week.

Well maybe it was coincidence, but that was about the time I tried to post something also, and I did not see that many comments in the blog section. It appeared deserted. If a site knows that people are having problems, I think the best way to remedy the situation is acknowlege the problem at the site. Maybe this was done, but I did not see it. And I did enjoy the site and reading the articles, little video pieces etc... Anyways, this is not your duty. Just something to consider next year.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by pgardn

5) The comments that are/were left in response to my blog entries on KentuckyDerby.com are not screened. In fact, if one was to go back and read all of the comments left on my blog entries, he would see several that are critical of me and my observations. I will say that during Derby Week, the website received a lot of traffic, and many people wrote me to say they were having trouble leaving comments. But neither I nor anyone else was screening anything.

The official site of the Kentucky Derby has to do a better job than this. I dont remember seeing any note that they were having trouble with comment traffic during this time. It just does not look good even now. I realize this is not your fault, but the official site of the Kentucky Derby should be able to handle the traffic of a dwindling % of people actually interested in racing in this country. This is the race of the year in the United States.The internet has provided an immense platform for communication. If this little site can handle the traffic, the official site of the Kentucky Derby surely should be able to.

i'm sure traffic goes up on this site around the derby but just go to any search engine and type in "kentucky derby" to see which site is on top.

i don't disagree with your point that they should have sufficent bandwidth at the offical site but the fact this place wasn't swamped isn't evidence it's an easy fix.

steve should be so lucky to have that problem.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'm sure traffic goes up on this site around the derby but just go to any search engine and type in "kentucky derby" to see which site is on top.

i don't disagree with your point that they should have sufficent bandwidth at the offical site but the fact this place wasn't swamped isn't evidence it's an easy fix.

steve should be so lucky to have that problem.

If a site is having problems, acknowleging such is good business.

I'm a little touchy on this subject as I see the rise of the internet a great opportunity for the sport to flourish. And then I read all the posts about people that want to access places to bet diff. tracks and all the difficulty associated with signals from diff. tracks and on and on with the haggling. It just frustrates the crud out of me. And I dont even wager over the internet.
So wasteful. One sees so many other "industries" thriving because of this medium and horse racing cant get its _____ together.

[justindew]

pgardn,

Also keep in mind that this was the first year that fans were able to post on KentuckyDerby.com. So it was uncharted territory to a certain extent. All things considered, this was the best version of KentuckyDerby.com ever.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I loved how he was training... can't help that he was hurting, Brian.

Do you really think that Scat Daddy ran his best race in the Derby finishing 18th? I don't. I just hope they work out whatever hoof problems he's got and he's back on the track sound.

Oh cut the sad face, like I would ever say something mean about you and actually mean it.

Trust me, you know as well as anyone that after all of my ragging on him I still didn't leave him off any of my tickets.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Oh cut the sad face, like I would ever say something mean about you and actually mean it.

Trust me, you know as well as anyone that after all of my ragging on him I still didn't leave him off any of my tickets.

I couldn't leave him off of mine... thought he might be good enough to run through it.

[slotdirt]

I didn't use Scat Daddy on a single ticket.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I didn't use Scat Daddy on a single ticket.

Right there with ya... A horse showing no improvement, with question marks surrounding his wheels..Was a gift that I could toss a "contender"...

[blackthroatedwind]

Relatively speaking, when you come into the Kentucky Derby with as much hype as Fusaichi Pegasus, and blow the field away as he did, and follow it up with a second in the Preakness, a win in the Jerome and a nowhere in the BC Classic you are considered a " bust ".

Was he a good horse? Yes, he was....but he was also a bust AFTER the Derby. At least that's my opinion.