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09-16-2007, 05:43 PM
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Could it possibly be that the Belmont happened to be the last race at this level that those horses could successfully compete at without a setback of whatever degree ???? That their limits were realized at this race juncture, not because it was the Belmont ... I do not subscribe to the blame the Belmont theory ...
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09-16-2007, 05:45 PM
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09-16-2007, 06:00 PM
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09-16-2007, 06:04 PM
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sorry to hear she has suffered an injury. we were told back when she won the belmont that she would race at four. that of course remains to be seen.
as for the belmont being the end of a horses career, no doubt many races would have their share of horses who were not the same after, suffered an injury, etc. i doubt that the test of champions would show a higher incidence of forced retirement. if any race has an adverse affect, i would think it would be the ky derby--or, overall, the bc races. the last hurrah for a great many horses.
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