Bless You George Washington...

[Riot]

The ONLY ones to blame for the death of George Washington are his connections.

Why does someone have to be to "blame"? Accidents do indeed happen, catastrophic injuries do occur in a split second, out of nowhere, with no warning. The horse had a cannon bone condylar fracture as the original injury - that's consistent with an accident.

[Fearless Leader]

Originally Posted by Riot

Why does someone have to be to "blame"? Accidents do indeed happen, catastrophic injuries do occur in a split second, out of nowhere, with no warning. The horse had a cannon bone condylar fracture as the original injury - that's consistent with an accident.

Ask his connections, they are blaming everything/everyone else.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Fearless Leader

Ask his connections, they are blaming everything/everyone else.

Where? (I'd like to read it)

[NoChanceToDance]

I don't think anything or anyone is to blame.

Yes, in hindsight the Coolmore team shouldn't have run George OR Dylan, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

What this has raised is the safety of dirt when it becomes very wet. It certainly has opened my eyes. I didn't realise that when it got so sloppy that horses were basically running on the hard base below the actual 'dirt' surface until it was said by the vets who went to the aid of George Washington.

George Was 'climbing' because of the horrific kickback there was on Saturday. Because of him 'climbing' he was more than likely hitting to ground much harder than usual. This may have led to the build up of his injury, it may not. But it certainly couldn't have helped.

Rain is an external constraint, it's out of our hands, but if it rains THAT much on a dirt track, it can become dangerous. I think that is the main cause for concern.

[Danzig]

we already have owners who are afraid to run a horse more than a handful of times, and now every time a horse has an accident, they have to get the finger pointed at them for doing what the fans want?? how the hell does that make sense?
every year horses who generally run on turf attempt the dirt, here, dubai and elsewhere. sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, sometimes, sadly, they break down.
anyone remember electrocutionist? how about moon ballad? giant's causeway, arazi, jo'burg, etc, etc...
one horse out of the almost two hundred included in the two days of bc racing has an accident, a bad step, and the blame game begins. absolutely ridiculous. as fans, many of us who've followed this for years, we ought to know better. we know how up and down this game is, yet 'fans' come on here and play this game. and then we're horrified when non fans call us out, and ask how we can be fans of such a 'cruel' sport. and then we join in with the same bs.
is it painful when a horse is lost? absolutely. but this does nothing to improve ANYTHING. that track didn't cause this. a bad step. nothing more. we've seen days of beautiful weather and a fast track, and have had more horses lost in one race than in this two day event. hell, two horses last year in the distaff alone had an injury, one fatal. considering the elements faced in those two days, i'd say those horses did pretty dammed well, a testament to their fitness.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

we already have owners who are afraid to run a horse more than a handful of times, and now every time a horse has an accident, they have to get the finger pointed at them for doing what the fans want?? how the hell does that make sense?
every year horses who generally run on turf attempt the dirt, here, dubai and elsewhere. sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, sometimes, sadly, they break down.
anyone remember electrocutionist? how about moon ballad? giant's causeway, arazi, jo'burg, etc, etc...
one horse out of the almost two hundred included in the two days of bc racing has an accident, a bad step, and the blame game begins. absolutely ridiculous. as fans, many of us who've followed this for years, we ought to know better. we know how up and down this game is, yet 'fans' come on here and play this game. and then we're horrified when non fans call us out, and ask how we can be fans of such a 'cruel' sport. and then we join in with the same bs.
is it painful when a horse is lost? absolutely. but this does nothing to improve ANYTHING. that track didn't cause this. a bad step. nothing more. we've seen days of beautiful weather and a fast track, and have had more horses lost in one race than in this two day event. hell, two horses last year in the distaff alone had an injury, one fatal. considering the elements faced in those two days, i'd say those horses did pretty dammed well, a testament to their fitness.

Your writing style has gotten to be eerily like Hooves....

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Your writing style has gotten to be eerily like Hooves....

really?

almost afraid to ask, but is that good or bad??

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

really?

almost afraid to ask, but is that good or bad??

Not good or bad but eerie...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not good or bad but eerie...

sometimes when i type tho, my fingers can't keep up with the thoughts in my head, so i have disjointed or run on sentences at times.

i think i have a.d.d. too, so that doesn't help!

[Uncle Daddy]

I join the many who are sad to see a champion go down in less than ideal circumstances. He was special last year and watching his replays as a miler had me hoping he could come back and maybe regain his form after 3 races.

Plenty of blame and second guessing to go around