1st train to Keeneland

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I kind of have to agree with Sumitas on this one.

I remember there was a very unsound horse running at Hollywood Park a couple of years ago that was taking a big class drop. He broke down in the race and had to be put down. Then Frank Lyons had the nerve to say that the horse died doing what he loved to do and that was probably the way the horse would have wanted to go. It really pissed me off and I sent Frank an e-mail letting him know. I told him that I'm sure the horse would have been much happier to have been retired and live a long and happy life on a farm. I highly doubt the horse wanted to have his ankle injected for the 20th time and break his leg.
I think it is a bunch of nonsense when you hear trainers make comments like, "I'm sure the horse wanted to go like that." I think comments like that are self-serving and an insult to the intelligence of anyone with a grain of common sense.

If horses had the ability to reason i'm sure they wouldn't choose death but I think he was trying to say she loved to run.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If horses had the ability to reason i'm sure they wouldn't choose death but I think he was trying to say she loved to run.

That is fair. I think a lot of these horses do love to run.

[mnmark]

Larry Jones said she gave us her all and she was glad to give it. Or something very close to that. He was very emotional when speaking about his fillie. He basically said that she was doing what she wanted to be doing when the fatal injuries occured.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by mnmark

Larry Jones said she gave us her all and she was glad to give it. Or something very close to that. He was very emotional when speaking about his fillie. He basically said that she was doing what she wanted to be doing when the fatal injuries occured.

I mean..what could he possibly have said that wouldn't have been misconstrued??
His choices were..IMO

1) Nothing..never a good option

2) Maybe she shouldn't have run against the boys..not true and not good

3) The CD strip caused it...um..see above

4) She wasn't sound and I was hoping for the best..OK..not happening

5) Exactly what he said...Maybe debatable, but directly from his heart