Kent clears everything up

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

No one has really brought up the point/question, but BB was a horse with what 6 career starts and racing for the third time in 5 weeks. Add that to the tempertaure and a little adversity (rail, catching a little dirt) which he has never had. The loss in training time due to the foot. Plus racing against fresher (not neccesarly better) horses. Maybe it was just a recipe for disaster. I just don't think Kent did anything wrong.

i had the exact same thinking before the race leading me to believe that a bad effort was not inconcievable. you had:
-3rd start in five weeks for a horse that they said needs time between races.
-the quartercrack and loss of training time.
-questionable to be at his best for the distance -at least in my mind.
-a declining pattern since the Florida derby.
-possible problem with the heat
-no recent winstrol

there were some trouble signs.

[Thunder Gulch]

I probably missed it elsewhere, but assuming he does run again (big if) Kent seems to think they will run twice, Travers then Breeders Cup. I sure was hoping to see him try olders on dirt, but that ain't happening.

[jwkniska]

the horse just bounced.... not like it's been done before... nor will be done after.

due to that, there's nothing that Kent could have done to prevented it.... nor anyone else.

He'll bouce back the next out, just like any other horse would... let alone a proven champion like Big Brown.

It wasn't the horses's fault, nor the jock's.... it's just something that happens in racing. And a proven champion like Big Brown and Kent will come back as the champions that they are.

[hockey2315]

He didn't "bounce."

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

He didn't "bounce."

Agree. Somehow BB avoided bouncing in the Florida Derby, the Ky Derby and the Preakness. But now he bounced. Yeah, right.

--Dunbar

[TheSpyder]

This is what happened:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7UP2...eature=related

[The Bid]

He lost the race in the first 300 yards. Once he was steadied and became rank it was just a matter of time before he crapped out. At that point the damage is done