If you trained Lava Man.....

[sdjcom]

Lava Man has obvious lost his edge in this class of races, so let's retire him and not embarass him because owners are f---ing greedy, and he is gelded.
turn him out to a comfortable life you greedy bastards. HOW MUCH MONEY HAS HE MADE YOU OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOU GREEDY THUGS!!!!!

[Danzig]

it's scatalogical tripe like the above that makes an owner say 'damned if i do, damned if i don't'.

retire them, and hear how you're no friend to the sport. these horses are to be raced, damn it.

then you dare race one, and you're a greedy bastard. yeah, they've been rolling in dough lately with lava man, right? all those up the track finishes really add to that bottom line.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by sdjcom

Lava Man has obvious lost his edge in this class of races, so let's retire him and not embarass him because owners are f---ing greedy, and he is gelded.
turn him out to a comfortable life you greedy bastards. HOW MUCH MONEY HAS HE MADE YOU OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOU GREEDY THUGS!!!!!

He's probably still better than AP Arrow who at least has a tiny bit of breeding value. As long as a gelding is still better than a potential stallion you can't fault anyone for running him. Get him away from O'Neill and to someone that can milkshake him without the inconvenience of the detention park.

[ArlJim78]

if we retired horses so that they don't feel embarrassment, then we wouldn't have many 3yo's males running at this point.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

if we retired horses so that they don't feel embarrassment, then we wouldn't have many 3yo's males running at this point.

If we retired every horse that couldn't finish within 2 lengths in a G1 we wouldn't have many period. Curlin would have been done after the Derby.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

If we retired every horse that couldn't finish within 2 lengths in a G1 we wouldn't have many period. Curlin would have been done after the Derby.

Right. Lava Man only finished about 3 lengths back in the Eddie Read. Hardly a humiliation, IMO.

--Dunbar

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

He's probably still better than AP Arrow who at least has a tiny bit of breeding value. As long as a gelding is still better than a potential stallion you can't fault anyone for running him. Get him away from O'Neill and to someone that can milkshake him without the inconvenience of the detention park.

........the greatest post of 2008, well done.

i would like to see him try 7/8,s or maybe a 1 turn mile before sending off to retirement. whatever the case this guy has to be considered one of the greatest claims of all time......basically a real life fairy tale.