Does this taint the Travers?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Single word response ... Alydar.

No ... make that two words ... Saint Liam.

Oooops ... I guess that's three words.

Hey, Mike ... anything can happen at any time with these fragile creatures. If the horse was in pain during the race ... his body language would have shown it ... and an experienced jockey like Velazquez would have picked up on it right away ... or pulling up after the race ... or walking back to unsaddle ... or surely the groom would have when he led him back to the barn ... or before putting him beddy-bye.

Not true, injuries that occur in a hard race often don't show up until the next day! Horses are athletes, they know when they are gonna race and the adrenalin rush can often mask an injury until later...that's why any trainer will always answer questions about future plans by adding, "lets see how he comes out of this race!"