Quality Road: Hoof 'ice cold' and he gallops

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Buckpasser seemed to have the Triple Crown at his mercy, after having won the Everglades and Flamingo (Hialeah equivalents of current Fountain of Youth and Fla Derby). But up came the quartercrack and he missed the entire series while it healed. When he came back in June, he then ran the table the rest of the year (Brooklyn H, Travers, Woodward, JCCGold Cup, etc.), champion 3yo, HotY.

Moral of the story: Let your horse heal. He will reward you in the long run. No race, not even the Kentucky Derby, is worth the increased risk of ruining him.

mostly all the owners who care about the animal agree with the above