Bobby Frankel Very Ill

[reese]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Who even implied it was " hush hush " or anything of the kind? People, at least these days, seem to read what they want to hear.

Just because we now live in a society where people seem to enjoy spreading rumors, some true and many false, in an anonymous venue like the internet, doesn't mean it is appropriate behavior. And, Rupert works in the industry, and I don't think it's unfair to ask him whether or not he would post this kind of rumor if his real name was attached to it. This is certainly a question I ask myself here on a regular basis.

I don't know Bobby Frankel, in fact I've never spoken with him, but I respect his right to privacy as I would respect anyone's. Just because many others don't doesn't make my position wrong.

I don't think this Frankel issue is a rumor at all. I've read the same on another message board "filled with CA posters". It was "allegedly" announced on a LA radio program and discussed openly on two other sites by "people who work at the CA tracks".

I agree on the privacy issue, but Frankel is a high profile ,well known public person.
The news that he is sick with lymphoma is difficult to keep quiet, especially when it appears to be a known fact in CA. And to expect this terrible news to remain out of the public consciousness , especially in a horse racing venue, is unrealistic in the 21st century of the internet.

[Suffolk Shippers]

Originally Posted by reese

I don't think this Frankel issue is a rumor at all. I've read the same on another message board "filled with CA posters". It was "allegedly" announced on a LA radio program and discussed openly on two other sites by "people who work at the CA tracks".

I agree on the privacy issue, but Frankel is a high profile ,well known public person.
The news that he is sick with lymphoma is difficult to keep quiet, especially when it appears to be a known fact in CA. And to expect this terrible news to remain out of the public consciousness , especially in a horse racing venue, is unrealistic in the 21st century of the internet.

This business that Frankel is subject to gossip because he is a high profile personality is just garbage. What ails him is no one's business besides his own, his family and his doctor. That should be enough for anyone. It's not the public's right to know and speculate just because the person works a job in the public eye.

Things you read on message boards and hear on the radio from unverifiable sources do not necessarily make them gospel. I'm not saying the man isn't sick, but it's clear he wants his business to be just that.

[JerseyJ]

Obviously, Frankel and those close to him were approached by Grening and the DRF to shed some light on the situation. Obviously, in the position that Dave Grening is in, he is able to gather information that many others are not privy to. Grening has a strong reputation with the DRF for his work, and it's quite obvious that if Frankel did not want to share the information with Grening, it's very likely he wants to keep this private and within his immediate family which can be expected in a time like this. He has every right to privacy, and even if someone were to know what is ailing him, or rumors were circulating as to what was ailing him, it's very much his own prerogative whether to speak to anyone regarding his condition, and in a paper such as the DRF where so much is public knowledge, if Frankel wanted his illness to be public, surely he would have given the information to Grening to be presented in that forum/manner.

[blackthroatedwind]

Actually I was wrong about Dave writing the article. It was Steve Anderson.