Churchill 5th.. 12yo mare off 9 year layoff?

[kgar311]

Here's the words of Chief State Vet Bryce Peckham:

Peckham also inspected Grand Forks before and after the workout.

"What I saw when I examined this horse just now and watched her jog down the lane, I wouldn't scratch her," he said. "She looked fine. She looked good out on the track."

Im pulling for the horse to get back to the track

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs...side/blog.html

[Mike]

The girl has an equine management degree. She's not an idiot on horses. This horse has not wanted for anything, had not taken a backseat for anything… This horse has been taken care of like a Derby horse from the day she got the horse


Too bad the Churchill meet ends too soon for ole' Grand Forks


I'd imagine the connections will head to the Gulfstream meet, with one eye on Dubai in March

[johnny pinwheel]

yes, but the chief steward (veitch) said it was a mistake the horse was allowed to enter. now hes just praying for the meet to end. this lady and horse are a hot potatoe. the track that lets her start that horse will take alot of heat if something goes bad. now the spotlight is on...at first i did not believe it..now the "story" has legs. you have to wonder what this woman is thinking and even question her stability. it kind sounds like shes sneaking around through this whole deal. the story of her getting this horse is shady, it definetly was not handed to her for racing purposes.

[Mike]

I think that entry in the Breeder's Cup a half-dozen years ago (can't remember the winless(?) horse's name) was far worse than this for the "respectability" of the business

Horses are breakind down on tracks all the time, and eauthanized.

I imagine the old mare will simply be outrun, just as I would if I raced a 20 year old track star. But I wouldn't die as a result

As long as the horse isn't souped up in some mannner(though even that seems acceptable in horse racing), is there a reason to think the horse is going to die?

[Mike]

Grand Forks had a rough trip in her only grass attempt, and she seems potentially better on that surface.

She might even take well to Dubai's new synthetic surface

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Mike

I think that entry in the Breeder's Cup a half-dozen years ago (can't remember the winless(?) horse's name) was far worse than this for the "respectability" of the business

Horses are breakind down on tracks all the time, and eauthanized.

I imagine the old mare will simply be outrun, just as I would if I raced a 20 year old track star. But I wouldn't die as a result

As long as the horse isn't souped up in some mannner(though even that seems acceptable in horse racing), is there a reason to think the horse is going to die?

i don't know my friend tried that, hes 52, raced someone across a parking lot fell and dislocated his shoulder. it was an ugly way to end the summer. if this horse got hurt it would be a martyr for peta. people would sink their teeth in and ask why the horse raced. the horse WAS a good racehorse is it really worth it? we have these other horses that run 9 races and call it a career. the horse can do something else besides racing, thats what it was given to her for.

[letswastemoney]

I'm a bit impressed that a pasture puff like her can even breeze in a half mile in 50 still.

But she will still finish last by 40 lengths most likely.

[kgar311]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I'm a bit impressed that a pasture puff like her can even breeze in a half mile in 50 still.

But she will still finish last by 40 lengths most likely.

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She'll get out of the gate last and she'll trail throughout theres no doubt about it. Let the horse run around the track, lose by a ton then they'll have a reason to not allow the horse to race again. Otherwise shes done everything she needed to do legally to race the horse, morally thats another question.
I think some people on here are under the delusion that shes gonna be mixing it up between horses in a 21 and change quarter. If she beats a horse or two then good for her.

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by Mike

I think that entry in the Breeder's Cup a half-dozen years ago (can't remember the winless(?) horse's name) was far worse than this for the "respectability" of the business

Rick's Natural Star

[Mike]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

Rick's Natural Star

Thank you. It was that race that put the game on par with current Professional Boxing

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

Rick's Natural Star

You really have to wonder about people who not only send horses like this out, but those that are willing to get on them.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

Rick's Natural Star

Hard to believe he went off near the odds of Windsharp and higher than Marlin in the BC...

[Mike]

Horse name Grand Forks
Notes
Activity type Workout
Activity date 12-01-2009
Track Keeneland
Surface All Weather Track
Distance 5 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 1:03.40 Track condition Fast

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Mike

Horse name Grand Forks
Notes
Activity type Workout
Activity date 12-01-2009
Track Keeneland
Surface All Weather Track
Distance 5 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 1:03.40 Track condition Fast

I don't know whats more impressive. The girl sticking with her intent to run this mare, or that someone put her into their stable mail!

Seriously though, keep posting those updates. Especially if she enters.