Censorship on Bloodhorse

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Look, there are MANY people covering this game that are downright incompetent. However, their incompetence is hardly based on not knowing the things you are pointing out. Sorry if I don't disagree with a writer questioning excuses coming from a horse's camp. Yes, any one ( myself included ) that disbelieved the Afleet Alex story was wrong in this case ( and I know a number of people that know horses very well that were also skeptical ) but frankly this was, sadly, more the exception than the rule.

I'm not alluding to who you think I am. And you also know that besides who you mistakenly think I'm alluding to, that I happen to think Steve Crist is the best guy at writing about any sport, period.

[blackthroatedwind]

I didn't think you were talking about Steve.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I didn't think you were talking about Steve.

I certainly wasn't. I'm a Crist junkie, if he writes it, I read it.
His Saratoga journal is the greatest read in racing.

[Cannon Shell]

I find it laughable that someone could sue a writer based upon his opinion of a stallions chances to replicate themselves. I think Reveloution should not be allowed to breed. Sue me.

[brianwspencer]

does that mean that mineshaft's owners could sue Steve Haskin for saying "there will never be another Mineshaft?"

That certainly insinuates that Mineshaft will never reproduce himself.

This is the most insane thing I've ever heard here. There is nothing remotely worth litigating in that article. At least nothing anyone could ever win a case on -- so whoever threw that hat into the ring....bad call.

[Revolution]

You guys all seem to know so much but Haskins article is still gone. There must be something more to it than they didn't like his opinion.

I am going to guess Haskin will lose any fight he starts with Godolphin.

This is horse racing and everyone has an agenda. I wonder what Haskin's is. Criticizing a family for retiring their 3rd best horse doesn't exactly make sense.

It is hilarious that this guy thinks they shouldn't retire him when the horse will stay in America. They aren't taking him out of the country.

[ironprospect]

seen the article. But when I referenced the link it was gone.

In a perfect world, or should I say my perfect world.....Yes all the stars should stay until at least their the five year old season is over. Like my freshman year at Fordham when a spent more time on the train from the Bronx to Queens than I did in class...alydar, affirmed, exceller, seattle slew etc....Quiet Little Table, who ran in every stake in NY he was eligible for) , oh and if I don't put Forego in this post that old cheese Don Meyers might actually come out of the ground and hunt me down and my favorite OVERSKATE who for the loss of a shoe could have pulled off one of alltime biggest upsets/dorm parties ever.

There have been some nice three year olds in the past couple of years but I can state in my opinion no horse can prove greatness in one season especially the 3yo season. Until a horse, can prove itself with its elders, or when it is an elder, face all comers....that is a true champion.

As for the complaints about the fellows from Dubai, I believe that some of what I read is correct, but it is also correct about some of the owners in the US and Canada.

By the that was 1978 and I was 17 years old

I later chased the dream and spent five years on the backstretch which I would not trade for anything and would go back in a heartbeat if a could afford another horse.

Racing writers are people who you need to make your own decisions on. Some are good and honest, some are as skewed as so far to themselves, I wouldn't trust there mothers.

One drf idiot fixed himself a trip to the old world series of horse racing at penn national by dropping his hidden ownership horse just to make sure he got the trip. yep he still works for them. And I haven't trusted a word he's written since.