god dang that looked bad

[randallscott35]

TO me Mountain General is an example of a horse who was raced too long. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a cripple but this was a serious stakes horse once upon a time. Bluesthestandard redux, but not as bad b/c jockeys would actually get on this one in the morning. Some of these geldings deserve homes instead of being raced into the ground....And I don't buy the track nonsense. I've seen very little problems with the inner over the past decade. And I've always though the main was good too. In fact all the NY tracks are safe.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

TO me Mountain General is an example of a horse who was raced too long. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a cripple but this was a serious stakes horse once upon a time. ...Some of these geldings deserve homes instead of being raced into the ground.

I still remember his battles with Bonapaw and Abajo at FG and Churchill. He was a darn good closing sprinter, a G3 winner at CD. His APR record indicates that he had run at a mile or beyond 3 times before 2005, with a win and a third, by the way. It is sad to see grand old warriors like this fall down the class ladder.