Big Brown has Quarter Crack

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Strategic Mission

LOL should be for your ridiculous belief that they won't retire him. This is IEAH. The value of the horse can only go down by racing. He can win every race the rest of the year and his value won't increase. He has soundness issues and keeping him around for the fall isn't going to make any breeder forget that.

As for Casino Drive, you really should start referring to him as the Belmont winner Casino Drive. You are going to see a romp in the Belmont, just not from Big Brown.

altho i wouldn't be surprised if they retired him, they already have a deal with three chimneys, which allows ieah to run him thru years' end.

as for casino drive, i don't know why you have such a hard on for a two time starter, but i'd say your hype of a relative unknown is far more ridiculous than anyone else's doubts about his ability.

Originally Posted by Strategic Mission

If he has one then you are kidding yourself if you think they will run him at 12f against somebody like Casino Drive.

He is worth too much and I am sure insurance companies will step in here. He will be retired if it is true.

A horse prone to quarter cracks with
a genetic backgroud that shows a disposition
towards quarter cracks.

So we got to get those genes passed on
because he is worth too much...

Houston we have a market problem.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by pgardn

A horse prone to quarter cracks with
a genetic backgroud that shows a disposition
towards quarter cracks.

So we got to get those genes passed on
because he is worth too much...

Houston we have a market problem.

Besides the subject horse, what other horses in his close genetic background show a disposition to quarter cracks? Also, has it been proven that a tendency to quarter cracks can be passed along? I know that his line is filled with unsound horses, but I'm not convinced that quarter cracks can be passed along. If anything, Big Brown will have problems passing on any genes at all ... his sire had been documented as having fertility problems and Danzig didn't have the easiest of times either.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Besides the subject horse, what other horses in his close genetic background show a disposition to quarter cracks? Also, has it been proven that a tendency to quarter cracks can be passed along? I know that his line is filled with unsound horses, but I'm not convinced that quarter cracks can be passed along. If anything, Big Brown will have problems passing on any genes at all ... his sire had been documented as having fertility problems and Danzig didn't have the easiest of times either.

I am much more convinced quarter cracks
can be passed on than speed and endurance.

If one were to ask any sane person who knows
anything about genetics to weigh the two against
each other (speed/endurance v. quarter cracks)
it would clearly be an anatomical developmental
flaw which a quarter crack is.

And I am not convinced a quarter crack must
be genetic either. But is more likely to be than
speed and endurance. Thats for sure.

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Besides the subject horse, what other horses in his close genetic background show a disposition to quarter cracks? Also, has it been proven that a tendency to quarter cracks can be passed along? I know that his line is filled with unsound horses, but I'm not convinced that quarter cracks can be passed along. If anything, Big Brown will have problems passing on any genes at all ... his sire had been documented as having fertility problems and Danzig didn't have the easiest of times either.

Northern Dancer.

It rears its ugly head here and there.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Besides the subject horse, what other horses in his close genetic background show a disposition to quarter cracks? Also, has it been proven that a tendency to quarter cracks can be passed along? I know that his line is filled with unsound horses, but I'm not convinced that quarter cracks can be passed along. If anything, Big Brown will have problems passing on any genes at all ... his sire had been documented as having fertility problems and Danzig didn't have the easiest of times either.

Boundry had terrible feet. I know firsthand because I once helped his blacksmith patch a quartercrack on his foot.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

According to John Pricci, there will be a 11am press conference at Belmont to announce that BIG Brown has a quarter crack. This was just told by Pricci on the Capital OTB show Trackfacts.

Your chances of outright winning our bet just increased by leaps and bounds.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Your chances of outright winning our bet just increased by leaps and bounds.

"You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table,
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done."

[Danzig]

anyone airing the press conference??

[mclem10011]

Originally Posted by Danzig

anyone airing the press conference??

Don't see anything on ESPN, even on their news crawl.

[Danzig]

yeah, i checked them and both horse racing networks...nothing.

[pointgivenpap]

I think we have been had, capital otb is not talking about bb being out they are talking about him winning in 2 weeks , no press conference yet

[Travis Stone]

Leaning towards no... leaning heavily... lots of folks heard whispers yesterday.

[Strategic Mission]

It might be but foot problems don't mysteriously go away. Especially ones that keep a horse on the sidelines for half a year.

[johnny pinwheel]

its for real. they are saying he could still run. of course it will be patched up or a bar shoe. you really think he wants to scratch him? everyone thinks dutrow is a blow hard. but theres a reason he does not want to run this horse every few weeks. why do people act surprised about this. everyone knew he might not make it going in to the TC!