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Old 06-08-2009, 03:40 PM
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Default UPDATE: Dunkirk surgery for left hind condylar fracture..
Reports indicating DUNKIRK has a fracture in the hind end suffered in the Belmont that will require surgery. Not being called career-ending...

Tuesday 6/9 Update (8:25am):
Reports confirm that Dunkirk has a non-displaced condylar fracture in his left hind. Surgery today...
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:42 PM
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:42 PM
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Yeah right. He's done enough.
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:43 PM
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Unfortunate, I thought he ran a hell of a race, especially since he came back to get ahead Mine That Bird after those fast early fractions. Hope he is ok, I was looking forward to seeing more of him.
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Reports indicating DUNKIRK has a fracture in the hind end suffered in the Belmont that will require surgery. Not being called career-ending...

That's too bad.. I doubt we see him on the track again.
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:58 PM
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Impossible...Unbridled's Song progeny are the picture of health, just like their daddy.

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Old 06-08-2009, 04:00 PM
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An Unbridled's Song, late start to his career, lightly raced, trained by Pletcher... a recipe for a short career. Atleast he went out fighting.
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That's too bad, his effort was gutsy in defeat.
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:20 PM
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An Unbridled's Song, late start to his career, lightly raced, trained by Pletcher... a recipe for a short career. Atleast he went out fighting.
Exactly. I was afraid we'd be hearing this today, after that good effort. A shame. What a gorgeous horse, beautiful way of moving at speed.

That continues to prove to me there's more to soundness than conformation - physiology is inherited, too.
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:38 PM
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Exactly. I was afraid we'd be hearing this today, after that good effort. A shame. What a gorgeous horse, beautiful way of moving at speed.

That continues to prove to me there's more to soundness than conformation - physiology is inherited, too.
Nice redboard.
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First one out. The Test of Champions is also the Precursor to Retirements. One day, people will get it.

Oh wait, I already know the responses. It's purely coincidence and horses get injured everyday, even in the barns.
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First one out. The Test of Champions is also the Precursor to Retirements. One day, people will get it.

Oh wait, I already know the responses. It's purely coincidence and horses get injured everyday, even in the barns.




They should have 2 good allowance or better 12 furlong races every month.
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:25 PM
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First one out. The Test of Champions is also the Precursor to Retirements. One day, people will get it.

Oh wait, I already know the responses. It's purely coincidence and horses get injured everyday, even in the barns.
Do not blame the TC---undertrained stall potatoes do not belong in the TC, so get that ...

A lovely animal overfaced in the TC or elswhere will be vulnerable ...
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Reports indicating DUNKIRK has a fracture in the hind end suffered in the Belmont that will require surgery. Not being called career-ending...

damn

he's probably done too. Sucks
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Do not blame the TC---undertrained stall potatoes do not belong in the TC, so get that ...

A lovely animal overfaced in the TC or elswhere will be vulnerable ...
I don't blame the TC at all. I agree with what you say here. The problem is that with the way they are trained and raced today, they will continue to be undertrained and asked to do more than they are ready to do. Not more than they are capable of doing but more than they are ready to do. There's a difference. My thing has never been that the TC is too hard or that it should be changed because it's too hard. My thing has been that if they are going to continue to change the way they breed, train, and race the horses, then the races have to be adapted to fit the horses. I'd love it if the horses were adapted to fit the races but that's not the way it goes anymore.
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Nice redboard.
Just pointing out me, not CSC? Thanks.

Unfortunately, considering the source, it means nothing
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I don't blame the TC at all. I agree with what you say here. The problem is that with the way they are trained and raced today, they will continue to be undertrained and asked to do more than they are ready to do. Not more than they are capable of doing but more than they are ready to do. There's a difference. My thing has never been that the TC is too hard or that it should be changed because it's too hard. My thing has been that if they are going to continue to change the way they breed, train, and race the horses, then the races have to be adapted to fit the horses. I'd love it if the horses were adapted to fit the races but that's not the way it goes anymore.
That is the way I want it to go, and how many early retirements will influence this...

Lowering the bar, further lowers the product ...

Understand you viewpoint better now ...
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5-2-2-0....No stakes wins....25K sounds like a good stud fee
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Way to go out on a limb there, Darwin.
And you plan your breedings via .... ? There's an awful lot of horse breeders that don't seem to consider career soundness when planning matings.
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:41 PM
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Just pointing out me, not CSC? Thanks.

Unfortunately, considering the source, it means nothing
He didn't come out and say he was afraid there would be an announcement of an injury TODAY


Durrrrrrrrrrr. Duh durrrrrrrrrrrr
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