What's Best for the Horse

[ELA]

I am not a trainer, so my opinion about whether or not a horse sould or souldn't race truly means squat. I thought not racing him in the BC was a very good idea. I very much hope this horse comes back next year 100% sound and healthy. My position was not that Godolphin/Darley/et al was doing what was best for the horse -- my opinion was ex post facto and I felt this was a very good idea; regardless of the owner and not sitting in judgement of what they were doing.

If Bernardini gets sick, scratches, etc. and they decide to race Discreet Cat -- sure, yes, I would not agree with that. But he is not my horse. Fans can jump up and down and say "he should race" and all that. This is a different issue as far as I am concerned.

Eric