REAL Sports profile on juice in racing

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

There is no legal drug that would mask a broken pelvis

I know humans can have a broken pelvis and not know it. It hurts but sometimes they are told its just a broken tailbone and it will heal. Then they go in for X-rays and the tailbone is not cracked its actually a crack in the pelvis. The pelvis is obviously set up differently in upright animals.

So you are saying any little crack in the pelvis could not possilby be masked with drugs?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I know humans can have a broken pelvis and not know it. It hurts but sometimes they are told its just a broken tailbone and it will heal. Then they go in for X-rays and the tailbone is not cracked its actually a crack in the pelvis. The pelvis is obviously set up differently in upright animals.

So you are saying any little crack in the pelvis could not possilby be masked with drugs?

It is possible that a horse could run with a hairline fracture. It would be very difficult to pinpoint a hairline fracture without going to a clinic for xrays. Anything worse than a hairline and the horse would be in major pain and there is no way that the horse could run regardless of the curcuit.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is possible that a horse could run with a hairline fracture. It would be very difficult to pinpoint a hairline fracture without going to a clinic for xrays. Anything worse than a hairline and the horse would be in major pain and there is no way that the horse could run regardless of the curcuit.

I was asking this because I know a large animal vet who found hairline fractures in riding ponies post mortum in school.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I was asking this because I know a large animal vet who found hairline fractures in riding ponies post mortum in school.

A lot of horses get pelvis injuries leaving the gate, hitting their hip on the gate.

[miraja2]

I have not seen the show yet, so maybe I am way off here, but I do get a little tired of the mainstream media only doing negative stories on horseracing (except of course for someone like NBC who has a vested interest in giving the sport a positive image).
The issue of horses being juiced is valid and worthy of coverage by a show like REAL Sports. So was their story about jocks struggling with weight/eating disorders. So was the Chicago Tribune's continuing coverage last year of horses breaking down at Arlington.
I guess it just bothers me that these are the only stories of the sport these people tell. The Chicago Tribune's coverage of horseracing is horrible compared to some of the big papers in the rest of the country. They flat-out just don't care about it. Fine. But then don't get all high-and-mighty when there is some negative story to report.
Does REAL Sports ever do any positive stories about the sport? With other sports they run positive and negative stories both about individuals and the sport itself. When it comes to horseracing, they don't seem at all interested in individual stories at all, and are only interested in stories that in some way condemn the entire sport.
Rant over.

[MisterB]

Miraja2

When does a good news story sell. Most all media stories are about crooks, killers, rapist, child predators. That's what sells. Mother Teresa stories don't sell to good.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by MisterB

Miraja2

When does a good news story sell. Most all media stories are about crooks, killers, rapist, child predators. That's what sells. Mother Teresa stories don't sell to good.

Yes, but in sports, there are usually quite a few "good news stories" for most sports. A lot of what a show like REAL Sports does is reveal some of the darker side of a lot of sports.....which I like quite a bit. But they also include some good "heartwarming" type stories for most of the other sports.
"Hines Ward returns to Korea and is a great guy" type stuff.
I have no problem with them emphasizing all the problems that currently exist in the sport, but what about also including some profiles of all the truly good people that are involved in the sport? That only seems fair.
How about in their next installment a story like....."Will Steve Byk single-handily return horseracing to the prominence it enjoyed in the 1940s?"

Originally Posted by miraja2

I have not seen the show yet, so maybe I am way off here, but I do get a little tired of the mainstream media only doing negative stories on horseracing (except of course for someone like NBC who has a vested interest in giving the sport a positive image). The issue of horses being juiced is valid and worthy of coverage by a show like REAL Sports. So was their story about jocks struggling with weight/eating disorders. So was the Chicago Tribune's continuing coverage last year of horses breaking down at Arlington.I guess it just bothers me that these are the only stories of the sport these people tell. .

DIdnt we just have an entire month devoted to a Barbaro special?

ANd the year or two before that we had Seabiscuit the book and movie. Now we have Ruffian coming to a theatre near you.

Speaking in generalities is surely not an accurate way of presenting anything.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by easy goer

DIdnt we just have an entire month devoted to a Barbaro special?

ANd the year or two before that we had Seabiscuit the book and movie. Now we have Ruffian coming to a theatre near you.

Speaking in generalities is surely not an accurate way of presenting anything.

The story of Ruffian hardly puts racing in a positive light..