Mineshaft - am I losing my mind?

[Betsy]

Great points Danzig, and thanks, too, Ateam - I was getting tired of banging my head against the wall. I'm not expecting or asking people to say he was the greatest horse in the world, either......just hoping for the horse to get credit.

LOL about Perfect Drift-that's so true. Oh, that's another point against Mineshaft - he lost a race (on dirt)! As for his injury, I have to assume Farish and Howard were telling the truth - I don't know why there is so much suspicion around Farish when the man has been a sportsman all his life. All I know is that if Mineshaft WAS injured and he ran in the BC.....and then it was discovered that Farish, etc..knew about the injury, what do you think the fans' reaction would have been? They would have been in an uproar on the boards, screaming about the cruelty to animals, etc.....It actually makes me want to laugh!

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

yes the almighty mineshaft was ducked and ducked and ducked but funny how they ducked the BCC with the horse.........hmmmmmm maybe because hed actually have to run against a full field and the last time the horse did that he lost, not to mention the almighty mineshaft was defeated by balto star on the DIRT ....... as ive said numerous times a very nice horse but can you truly put the label"great" on him?