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[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Well, I'd say... 1.

So, three in a matter of days, all occuring to horses that just ran explosive races, would be troublesome?

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So, three in a matter of days, all occuring to horses that just ran explosive races, would be troublesome?

yes it would.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So, three in a matter of days, all occuring to horses that just ran explosive races, would be troublesome?

When did this happen?

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

When did this happen?

Wasn't this about 3 or 4 years ago? Left Bank and one of his Stakes Fillies passed away from Colic, within a couple of days of each other.

[Unbridled]

Originally Posted by Pointg5

Wasn't this about 3 or 4 years ago? Left Bank and one of his Stakes Fillies passed away from Colic, within a couple of days of each other.

Left Bank was put down due to laminitis, Warners died from colic, and Freedom's Daughter died from colitis x. Not sure if the conspiracy theorists need to look into these deaths as "mysterious" since all had great value, Warners as a racehorse, Left Bank as a stallion, Freedom's Daughter as a broodmare. But since its Pletcher its "mysterious". How come no mention of Swale? maybe b/c he was trained by Woody. The guy is a good trainer, he's sharp, and flat out better than most; he also uses hyperbaric chambers (which help horses recover faster) lubrisyn, muscle adjustments, etc that old school trainers don't want to use.
Now Michael Gill's horse that they cut of the leg and took away from the track, that's mysterious.

[blackthroatedwind]

All three died very shortly after delivering career defying performances. I also am skeptical that Left Bank died from laminitis and would love to see a news story backing that up.

Nobody is accusing anybody of anything. It's just a tragic coincidence. The performance of Freedom's Daughter in the Adirondack was really something to behold...especially in light of her previous mediocre efforts. Sad, really sad, to see a horse so clearly on the brink of greatness die so young. Warners too. After his exciting debut he really disappointed in subsequent efforts before delivering his pp defying performance ( some may remember the HUGE wager that dropped his odds as the gate popped on that Saturday at Saratoga ). And, worst of all, Left Bank, the sprinter who rated behind a loose speed in the Whitney, and still drew off to defeat Street Cry ( fresh off his drubbing of Congaree in the Steven Foster where he earned a 122 Beyer fig ) and Lido Palace. He was always one of my favorites. In fact, I had needed him for a score in his previous two turn effort, over two years earlier, when he got drowned by a Mitch Friedman horse ( Oracle help me out here ) at Gulfstream.

A sad coincidence.