Horse of the Day: George Washington

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by freddymo

There horses they are bred and trained to run..The colt was infertile and was still young why wouldn't he continue his career as a race horse.. The game is brutal, it's brutal when any horse breaks down on the track.. And if he was so stunning and such a great horse why wouldnt you want his connections to race and expose him to the great fans of racing?

You think they wanted or thought he was going to breakdown? I am sure we are all sad he is gone but mostly because we didnt get to see a really nice miler race more!

you are probably the only one who feel's that way. Sure being able to see good horses do what they do best is a good thing, but the life of the animal is much more important and "I am sure we are all sad he is gone but mostly because he had a tragic death in a situation he shouldnt have been put in in the first place."

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

you are probably the only one who feel's that way. Sure being able to see good horses do what they do best is a good thing, but the life of the animal is much more important and "I am sure we are all sad he is gone but mostly because he had a tragic death in a situation he shouldnt have been put in in the first place."

so his connections thought he was at risk and raced him anyway? i highly doubt it. i was right there at the rail when it happened. nobody wants things like this to happen, but for some reason they need to blame someone after the fact. someone said this sport is brutal, its not brutal its DANGEROUS. just like most sports there is risk involved. watch football sunday, someone will leave on a back brace or with a concussion. NASCAR, at least one car will hit the wall. the world series, someone will be hit by a ball. we don't live to be in padded rooms. you could easily get hit crossing the street today. is it your fault for leaving your house ? the people pointing fingers should not because i'm sure these folks were crying all the way home after what happened to their horse. they are after all thoroughbreds, bred to run. it was an awful accident which unfortunatley is part of any contact sport. should people and animals stop competing because its risky? its what these individuals live to do. do you want to tell them they can't! we can all stay home and play checkers, nobody gets hurt but what kind of life is that!