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11-12-2010, 02:31 PM
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The mare who is usually under stout restraint from several handlers was standing in the paddock looking like an old wagon horse. I could see it from Albany NY and TAP was standing next to her.
She may have looked like a monster at 9am on Friday but by that evening she was clearly not right. (Anyone with children can attest to how fast "the bug" can hit.) I am nowhere near the horseman that Todd is but if my usually peppy and eager horse doesn't pop his head out the door as soon as I open it (see my avatar) or he stands totally still for tacking up, or carries his head low I know something is wrong. Whether it was some sort of virus or a reaction to Lasix or anything else, TAP should have brought it to the attention of more than just JV. Interesting too is that she was pulled from the sale. TAP was concerned about asking bidders to buy when her health was questionable. He wasn't as worried about the $1.7m the bettors spent on her or the owners $60k starting fee a day earlier.
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11-12-2010, 03:04 PM
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After reading all that from the owners, the question I have is: have you taken the horse from Pletcher's barn?
I have no problem at all with Pletcher sending the horse out to see how she warms up. But if JV felt like that - enough to announce it to the TV audience - he should have gotten a day or few for not bringing it up to the gate vet. KHRC blew this one.
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11-12-2010, 04:26 PM
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The filly was one bad step from Pletcher explaining his actions. $ 2 million purse was just too good to pass up and make right decision.
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11-16-2010, 06:19 PM
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11-27-2010, 02:43 PM
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"What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive"
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/...fe-at-ten.aspx Two Questions Regarding Life At Ten - By Eric Mitchell
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