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Old 07-11-2012, 12:26 PM
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UR has small lesion in his high suspensory,which leaves him with a better chance of returning to the track and hopefully not getting zoomed off the the breeding shed.


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He's done enough. I'm no vet, but a lesion is a lesion. How fast could they possibly get him back? If they bring him back, aren't they looking at next summer? What's the point?
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Old 07-11-2012, 12:39 PM
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its not like he is that good anyway.
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Old 07-11-2012, 12:54 PM
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All lesions are not the same regarding future prognosis. This is an easy and minor lesion to heal, but yes, it would be six months before he could be back - ligaments just take a long healing time.

Not everyone is eager to discard what they have, and go on to the next hot young hopeful prospect. Some still do race for fun. I personally like horses having long careers. But long careers include plenty of months off for routine R & R, and special time off for healing of the normal aches and strains of being an athlete.
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Old 07-11-2012, 01:15 PM
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He's done enough. I'm no vet, but a lesion is a lesion. How fast could they possibly get him back? If they bring him back, aren't they looking at next summer? What's the point?
no, he hasn't. with the rush to the shed with so many horses, i'd rather they made the attempt to bring him back. plenty of time in future for him to stand at stud.


edit--just saw this in the bloodhorse article:



'The prognosis is four to six months off, and there should be no sign of it after that. He'll go to New Bolton (Medical Center) today to have another ultrasound."

Prognosis is good for the colt, a homebred son of Dixie Union owned by Phyllis Wyeth, to return to racing next year.'



Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz20KrIte74
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Retires- errrrr rests- with some of his reputation which is better than I think he would have had if he kept racing and moved on to face older horses later in the year.
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Old 07-12-2012, 07:12 PM
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He's done enough . . . .
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:09 PM
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IMO I think he will be back; he is the best the owner has had, she is old school, Michael Matz wants him back...he has more to prove although he is top 2 year old, successful at 3, and is gorgeous with pedigree for success at stud; hope I am right, .
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He's done enough . . . .

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Old 07-13-2012, 12:10 PM
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Old 07-12-2012, 08:32 PM
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He's never run a Beyer over 96 for Christ's sake...pretty sweet stallion prospect if they retire him.
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He's done enough. I'm no vet, but a lesion is a lesion. How fast could they possibly get him back? If they bring him back, aren't they looking at next summer? What's the point?
I know, they have to be crazy to bring him back and race him at the ripe old age of four...................
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I know, they have to be crazy to bring him back and race him at the ripe old age of four...................
The issue is not if they are going to run him next year just how many 50k opt claiming events will he get dusted in before he is retired
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The issue is not if they are going to run him next year just how many 50k opt claiming events will he get dusted in before he is retired
2013 version of Drosselmeyer?
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Old 07-13-2012, 03:06 PM
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2013 version of Drosselmeyer?
He just seems like a colt that was best 2 and will never get worse or better. Now if Mott trained him maybe he could be a Drosselmeyer. Makes you wonder how good Barbaro really was for Matz to have been so successful.
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Old 07-13-2012, 05:09 PM
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He just seems like a colt that was best 2 and will never get worse or better. Now if Mott trained him maybe he could be a Drosselmeyer. Makes you wonder how good Barbaro really was for Matz to have been so successful.
Barbaro was going to be an all time great.

At least of the last 25 years or so anyways.
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David Grening ‏@DRFGrening
Belmont winner Union Rags has been retired, according to the Philadelphia Daily News

Guessing not too many people will be suprised by this development.
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