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I'm not an expert on this. So I really don't know. It is my general understanding that they're pretty conservative with race horses, and I'm glad for that.
Was inconsistency in reporting a vet issue, or an owner reluctance issue?Key to tracking the prevalence of injuries and the success (or lack of success) of interventions is a comprehensive method to manage racehorse inventory, horse location, and horse movement.
I think Roux should develop an exit plan with this company.Reach out to owners directly, they'll set on right path.Injuries are relatively common in horse racing, with studies showing that around 20% of horses will sustain an injury in any given year. However, the majority of these injuries are minor and do not require medical attention.
Yes. Athletes get injured, but the best equine athletes aren't being parted out in micro-shares for saps. It's his money to waste, though. These aren't top of the line horses or trainers.
Screw_Michigan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:39 pmUnlike you tards, I actually have functioning tastebuds and a refined pallet.
Saratoga Warrior Entry Update
Saratoga Warrior is in for next Friday at Aqueduct. He’ll be the #7 in a field of 8 carded as the day’s 6th race. Post time is 3:34 p.m. ET. Note that while this is a starter/optional claimer, Saratoga Warrior is not in for the claiming tag.
Intellectual Entry Update
Intellectual is officially entered for his debut on Friday, Feb. 14 at Aqueduct. He’ll be the #1 as part of a coupled entry with Total Silence (also owned by our partner on Intellectual, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing). Intellectual will break from the six hole in the day’s eighth and final race. Post time is 4:38 p.m. ET. Note that he is in for a $40K claiming tag in this spot, but it would be pretty surprising for him to get claimed.
Moving Sale wrote:I really are a fucking POS.
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Bucket list!
That sounds more significant and more expensive than what I'm doing. But it also sounds like if you get onto the right horse, then you could actually make some money. This has been fun for me, and should y'all buy into a syndicate, I hope you post about it here.
Miss American Pie Post-Race Report
Miss American Pie exited yesterday’s maiden-breaking win in good order, reports the Clement barn. Her Beyer Speed Figure came back a 58—not quite as quick as we might’ve expected, but with a lightly raced horse, figures only mean so much, and we do believe she has further room for improvement.
Saratoga Warrior Scratched
Saratoga Warrior has unfortunately been scratched from his scheduled start at Aqueduct today. Upon arriving to the barn this morning, the Gargan team noticed some inflammation in his leg and, along with the recommendation of the state vet, elected to scratch. Danny thinks that it can be attributed to the salt content in the training track at Belmont Park, and it is more of a nuisance than an actual problem. This is no doubt very frustrating, but all we can do is be patient and make sure he's 100% before getting him back into another race.
Good Luck Intellectual!
Intellectual gets his racing career underway in the finale at the Big A this afternoon. Post time is 4:38 p.m. ET for Race 8, which looks like a wide-open affair with many ways to go. Two major contenders, including Intellectual's coupled entrymate, have been scratched. We admittedly don’t quite know what to expect from Intellectual here, but we’ll learn a lot more about him this afternoon. Best of luck, and click here for the race financials.
The post-race presser must be a load of fun. He's up there in his Neil Degrasse Tyson voice,
RACKDonnie Baker's Ghost wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:37 am
The post-race presser must be a load of fun. He's up there in his Neil Degrasse Tyson voice,
"The straights were quite the scene today, I'd say. Fairweather Friend certainly has an artisinal gait. Like a native New Yorker blithely navigating a sea of mixed tape salesmen and fake rolex dealers without making eye contact. He slipped between second and third like pythagreous making a tetrahedon. Mmmnyugh, mmmnyugh."
Intellectual may be smart, but he ain't fast.Intellectual Race Recap
Intellectual did not show much in his debut this afternoon. He broke decently and was up with the pack for a few strides, but then dropped back abruptly while spinning his wheels and was not heard from again after that. He did finish the race, passing one foe late, and was NOT claimed. There’s always been a strong possibility that he was going to prefer turf, and we do feel today’s poor showing was further evidence of that—along with him perhaps wanting more ground, and/or just not having much ability. Grass racing does not start up again in New York until April, so we’ll have to determine what the best course of action will be in the meantime, but we’d like to see him on the grass before drawing any definitive conclusions. We’ll huddle up with the Clement barn in the coming weeks and decide what makes the most sense next.
9/27/22“Left Seater” wrote:So charges are around the corner?
HS senior.
At our Community Days as a 3 year old, she rode a locally famous mini-horse 'Bubbles.' Cried and cried when her turn was done...I knew I was screwed. But it's been our thing to do together-to the point that I'm doing the actual horse work aka, feeding, shoveling shit, grooming when she's off singing with the choir or rehearsing for plays/musicals. Her first horse, Ted, whom her coach sold to her for 1$ to teach her the buying/selling process has become my pal which is historic because he hates men-we suspect that when he was misused as a packhorse before her coach bought her to be a lesson pony-but he loves kids and loves my daughter although she has abandoned him for the Morgan that she's worked with and trained since for past 5 years. We are at transition point as you know-college, taking her horse and boarding her near her college-great times and memories. 
