alm Wrote:
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> When BD was loading into the gate for the
> Preakness I told my girlfriend, this one finishes
> off the board...something is wrong...he was
> hurting.
>
> Was I the only guy who saw the kidney sweat
> building throughout his warmup? This wasn't mere
> nervousness...he was way off.
>
> They wouldn't do a nuclear scan if he wasn't hurt
> or showing serious discomfort. Xrays don't reveal
> very much beyond obvious fractures. He's got
> something else.

Fourth isn't exactly off the board. There was a superfecta and he had to be included.

The horse has a penchant for kidney sweating. He also broke poorly, maybe that was condition, but he did take a rap to the snoot.

He deserved some time off. He'll be back a lot sooner than Barbaro. Speaking of which, one more Barbaro story from the DRF or Bloodhorse and about ten thousand handicappers are going to founder.