Re: Always negative (847 Views)
Posted by:
covelj70 (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2009 01:44PM
Mike, we aren't talking about breaking down, we are talking about getting injured and not running more than 2 more lifetime races after the big effort like so many of the other young 3 year olds that have run back quick after the big effort.
Look, I am no genius (as I proved once again with my derby wagers) and I do love Kool Aid but how many more times do we need to see horses that run big figures get knocked out before you stop attirbuting the knock outs to a whole bunch of random coincidences and consider the logical alternative, that they aren't meant to run that fast and then come back so quick.
We just added two more to the list with Quality Road and IWR. You will say the quarter crack has nothing to do with the big effort just as Barabaro's breakdown had nothing to do with the big effort, just like Smarty's Belmont and subsequent retirement had nothing to do with the big eforrts just like Big Brown's foot injuries having nothing to do with the big effort.
Again, I have pretty much proved lately that I am a moron but there seems to be a pretty good mounting body of evidence on the other side of your argument that big efforts don't knock horses out, no?