Was it greed or ego??? (1181 Views)
Posted by:
Dana666 (IP Logged)
Date: August 29, 2015 07:55PM
Can't help but think two races in three weeks, shipping across the county and back again, was just insane. Do they even know their horse? It was very unfair in my opinion, asking him to do too much. Don't get me wrong, I really liked Keen Ice today, but this horse is way bigger than just cashing or not cashing a small bet in one race. The purse of 1.25 million is also paltry compared to whatever they'll get for syndication. So why not pick one, Haskell or Travers??? That kind of experience can ruin a horse mentally. I'd be very leery of his next couple races, if he even races again. You want him in the Breeder's Cup? You can have him. I mean, he looked like a completely different horse in the flesh today compared with the Haskell. And on NBC they said he gained weight??? I doubt that. I told Victor Espinoza on Social media Monday I thought this race might get him, and, strangely, he was wasn't angry with me (later I thought I shouldn't have said that to him). He agreed this would be his toughest race. Am I over analyzing here? Maybe so, but since I began following English racing and I realize how bad Lasix really is for horses, I'm more aware of these things. That Haskell though it looked easy was a tremendous performance, and in the heat especially a horses's energy is drained by the effects of Lasix. You don't give that kind of performance and come back three weeks later and repeat it. Just makes me wonder what the hell they were thinking?