When the U. S. government does more to protect wild horses and stops exporting American horses to other countries for the sole purpose of slaughter, I'll then trust them to have the God given sense to protect horses.  Too many Congress members in the back pockets of special interest groups.

TB racing accounts for less than 1% of the sports audience.  No incentive to cater to that small a fan base by any group - federal or private.  We do have a group of ethical horsemen, but they too draw the line on certain aspects of the sport which they feel is not unethical.

It's a dying sport.  They just haven't nailed the lid on the box yet. 

Paulick would agree with you

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/report-on-baffert-deaths-no-wrongdoing-but-theres-something-wrong-here/

Anyone remember how BARBARO's name was screwed up for quite soe time before they finally nailed it down?

Quote from: Dave in TJ Mex on November 16, 2013, 01:58:22 PM
Yes, but "Joey" (as Big Red) is just looking at "Rachel" like, "don't you know who I am?"

It don't impress her much.  Once they were out of the ring, she ripped his hat off his head.  What a
b!tch!

A Nutello fix - from Saratoga's Sword Dancer - a most handsome boy.











I, too, was rooting for him today.

Quote from: Dave in TJ Mex on November 15, 2013, 05:27:10 PM
I get Catalina.  She sounds like a big Wise Dan fan, and does not want him to run again and blow HOY.  Nothing really wrong with that position, other than too many owners are too cagey with their horses, and thus fans miss out on a lot of great matchups and a lot of great races, because owners of really good horses never want to take a chance their horse might lose, and thus refuse to run their horses in really tough spots other than the BC.

Me, too - REALLY BIG WISE DAN FAN.

But whether you're a Dan Fan or not, there's no good reason to run Dan any more this year.  Unless something unexpectedly outstanding happens before year end, Dan has HOY wrapped up.  The connections played the game, and I'm not certain their strategy was to go for a repeat HOY - it's just the way the cards were dealt.  As a fan, I don't feel this horse or his connections owe me anything more or have to prove anything more to ME.  Wise Dan's a great horse - in my personal opinion, of course.  Some fans are never satisfied.  This horse could do cartwheels around the track in the Clark, winning by 20 lengths, and spit silver dollars crossing the finish line.  But someone would be shouting for gold.

for listening.

Youz a good boy, DAN.

Quote from: Islandgirl45 on November 14, 2013, 07:42:35 PM

Quote from: Dave in TJ Mex on November 14, 2013, 06:58:44 PMMe too.

He could bring us up to date on his exploits in the breeding shed.
Wonder if, like in his racing career, he is a "slow starter" who "finishes with gusto!"   

(giggles) ... "It is Giant Oak, finishing fast on the outside...coming, charging...Giant Oak was huge..."

Quote from: Dave in TJ Mex on November 14, 2013, 11:30:35 AM
In one of the comments below the DRF story on this breakdown, a fan noted that the horse had purportedly been non-competitive in 8 of his last 9 races (the only exception being an optional allowance), and wondered out loud why the horse was still being run at his age.

A gelding of 6 years?  Perhaps the qustion was rhetorical?  He was never what one would call a predictable horse - feast or famine.  I doubt Lo Presti would ever race an unsound horse.

Unless they think Wise Dan's shot at HOY is in jeopardy, I can't see them entering him in this race.  But, I'm not wishing against it.

This is the 2nd horse lost this year for Mr. LoPresti and the 2nd horse overall that he's lost in his training career.  Kris Royal went down in a race at Saratoga in August.

So very sad.

Quote from: KimmieB on November 09, 2013, 09:54:04 PM
That was an Appy named First Secretary. If I remember correctly the mare was a nurse mare on the farm. Name was Lola or something like that.

Winner, winner.  Leola was the mare.

http://barnlot.tripod.com/firstsecretarynarr.html

 

Quote from: Raven on November 09, 2013, 07:00:58 PM

Quote from: Ballerina on November 09, 2013, 06:49:11 PM

Quote from: Raven on November 09, 2013, 06:47:30 PM
Fair enough!

Do you agree with my response to your question?

YES!   Sorry!

There are several in the Chubb collection.  Not sure if this was the horse you had in mind.

Now to repeat my question - the name of Secretariat's first foal and the name of the dam.

Quote from: Raven on November 09, 2013, 06:47:30 PM
Fair enough!

Do you agree with my response to your question?

Quote from: Raven on November 09, 2013, 05:45:35 PM
What thoroughbred horse's skeleton was on display at the American Museum of Natural History?

Not anymore as it's stored off site now

Sysonby.

Since I answered Catalina's question, I posted a question above this response.