Quote from: Zenyatta on July 10, 2016, 12:48:53 PM
Stark, did Tribal Fighter change ownership? I saw this happen today with a stakes winner, Royal Sony, who left the Pletcher barn, and now under new owner/trainer he's been gelded. Granted, his performances have been subpar but I think the barn change may have hastened his equipment change.
Quote from: curtis on July 11, 2016, 11:28:39 AM
My guess is a reporting error after his first start. So Billy Koch and Co. got 7/5 on him instead of 4/5 in start 2. If you won't say it Stark, I will.😉
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on July 11, 2016, 11:40:46 AM
On TVG yesterday, they said one of their reporters asked the trainer why Tribal Fighter had been gelded despite the win. He said the colt was very anxious and nervous before a race, and they decided that the equipment change might help mellow him out...which it apparently has.
Quote from: Catalina on July 11, 2016, 02:59:05 PM
And Tribal Fighter (living up a bit too much to the Fighter part of the name, maybe) wouldn't have been the first colt to be gelded for that kind of thing. Imawildandcrazyguy comes to mind, and he was good enough to come in 4th in the Kentucky Derby.