Gettin' Up morning to run on Lasix

[Fearless Leader]

Nick Nolte's ultra impressive first time starter Gettin' Up Morning ran to expectations on Sunday at Santa Anita, winning by five lengths after breaking well behind the field. The tour de force was completed in near track record time of 1:07 3/5 over the glib Arcadia surface. Nolte did say that despite winning with ease, Gettin' Up Morning did bleed slightly and when he surfaces next, it will be with the addition of Lasix.

When questioned, Both Nolte, and attending veterinarian Dr. Jill Hennessy said that it was minor, and will be completely controlled with Lasix. Both Nolte and Hennessy bristled at the suggestion that the use of race day medication such as lasix should be banned. Hennessy explained that it is a common medication that it both reported and regulated, and simply allows a horse to perform to it's potential. "The notion that it(Lasix) is a performance enhancer is ludicrous. It protects the horse from a common equine problem and allows them to perform TO their potential, NOT ABOVE it". She said. Nolte was somewhat less diplomatic in expressing his displeasure with the anti medication do-gooders, emphatically calling them something that is unprintable.

No matter your opinion on race day medication, quickly becoming a lightning rod issue, in fact the "third rail" of thoroughbred racing politics, be clear, Gettin' Up Morning is for real, and a legitimate contender on the Derby Trail.