declan's moon

videogirl10 · #1 08-21-2006, 12:30 PM

has there been anything said about what happened to him yesterday? did he bleed..or did he get hurt?

Seattleallstar · #2 08-21-2006, 12:37 PM

Burned money thats for sure, all the money I keep scrounging up gamble is lost on stupid horses i bet on

2Hot4TV · #3 08-21-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Burned money thats for sure, all the money I keep scrounging up gamble is lost on stupid horses i bet on

The owners just put up $120,000 to get him in the breeders cup races so I wouldn't think anybody that bet Declans Moon made a bad bet. They still have a chance to get him right and run in the goodwood at Santa Anita before the Breeders Cup.

Rupert Pupkin · #4 08-21-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The owners just put up $120,000 to get him in the breeders cup races so I wouldn't think anybody that bet Declans Moon made a bad bet. They still have a chance to get him right and run in the goodwood at Santa Anita before the Breeders Cup.

I don't think there is any chance that DM will run in the Classic. Even if he would have won yesterday, Ron thought that the BC Classic would be too much, too soon. He thought the BC Sprint would be a better spot because at least the horse would be fit enough for the distance.

Now that DM ran poorly and is sick, there is practically no chance that he will run in the Classic. He won't even run again until Oak Tree and he'll probably just run in a 6 1/2 or 7 furlong race. There won't be any time to get him ready to go 1 1/4 miles a month later.

#5 08-21-2006, 07:55 PM

I think he'll be retired soon. Really no need to keep him in training with all of the problems he's had.

Rupert Pupkin · #6 08-21-2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I think he'll be retired soon. Really no need to keep him in training with all of the problems he's had.

As of two days ago, they were expecting this horse to run for the next few years. He's a gelding, so he can run for another 4 years or so. He hasn't really had a lot of problems. He had a chip and he also had another problem that they didn't realize was there. When they brought him back the first time, they couldn't figure out why he wasn't training right. The chip had healed and they expected the horse to be acting great, but he didn't seem like himself. They did some tests and discovered that he had another problem that they didn't know about. When they discovered what it was, they had to turn him out again. The late discovery of the problem probably cost them about 4-5 months. If they knew about it from the start, they would have given him a few more months to let it heal. Instead they brought him back and trained him for a couple months and then had to turn him out again.

Anyway, since he came back the second time, everything has been going great. The horse has looked perfect. They were looking forward to him running for several more years. Assuming that he just has a lung infection, I would expect him to fully recover and to race for several more years.

SCUDSBROTHER · #7 08-23-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

Burned money thats for sure, all the money I keep scrounging up gamble is lost on stupid horses i bet on

I thought your Dad took away TVG,and banned ya from betting.I think some people would collect aluminum cans to get money to play horses.

Rupert Pupkin · #8 08-21-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by videogirl10

has there been anything said about what happened to him yesterday? did he bleed..or did he get hurt?

Yes, I talked about it in the Pat O' Brien thread. They think DM has a lung infection.

#9 08-21-2006, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Yes, I talked about it in the Pat O' Brien thread. They think DM has a lung infection.

Shouldn't they have checked for that before the race?

Rupert Pupkin · #10 08-21-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Shouldn't they have checked for that before the race?

No. they don't scope horses before a race.

sumitas · #11 08-21-2006, 03:18 PM

wait, this sounds like Afleet Alex down at Oaklawn.

somerfrost · #12 08-21-2006, 03:24 PM

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wait, this sounds like Afleet Alex down at Oaklawn.

Exactly! Doesn't mean the horse is through! And no, that sort of thing often goes undetected if it developes right before the race (within a day or so).

#13 08-22-2006, 09:27 AM

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wait, this sounds like Afleet Alex down at Oaklawn.

Or Rockport Harbor.

One good performance in a long awaited race, then retired after the next.

#14 08-22-2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

No. they don't scope horses before a race.

Well ...

... couldn't they have asked him how he felt?

Rupert Pupkin · #15 08-22-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Well ...

... couldn't they have asked him how he felt?

He won't answer questions. You need to go through his agent if you want to ask him anything. The horse got a "swell-head" ever since he won the Eclispe for best 2 year old.