Bluegrass Cat retired due to pastern injury

[Phalaris1913]

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35053

[irishtrekker]

AUGH!!!

I can't come up with anything else to say, frankly.

[Betsy]

Oh that really stinks. Racing would drive me to drink if I liked to drink......I felt bad for BC yesterday, trying his heart out against a superior opponent. He was such a nice horse, gutty and talented. Does this mean he was injured during the running of the Travers or does the fact that he cooled off well mean it happened sometime afterwards?

Just when racing is on a high after this weekend, something like this happens. Sigh.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Oh that really stinks. Racing would drive me to drink if I liked to drink......I felt bad for BC yesterday, trying his heart out against a superior opponent. He was such a nice horse, gutty and talented. Does this mean he was injured during the running of the Travers or does the fact that he cooled off well mean it happened sometime afterwards?

Just when racing is on a high after this weekend, something like this happens. Sigh.

no doubt it happened in the race. not something that would show up immediately. that's why they always say lets' see how they come out of the race. too often you put up the horse that night and he's fine, come back the next morning early, and stiffness has set in...

[Danzig]

and i'd imagine pletcher is absolutely beside himself. winstar dragged him into that race yesterday kicking and screaming. i appreciate that they wanted to be sporting...but pletcher isn't into running back that quick. and now this.

it's a damn shame. that horse was absolutely heading in the right direction--at least he's in the record books for his haskell. future races will be compared to his....

good luck in your next career cat. that guys going to be a hot commodity. succesful at two and three.

That sucks man....I liked this horse too.....he was all heart..always tried to the wire....when he got his heart broken by Bernardini he must have been trying and over-extending himself and it caused injury....sucks...

Its the chance that you take when you run one back off 20 days rest and a lifetime top number.
I'm sure that the Oliver Stone conspiracy club will be on here soon, explaining to us all that they made up an excuse and doctored the x-rays and that hes really fine and dandy, etc.

I think its a damn shame. His Haskell was really quite nice, and he might have been a beautiful four year old.
Best wishes to him in his stud career.

[ArlJim78]

The best you can say is that at least he made it back from the race and will survive. Too bad though. What a nice career he had.

...and i noticed he was wearing front wraps for the first time Saturday as they were warming up in the post parade......hmmmmmm....Was there something pre-existing going on there?....mighty fishy....

He also got his heart broken at the same time....I loved his grit and will to try, though, and I will miss his effort....he just wasn't in the same class as Bernardini but that isn't a knock on him...not many horses are...

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

...and i noticed he was wearing front wraps for the first time Saturday as they were warming up in the post parade......hmmmmmm....Was there something pre-existing going on there?....mighty fishy....

He also got his heart broken at the same time....I loved his grit and will to try, though, and I will miss his effort....he just wasn't in the same class as Bernardini but that isn't a knock on him...not many horses are...

And the uninformed uneductaed posts just keep on coming folks!!! He broke a rear leg, not a front one(where the wraps were that everyone noticed were added) So I guess I'm trying to figure out what, if any, link there could be between the two.

Originally Posted by oracle80

And the uninformed uneductaed posts just keep on coming folks!!! He broke a rear leg, not a front one(where the wraps were that everyone noticed were added) So I guess I'm trying to figure out what, if any, link there could be between the two.

If you knew ANYTHING about racing you would understand that horses get off of what is hurting them and it usually causes injury elsewhere...If he was favoring the front-end then it would have compromised his action in the rear end when running full speed in the race and trying his ass off like he usually does...hence, more stress on the back end and SNAPOLA she goes...get it? Horses are smart animals and they know what is stinging them and what to get off of to take care of themselves...

Do I have to teach you everything about this game, Oracle?

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

If you knew ANYTHING about racing you would understand that horses get off of what is hurting them and it usually causes injury elsewhere...If he was favoring the front-end then it would have compromised his action in the rear end when running full speed in the race and trying his ass off like he usually does...hence, more stress on the back end and SNAPOLA she goes...get it?

Do I have to teach you everything about this game, Oracle?

I also noticed the front wraps and was worried. But his action wasn't at all different than his action in his other races and he also didn't act in any distress in the paddock. he was less sweated up than the last time he ran as well.
I think you just like tossing it out there(without making the direct accusation but doing so in an indirect manner) that Todd ran a sore horse. Todd was not real keen about running in the race off the 20 days and made no secret about it. Believe me, if he had any excuse at all to scratch out the spot he would have. He certainly didn't need to run the horse to earn the payroll for his barn.

Originally Posted by oracle80

I also noticed the front wraps and was worried. But his action wasn't at all different than his action in his other races and he also didn't act in any distress in the paddock. he was less sweated up than the last time he ran as well.
I think you just like tossing it out there(without making the direct accusation but doing so in an indirect manner) that Todd ran a sore horse. Todd was not real keen about running in the race off the 20 days and made no secret about it. Believe me, if he had any excuse at all to scratch out the spot he would have. He certainly didn't need to run the horse to earn the payroll for his barn.

You always think that I'm busting on your boy Todd and thats not the case...Unlike you, I don't do that s h it.....Let's face it, Storm Cats are not the most sound animals anyway and most racehorses in general run with some sort of problem(s)...

I was merely making a general observation that I was very surprised that nobody had caught or mentioned in the other related Bluegrass Cat threads in this forum - that is all...

When a horse goes front-wraps for the first time in a race and comes out of that race broken down - it'll make you think....the chances of coincidence are probably as good as the chances that the injury and front wraps were related....just saying

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

If you knew ANYTHING about racing you would understand that horses get off of what is hurting them and it usually causes injury elsewhere...If he was favoring the front-end then it would have compromised his action in the rear end when running full speed in the race and trying his ass off like he usually does...hence, more stress on the back end and SNAPOLA she goes...get it? Horses are smart animals and they know what is stinging them and what to get off of to take care of themselves...

Do I have to teach you everything about this game, Oracle?

That is absolutely correct. Horses will often injure one of their good legs because they are getting off their bad leg. This is very common.

Originally Posted by oracle80

And the uninformed uneductaed posts just keep on coming folks!!! He broke a rear leg, not a front one(where the wraps were that everyone noticed were added) So I guess I'm trying to figure out what, if any, link there could be between the two.

Maybe Bluegrass Cat was wearing pacing hobbles ... which connect the front legs to the rear ones ...

... I didn't notice them ... but I was just watching the race on television ... so that doesn't necessarily mean they weren't there.

Yup, Mike ... that may have been the connection that the other guy saw ... and that maybe you missed.