Cold/Wind KO's Aqueduct again Wednesday

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Canceled two races in today after Italian Rules and Apex both break down in the 2nd. Brutal.

Does everyone remember when Bob Baffert was dragged through the media based on his California break-down rates? No one came to his defense as he was a big gun in the industry.

While allowing the trainers to challenge the racing surface, aren't the prerace protocols involved in preparing a horse the ultimate responsibility of the trainer? I would argue that they are.

If that were the case, why does NYRA and the audience not hear from Steve Klesaris and Naipaul Chatterpaul as to what was wrong with their horses prior to saddling them leading to their breakdowns? Having public trainer statements on why their horses are not returning from the track would be a first step in placing responsibility where it belongs.

Every winter, we seem to get involved in this same debate onto which the media (and organizations like PETA) latches come the spring season. Eventually, the inputs need to change in order to change the outcomes.