Say Cousin Lenny

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't know about the rest of you, but wouldn't you say Say Cousin Lenny deserved a better fate than breaking down in a $14K claimer at Belmont today, coming back off a year layoff after banking over $216K for his owner/breeder? Was it really necessary to run him for a tag for the first time in his career off that layoff when obviously something had gone wrong considering he ran arguably the best race of his lifetime last July 23rd?

I'm not exactly a " pretty horsey " type of guy, and I suppose it's a little late to make this gripe, though I did discuss this much earlier with a friend of mine, but what happened today was sickening. Horses break down, it happens, but it's hard to find a reason why this one was running in this race today.

I wanted to vomit myself. I always liked him and one day he helped key a dramatic turnaround at the track for me. Loved him since that day. It was Alabama Day in 2004 and i was getting buried, down about 1500 bucks. Had 50 bucks left and caught a race on the simulcast from delaware toget back 300. I then used Lenny at 20-1 underneath Friendly Island(a huge fave) in exactas and tris and he came though like a champ running 2nd. By the time Society Selection won the Alabama my comeback was complete. He was really the catalyst in it. I never forgot that day or that horse and when he broke down I said a prayer for him. Im no pretty horsey guy either but he deserved better than that. RIP Lenny and thanks for the comeback on that hot day at Saratoga.