A new low...

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Edwards is to blame by speculating about the horse's soundness using rumors from "unnamed keeneland officials" about a horse, after the horse just broke his leg, especially when there is no way to confirm or deny the rumor. If they had they had videotape of the work or someone on the record before the race, then it is news and I have no problem with reporting it. I am the first to say that we have to accept bad coverage as well as the good coverage but this is nothing more than rumor mongering in a sensationalistic fashion.

Whether it is true or not can not be proven either way therefore is a moot point as far as reporting it as news on television. We can speculate here on the validity of the rumor because this is an opinion forum but ESPN should have some responsiblity in what it reports.

I agree 1000%. True or not is nothing more than sheer speculation, and ESPN should not have created potential controversy by reporting, inferring or otherwise.

And yes, while we do have to accept the good and the bad, and as purely hypothetical as this might be, if it were true, then reporting it is more than acceptable. We all know what happens when you don't. Thanks.

Eric