IEAH still whining, threatening to go to Haskell

[ELA]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't know how Turner could say that the horse would have beaten most of the field. I don't know which race he was watching. It looked to me like BB might have beaten one horse if he didn't ease.

By the way, as I mentioned before, in the interview with Dan Patrick, Desormeaux did admit that, "The only instruction I was given was, 'If he can't win, take it easy on him'."

I think it is pretty obvious that the connections had serious concerns about the horse's condition going into the race or they would have never given Kent those instructions.

I didn't understand that either. I don't think he would have even beaten one horse -- however, I personally don't think that is the reason Desormeax pulled him up. Turner's opinion is Turner's opinion, and I can certainly understand people agreeing with him.

Also, as far as the instructions, I think that looking at that is taking the comment out of context and being very myopic. I don't think the instructions were given with the thought that the race played out the way it did.

Eric