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sumitas · #1 12-30-2006, 07:52 AM

If anybody can see that, then why is it not happening ? It seems that obstructionists and those in denial have a profound effect in this game, still.

Gander · #2 12-30-2006, 07:55 AM

You're right. Things will get so much better now that they show a picture of a crippled Derby winner on the front page of one of racing's most visited websites.

sumitas · #3 12-30-2006, 07:57 AM

I hope so. Complacency can also set in to muffle change.

TheSpyder · #4 12-30-2006, 08:04 AM

I think Jay Privman, who wrote the article, must be having a post Christmas depression. The article is just as bad as the picture. As someone said, we all know the state of the game, so why not focus on the highlights, leaving the lowlights for a seperate editorial that includes solutions. To bunch the two subjects together seems out of place.

horseofcourse · #5 12-30-2006, 11:02 AM

With all due respect, you guys are wrong. The saving of Barbaro was by far the biggest story in horse racing in 2006, period. Yes, if the horse had been euthanized immediately then poor taste I agree. But the fact that this horse is still making progress toward recovery I think makes the picture relevant. The public response toward Barbaro made NATIONAL news headlines with the letters, gifts, e-mails etc. If Barbaro doesn't win the triple crown and isn't injured he is simply a footnote on the nations memory. It was the INJURY and effort to save him that made him the story...not his racing...thus the picture is appropriate in my opinion. It is a good thing actually, unlike Ruffian, Go For Wand, Pine Island and other publicized breakdowns...this one may still yet have a good ending which is actually a positive for the sport which has so few recently.

GPK · #6 12-30-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by horseofcourse

With all due respect, you guys are wrong. The saving of Barbaro was by far the biggest story in horse racing in 2006, period. Yes, if the horse had been euthanized immediately then poor taste I agree. But the fact that this horse is still making progress toward recovery I think makes the picture relevant. The public response toward Barbaro made NATIONAL news headlines with the letters, gifts, e-mails etc. If Barbaro doesn't win the triple crown and isn't injured he is simply a footnote on the nations memory. It was the INJURY and effort to save him that made him the story...not his racing...thus the picture is appropriate in my opinion. It is a good thing actually, unlike Ruffian, Go For Wand, Pine Island and other publicized breakdowns...this one may still yet have a good ending which is actually a positive for the sport which has so few recently.

With all due respect, opinions are NOT wrong...they are just that, opinions.

horseofcourse · #7 12-30-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by T3B

With all due respect, opinions are NOT wrong...they are just that, opinions.

sorry...not careful enough with my word selection. It is my opinion, that your opinions are wrong...I have a different "opinion" on the subject at hand.

GPK · #8 12-30-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by horseofcourse

sorry...not careful enough with my word selection. It is my opinion, that your opinions are wrong...I have a different "opinion" on the subject at hand.

No worries...I certianly respect your opinion.

TheSpyder · #9 12-30-2006, 11:37 AM

Yea, my biggest beef is with the picture itself, either should have been one of him winning or now walking around enjoying survival, not the "moment". It's too sensationalized a picture. The good news was before and after