Lava Man back in training?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

That is the problem with school Chuck, you have to send your kids to learn from teachers or professors that make then read and study about subjects. I always thought school was a good idea but I guess we should send the kids to do'ers.. You crack me up. While your point is somewhat valid, and completely logical, you blur it.

Riot,what Chuck really means is he recognizes that you have done a fair amount of exploratory research on the subject of stem cell research. While its hard to designate your posts as hardcore scientific facts certainly the new procedures ultimately maybe more promising then others in the past that have come and gone. While Riot clearly has a rudimentry understanding on the topic, I do as well and I think that given the horses age(which really is very stereotypical to his health value) stem cell theraphy is most likely too much too late to have the desired effect.

No freddy my point is that I prefer the opinions of the people actually working on the horses. You know the ones that write the books.

[richard]

O'Neil's insistance on running Square Eddie in the Kentucky Derby really put the focus on his priorities . Namely, he'll take ill advised chances with a horse's health to get him to race . Fortunately, Square Eddie was scratched from the derby . Has he raced since ? Now O'Neil is rolling the dice again with Lava Man .

[Cannon Shell]

O'Neill doesnt own the horse.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by richard

O'Neil's insistance on running Square Eddie in the Kentucky Derby really put the focus on his priorities . Namely, he'll take ill advised chances with a horse's health to get him to race . Fortunately, Square Eddie was scratched from the derby . Has he raced since ? Now O'Neil is rolling the dice again with Lava Man .

What happened with Square Eddie was just nuts .. I certainly wouldn't have rushed him back and taken a shot with him if I owned him... I'd have been conservative with all signs pointing to a likely very weak 3yo male division out west after the triple crown series.

I think it had to be a case of an owner of questionable competence and a case of Derby fever.

O'Neill has made so many brazenly dumb moves with horses owned by that owner ... that it seems pretty doubtful he's the one calling the shots.

Someone who claimed Lava Man has probably built up Moss like confidence in him by now - and all they need is a vet to tell them what they want to hear - and once that happens .. surely equine Jesus can rise again.

Hard for me to blame an owner for doing something I probably would in his position.

[Sightseek]

Square Eddie worked the other day...perhaps he can still make the Classic.