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Old 11-18-2009, 12:10 PM
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Ridiculous that this horse is allowed to run. A clueless trainer running a 12 year old horse off of a 9 year layoff on a muddy track. Brilliant. 1-9 to not finish. BTW the bug boy begged off and Bonnie Castanada will ride.
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Ridiculous that this horse is allowed to run. A clueless trainer running a 12 year old horse off of a 9 year layoff on a muddy track. Brilliant. 1-9 to not finish. BTW the bug boy begged off and Bonnie Castanada will ride.
besides the situation seeming ridiculous is I guess there is nothing in writing keeping it from running?
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besides the situation seeming ridiculous is I guess there is nothing in writing keeping it from running?
Not exactly though the track and stewards have discretion. Told one track official who asked how to keep this from happening, just put in a rule saying that no horses with a layoff of 5 or more years allowed. He thought it was a good answer. Didnt have the heart to tell him I was joking.
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dont most tracks not allow horses older than 12
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Saw this yesterday when I was working on the card.

Unbelievable. Don't have a 'feel-good' feeling about this.
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American Code of Horse Welfare just released yesterday>>>
http://www.horsecouncil.org/pressrel...elfareCode.php

"WE ARE COMMITTED to educating owners, trainers, veterinarians, competitors, exhibitors and recreational riders to ensure that they know and respect their horse’s abilities and limits, and their own, so as to not push the horse or themselves beyond their ability level."

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Taking money, 15-1 with 14mtp lol
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Has now been scratched..
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late scratch
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Not exactly though the track and stewards have discretion. Told one track official who asked how to keep this from happening, just put in a rule saying that no horses with a layoff of 5 or more years allowed. He thought it was a good answer. Didnt have the heart to tell him I was joking.

maybe the mare had some stem cell work?
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Old 11-18-2009, 03:55 PM
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maybe the mare had some stem cell work?
In the 9 years off they could have cloned her
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Stewards' scratch prevents 12-year-old's return

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A potentially unsavory situation turned into a tearful one Wednesday when a 12-year-old mare who had not raced in more than nine years was scratched in the paddock prior to the fifth race at Churchill Downs.

Grand Forks, whose last race had come Aug. 7, 2000, at Del Mar, was 15-1 with 11 minutes to post for the $5,000 claiming race when chief steward John Veitch conferred for several minutes with owner-trainer Kathleen Costello, ultimately informing her that the mare had to be scratched. Costello, 27, broke into tears, denied of her chance to make her debut as a trainer.

"I can't afford to bring her down here and not run her," Costello, based in Lexington, said between sobs.
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In the 9 years off they could have cloned her
I hope they give this gal some money to cover her expenses. Now lo and behold they need the horse to work in front of the VET? The time for that was weeks ago.. Shouldn't the racing sec have called her and said something? I get the mare most likely shouldnt be running but as usual it seems like it was handled very poorly.
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I hope they give this gal some money to cover her expenses. Now lo and behold they need the horse to work in front of the VET? The time for that was weeks ago.. Shouldn't the racing sec have called her and said something? I get the mare most likely shouldnt be running but as usual it seems like it was handled very poorly.
It was handled poorly, no doubt. This horses entry should have been refused by the racing office. And there should be a rule that horses coming off of excessively long layoffs should have to work for the state vet before running. But does she think they pay you in cash after the race? She was going to get $60 for running and it would have cost her that much for the jocks mount. She is an idiot and a liar. There is no evidence that she has any competence as a trainer and so far there is a lot of evidence that she doesnt. Why this horse made it to the paddock is a mystery.
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