Churchill 5th.. 12yo mare off 9 year layoff?

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Mike

I think that entry in the Breeder's Cup a half-dozen years ago (can't remember the winless(?) horse's name) was far worse than this for the "respectability" of the business

Horses are breakind down on tracks all the time, and eauthanized.

I imagine the old mare will simply be outrun, just as I would if I raced a 20 year old track star. But I wouldn't die as a result

As long as the horse isn't souped up in some mannner(though even that seems acceptable in horse racing), is there a reason to think the horse is going to die?

i don't know my friend tried that, hes 52, raced someone across a parking lot fell and dislocated his shoulder. it was an ugly way to end the summer. if this horse got hurt it would be a martyr for peta. people would sink their teeth in and ask why the horse raced. the horse WAS a good racehorse is it really worth it? we have these other horses that run 9 races and call it a career. the horse can do something else besides racing, thats what it was given to her for.