Triple Crown Almost Lost Without Even Racing

[richard]

As well as the loose horse. A chilling reminder of how quickly things can change. Who is the horse that got loose ?

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by richard

As well as the loose horse. A chilling reminder of how quickly things can change. Who is the horse that got loose ?

A 3yo maiden filly named Isleta. Well, she's in the footnotes of racing history now whether IHA wins or loses. If he wins, it'll come up every time they talk about his Belmont because it adds to the drama and you just can't script stuff like that.

Triple yikes!!!

[slotdirt]

I don't know, I've seen the video, and it wasn't that close.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I don't know, I've seen the video, and it wasn't that close.

Where did you see video? I haven't been able to find one.

But according to this, I'm thinking that maybe you saw the wrong video.

A riderless Isleta, a maiden 3-year-old filly bred and co-owned by the Steinbrenner family's Kinsman Stable, came roaring up alongside I'll Have Another, who was being ponied by Lava Man midway on the clubhouse turn. O'Neill said Isleta grazed exercise rider Jonny Garcia's boot, but did not come in contact with I'll Have Another.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Where did you see video? I haven't been able to find one.

But according to this, I'm thinking that maybe you saw the wrong video.

There's no video as far as I know, only a photo by Barbara Livingston that looks pretty close.

[slotdirt]

Did I not see a video? Maybe it was the Livingston photo. Either way, horses get loose all the time.