Dammit Ravel Is Out

Originally Posted by miraja2

I think one of you guys should try this. Go up to your boss and say....I need the next 3 months off because I am pretty sure I have a broken leg.
The X-Rays say I don't, but I feel that I probably do.

Well if I had a boss I would and it would probably go like this...


Me- Hey boss, I think I got a broken leg or somethin bad like that.

Boss- Look here, Pillow. You're running in the relay at the company picnic. You've tried this every year since you've been here.

me- But boss, I could like die if I run in that race.

Boss- Toughen up, P****. If you don't stop whinin' i'm gonna make you wear a chicken costume for the race.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I guess all that polytrack training didn't help, eh?

How would you know? How do you know his condition wouldn't now be worse if he hadn't trained on polytrack?

Horses will always get injured no matter what surface they run on.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

How would you know? How do you know his condition wouldn't now be worse if he hadn't trained on polytrack?

Horses will always get injured no matter what surface they run on.

No this isn't how it works. You either have to think that poly is the greatest thing in the world and will prevent EVERY injury.....or.....you must think that it is the creation of Satan himself sent to earth to ruin horseracing in less than 2 years. There can be none of this middle-ground nonsense.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by miraja2

No this isn't how it works. You either have to think that poly is the greatest thing in the world and will prevent EVERY injury.....or.....you must think that is the creation of Satan himself sent to earth to ruin horseracing in less than 2 years. There can be none of this middle-ground nonsense.

Yes, this is also what I find but it drives me nuts. A single injury to a horse that has ran on or trained on ploytrack is cited as an example of a failure of that surface. Yet day in and day out, breakdown after breakdown occurs to horses on dirt and hardly a peep. I guess dirt injuries are just accepted.
It's as is polytrack is total crap unless it eliminates 100% of all breakdowns.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

not a huge surprise..but I was stupid enough to use him in my RTTR stable.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/83380.html

hehe

me too.
frickfrickfrickfrickfrick


bah, too far behind anyway. having no active horses a couple weeks ago pretty much killed me.
and now rags to riches might try the boys--go RtoR!!

[King Glorious]

I know there are some that have more knowledge on this than me so I'll defer here. I'd like to know what percentage of horses would "light up a scan" if they were to undergo one? I'd bet it is a high one. I wonder if u were to take all of the horses out of training that look like they might have something, would u have any horses left to actually race?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I know there are some that have more knowledge on this than me so I'll defer here. I'd like to know what percentage of horses would "light up a scan" if they were to undergo one? I'd bet it is a high one. I wonder if u were to take all of the horses out of training that look like they might have something, would u have any horses left to actually race?

If the scan is on a joint then you are correct. However if the cannon bone lights up then you are headed for serious issues.

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

How would you know? How do you know his condition wouldn't now be worse if he hadn't trained on polytrack?

Horses will always get injured no matter what surface they run on.

a lot of the polytrack injuries are soft tissue and ligaments, not fractures

[Mortimer]

Aw fer the love a mike already.


Yet another sure fire derby winner bites the dust.






Circular Quay hangs in there.

At least we still have one sure fire derby winner left....others may reveal themselves,but until that time comes ( and that time may never come)the man seems to be GQ....I mean CQ.






I'm still waiting for KP...I mean KG to cough up the second and third place horseys.









He usually doesn't wait this long.