Pletcher statement re: Uncle Mo vet exam results

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Kasept

How far he wants to go not withstanding, to be fair, he looked like an under the weather horse Saturday. His coat was dull and lifeless.

So, he felt poorly prior to the race, then he grabs a quarter leaving the gate. That's enough for me to give him the benefit of the doubt. Let's see how he works at Churchill and go from there.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Everything will be forgiven in two weeks when the dapples appear. Of course, the double-secret surgery conspiracy theorists will still toe the party line, but they will be dismissed as fringe players. Who will be the first to announce the dapples: Haskin, or Uncle Mo on his facebook page?

Asudevil told me about the secret surgery before he ever ran in the Timely Writer. He even told me who he heard it from.

Also - all the people who know people who know people - were buzzing about how something was supposedly wrong with the horse while he was out training and working on cue every Sunday ... and other horses (like The Factor and Premier Pegasus) were flat out missing works.

If I had to make a line on the secret surgery...

I'd say it's 90% that he had it.

10% that he didn't have it.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It was to remove an ankle chip if I recall.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Kasept

How far he wants to go not withstanding, to be fair, he looked like an under the weather horse Saturday. His coat was dull and lifeless.

Can Maggie confirm that?

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Asudevil told me about the secret surgery before he ever ran in the Timely Writer. He even told me who he heard it from.

Also - all the people who know people who know people - were buzzing about how something was supposedly wrong with the horse while he was out training and working on cue every Sunday ... and other horses (like The Factor and Premier Pegasus) were flat out missing works.

If I had to make a line on the secret surgery...

I'd say it's 90% that he had it.

10% that he didn't have it.

And now the excuse is agida?? So he's going to get some horsey Brioschi and get on with it?? Alrighty then....

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Can Maggie confirm that?

Don't you mean DID Maggie point this out to her audience?

[HaloWishingwell]

so can we call him G.I. Mo?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by asudevil

And now the excuse is agida?? So he's going to get some horsey Brioschi and get on with it?? Alrighty then....

Didn't they have an 'alabi dinner' before the Preakness every year? Where every trainer would concoct excuses for why they lost before the race?

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Didn't they have an 'alabi dinner' before the Preakness every year? Where every trainer would concoct excuses for why they lost before the race?

Alibi Breakfast

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Alibi Breakfast

I wonder if anyone ever used...

"Frischling bet on my horse"

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Didn't they have an 'alabi dinner' before the Preakness every year? Where every trainer would concoct excuses for why they lost before the race?

A present-day Preakness tradition, the Alibi Breakfast, which seems to grow larger every year, was founded in the Old Clubhouse. The late Vaughn Flannery, an artist who painted many scenes of Pimlico, is credited with proposing the Alibi Table in the corner of the Clubhouse. The table was set up early each morning during race meetings, by order of Joe Stevens, Sr. Trainers, racing officials and other guests dropped by during training hours for coffee and a food snack, and swapped racing stories. Many tales involved details of losing bets, hence the name—Alibi Table. Attendance grew over the years. Now 500 or more have breakfast at Pimlico on the Friday morning before the Preakness

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

so can we call him G.I. Mo?

Just so it's never Slo Mo.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I wonder if anyone ever used...

"Frischling bet on my horse"

I've used it.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Asudevil told me about the secret surgery before he ever ran in the Timely Writer. He even told me who he heard it from.

Also - all the people who know people who know people - were buzzing about how something was supposedly wrong with the horse while he was out training and working on cue every Sunday ... and other horses (like The Factor and Premier Pegasus) were flat out missing works.

If I had to make a line on the secret surgery...

I'd say it's 90% that he had it.

10% that he didn't have it.

This is interesting. According to Paulick, "neither Pletcher nor Repole has responded to questions confirming or denying the surgery."

[Thunder Gulch]

If the secret surgery is indeed true, it brings the conversation back full circle to where we were in November comparing Mo to Arazi. If I recall, Arazi missed quite a bit of training after the BC because of some bone chips, and he was never the same.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

If the secret surgery is indeed true, it brings the conversation back full circle to where we were in November comparing Mo to Arazi. If I recall, Arazi missed quite a bit of training after the BC because of some bone chips, and he was never the same.

Yeah, but "bone chips" can be significant, or can be minor, or in between.
Plenty of horses have had surgery to remove chips, most often it's never mentioned to the public, most often the horses are fine.