tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post115423373052030843..comments2007-04-06T20:41:03.833-07:00Debra, WInoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1155408367093375902006-08-12T11:46:00.000-07:002006-08-12T11:46:00.000-07:00Paralyzed jockey sues track for negligence!!!! Front page on MSNBC<BR/>Check it out:http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14292549/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1155348944296595122006-08-11T19:15:00.000-07:002006-08-11T19:15:00.000-07:00you all have got to read this article!!!<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=215810Debra, WIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10418585215847579779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1155329445858872302006-08-11T13:50:00.000-07:002006-08-11T13:50:00.000-07:00Prime Honor brokedown at Saratoga on August 6th, 2006. Rest in peace Prime Honor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1155095403456977832006-08-08T20:50:00.000-07:002006-08-08T20:50:00.000-07:00I own pleasure horses and most of my friends do as well. Although I like the sport of horse racing, my other friends think it' cruel.<BR/>They feel that most horses that get hurt are the ones that are too young to race. Horses that are two years old are under developed and that's why they have canon bone injuries, etc. Is this true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1155002887450444732006-08-07T19:08:00.000-07:002006-08-07T19:08:00.000-07:00Love the photo. Can see how much incredible bonding there is between Edgar Prado & Barbaro!!!<BR/>Thanks to extreme weather changes of global warming if these breakdowns are not clear evidence that our tracks are too soggy for horses to run safely I don't know what is? To create the perfect athlete it seems breeders are trading off adrenaline rushing speed for brittle bones.<BR/>Besides track safety improvements (understanding it costs an estimated 8 million dollars to put in PolyTrack Synthetic fiber) for 1 horseracing arena, we need to strongly consider a breeding program carefully geared to maintain strength in bones with rocket boosting speed. Think too many of these heavenly champions are breaking down at human expense -- quick profit and stud fees pulling from a closely inbreed genepool. I've seen it in racing greyhounds and other show animals. When Scientific minds manipulated genes, we invited a whole new 100 some diseases resulting in genetically weakened genes over past 120 years. Makes one wonder hmmm.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, special digital equipment needs to be ON SIGHT with the Horse Track's equine veterinarian. You cannot tell a hidden hairline break/fracture or hidden sprain until its too late. It's taken a huge wakeup call to make horse officials, trainers, breeders, and veterinarians realize its a combination of all these things mentioned. <BR/><BR/>President Joe Harper of Del Mar was right on. Improving track safety is VERY SLOW in changing until too many horses fatally breakdown! Humans made wrong choices! Hopefully, others prominent officials will get their tracks resurfaced before it too late! <BR/><BR/>Lets hope they can teamup together to make a real difference. Believe others would not have investigated these incredibly high fatalities until Barbaro's own fateful day at Preakness. National TV put him in the spotlight forcing Americans to get off the sidelines and take corrective actions! The socalled "Barbaro effect" resounded at the Arlington Park Track too!<BR/>But it took 17 breakdowns for Chicago to wake up to see too much bloodshed in what is no longer a Kings Sport! Between Barbaro, JJ, Horatio Nelson & 17 Greats that was 20 too many!WMCLSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620769970623380964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31872650.post-1154233975719705342006-07-29T21:32:00.000-07:002006-07-29T21:32:00.000-07:00My Favorite Photo!Lorinoreply@blogger.com