Running 2yo into the ground

[Powerful Patricks Ghost]

I owned them for 25 years and found that some horses loved to ride in the trailer. And others didn't. Depends on the horse. But we were talking about racing 2 races in 15 hours. Seems EVERYBODY has a better idea than the guy who OWNS the horse. I would never do that, but it IS HIS horse.

Breaking News at 10: People abuse their own animals.

[viking55]

Breaking News at 10: People abuse their own animals.

Good Luck trying to find a judge who will enforce an animal welfare violation on that.

[jonboy]

Reinforces the fact that you can't fix stupid or greed.

[BoKnows]

While I certainly don't agree with or condone this guy's methods, I do remember the days that the big stables would train their 2yos 3 trips a day twice a week. They also would train a trip in 2:15 or 2:20 warming up for the race rather than just a couple of jog miles like they do today. 

[viking55]

While I certainly don't agree with or condone this guy's methods, I do remember the days that the big stables would train their 2yos 3 trips a day twice a week. They also would train a trip in 2:15 or 2:20 warming up for the race rather than just a couple of jog miles like they do today. 

With a quick last quarter on the last trip too. Trainers said the horses needed to get loosened up. I just wonder how fast a horse like Bret Hanover could go today with the different equipment and the drugs of today.

[Fatboy]

While I certainly don't agree with or condone this guy's methods, I do remember the days that the big stables would train their 2yos 3 trips a day twice a week. They also would train a trip in 2:15 or 2:20 warming up for the race rather than just a couple of jog miles like they do today.  

We used to drill the piss out of them, correct...3 trips 2x a week, and many jogged 4 miles a day in between. Had a slow 3 trip day, and weekend was fast trip day.  Warm-ups were training sessions in essence as well. Drilled them a few weeks at .20, while doing brush work, ect...then drop-down begins.
  And then, after the mile of their lives, they cooled out with blankets on, until dry, on the hoof.

[jdogg1977]

Horse ran yesterday, in again today and Monday. 3 out of 4 days with a 2 yr old?!?

[Fatboy]

WHILE COLTS TROTTED IN .51.4 YESTERDAY
IF YOU CANT BE FAST, BE CONSISTENT, TWICE A WEEK IF CALLED UPON
OR NOBODY EATS
RACING FOR THE COST OF HAY DOES THESE THINGS TO A HORSE

[goblue]

She's already slowing down.  She's barely squeaking by in these fair races now. Won by a head in 2:10 today....

Made me sick to watch.  She might be the smallest and skinniest race horse I've ever seen in my life, and definitely the most over raced.  Yet Renard beats the absolute shit out of her in the stretch.  It's so disgusting.

Never seen a horse get beaten so bad.

[Fatboy]

He might be a vet, but this guy needs a talking to.

VET THAT NEEDS SHRINK

[goblue]

With 21 starts on the season, this little filly has 10 more starts than the next most raced 2yo in the country (11 starts). 

Only a handful of 2 year olds even have 10 starts!!!  And she has 10 more than the horse that comes in second!

[freelegged pacer]

If the sport doesn't correct this stupidity Peta will. Here's whats coming.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/lara-trump-headlines-effort-to-end-florida-dog-racing
 

[Powerful Patricks Ghost]

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Who wants to be the dog's nose?

Must be a silicone sniffing dog

[Fatboy]

Must be a silicone sniffing dog

[horses first]

Go Blue 21 and missing out of three others that would have been every other day races but rained out. One other in Iowa rained out. Everyone mentions the racing but also doesn't take in to account the stress on travel. It's not a 5 yr old she's 2. Granted she isn't putting up big miles but by years end she may card 40k or more or not? But travel 1,000's of miles doing it. What will she have at 3? Doubt that filly has much growth from what I seen.