Dubai Esc. Out

[randallscott35]

http://bc.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36124

Dropping like flies.

[brianwspencer]

well at least her defection allows the bc sprint winner to get into the body of the race!

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

well at least her defection allows the bc sprint winner to get into the body of the race!

Who? Lewis Michael? LOL

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Who? Lewis Michael? LOL

i love lewis michael, gotta represent the chi, but yes, i am joking

[declansharbor]

Dubai Escapade turned in a hell of a bullet work for the sprint..It's a shame because i thought she was primed for this distance and couldve turned back a few shorter priced horses come stretch time..shame

[Scav]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

i love lewis michael, gotta represent the chi, but yes, i am joking

Chi-Town represent ALWAYS

[Revolution]

I really doubt she was going to run with Henny Hughes in there. The ankle injury sounds like a good excuse for retirement after Bernardini wins the Classic by 5 lengths. "We were going to bring him back at 4 but he injured his ankle".

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Revolution

I really doubt she was going to run with Henny Hughes in there. The ankle injury sounds like a good excuse for retirement after Bernardini wins the Classic by 5 lengths. "We were going to bring him back at 4 but he injured his ankle".

I don't know where you people come up with this stuff. I have never heard of an owner or trainer feigning injury so they could retire their horse. It's just the opposite. They usually try to claim that unsound horses are sound. A horse is not going to look as attractive as a stallion if people think he was unsound. The same thing can be said for broodmares. Do you remember the first thing that Marty Wygod said when he announced that Sweet Catomine was being retired. He said, "She is being retired sound." This was obviously nonsense. He wouldn't have retired her so early in the year if she was sound.

I think that some people have this illusion that owners feel like they need an excuse to retire a horse. Nothing could be further from the truth. When I make a decision whether or not to retire a graded stakes winner, the decision is going to be a combination of what is in the best interest of the horse and what the best business decision is. If I decided that the prudent thing to do was to retire the horse, do you think I would make up a story about an injury? Of course not. Why would I do that? That's the last thing I would do. If my horse was sound, the last thing in the world that I would want was to say that the horse has an injury. That could lessen my horse's value for breeding. I wouldn't want people to think the horse had an injury.

[SniperSB23]

It's just an excuse to get their pre-entry money back. If the pre-entered horse comes up with an injury you get a refund. If she just withdrew because they didn't want to face Henny Hughes then they'd lose the fee. She'll run once more in the De Francis and that is it. Pathetic that they wouldn't run her here and find out what she is really made of.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

It's just an excuse to get their pre-entry money back. If the pre-entered horse comes up with an injury you get a refund. If she just withdrew because they didn't want to face Henny Hughes then they'd lose the fee. She'll run once more in the De Francis and that is it. Pathetic that they wouldn't run her here and find out what she is really made of.

Not trying to argue here but do you honestly think this particular owner cares at all about getting back the pre entry fee? I have a hard time believing that they do.
i agree that the motive behind the withdrawl may be somewhat suspect...but like rupert said they have nothing to gain long term by faking an injury.

[tycharles01]

I read somewhere that Malibu Mint is entered in the sprint race (#2 on BC card) day too

Courtnall is enetered on a race on Friday at CD