Does this taint the Travers?

[Betsy]

I posted a separate topic for this because I didn't Bluegrass Cat deserves his own thread, poor guy.

Do we assume that the injury happened during the running of the race? If so, how do we now view Bernardini's performance? Do we now have to be skeptical? I honestly thought he was lengths better than BC anyway, but will there always be a feeling that he was beating an injured horse?

This is so frustrating for so many reasons - it's a shame for BC, who was a really good racehorse, even if he wasn't Bernardini. It's a shame for the Cat's connections, who won't get to enjoy him race anymore. And oddly enough, it's a shame for Bernardini and his connections, because skeptics who may have been convinced yesterday will now claim that he only beat an injured horse (despite us not knowing where the injury occurred - it could have happened after the race, as he was pulling up.....not necessarily during the running).

Horse racing giveth and taketh away, but sheesh - within 24 hours?