tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post3138581318170391785..comments2024-02-16T18:07:05.844-05:00Comments on ZONE: Triumph and Tragedycowboyangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-23443916497258759452008-05-04T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-04T14:47:00.000-04:00Jeff,I don't know the answer to that. My guess is ...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I don't know the answer to that. My guess is that gender isn't an issue in these cases. I'd have to see some stats. But I've never heard or read that fillies are more inclined to get injured. <BR/><BR/>Age, on the other hand, is definitely an issue. Too many trainers and owners start running their horses too early. I think the industry's gotten a little better about this in the last decade, but it's probably still a problem. Really, the Triple Crown should be for four-year-olds. Start racing at three. Not two.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-1822822201504074512008-05-04T11:38:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:38:00.000-04:00I clearly remember when Ruffian went down in her m...I clearly remember when Ruffian went down in her match race with Foolish Pleasure. Is this something that happens more often to fillies?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-80068467450985758492008-05-04T10:36:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:36:00.000-04:00Seabiscuit's a great book. Would be interesting t...Seabiscuit's a great book. Would be interesting to hear an audio version.<BR/><BR/>It always depends on what kind of injury the horse has. Often when a horse damages a leg, it winds up putting much more pressure on the opposite leg, which then gets infected. That's what happened to Barbaro. They did everything humanly possible to save him, and it looked like they had, but then the infections started in and they had to put him down.<BR/><BR/>Eight Belles had no chance at all. She broke BOTH front ankles, meaning she wouldn't be able to stand at all. They couldn't even put splints on her yesterday. And they were extremely painful breaks.<BR/><BR/>Very sad.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27601672.post-24542600208008622922008-05-04T01:33:00.000-04:002008-05-04T01:33:00.000-04:00I just got the audio book version of Seabiscuit. ...I just got the audio book version of Seabiscuit. I'm not very far into it, but I remember in the movie that he was injured, but they didn't euthanize him - do horses with broken legs have to be? In the movie, I think they said they don't but that no one wants to take the time needed to have them heal. Sad, anyway, about Eight Belles.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com