Bluegrass Cat Retired

[smilton]

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35053

I guess he didn't finish too badly running on a broken pastern.

[Georgerz]

I am wondering how is Phalaris going to be blamed for this one.

[wilf]

With all due respect, if he cooled out fine after the race as was reported then he either did not do it in the race or the pre-race medications were pretty powerful and stayed in his system for a good extra 24 hours. In any case the triple crown trail of tears keeps on adding to its roll call and another one bites the dust , probably off to stud to breed more infirmity.

[Barbaro06]

He is off to stud duty at WinStar now that his career as a racer is over. That is odd that he cooled out fine and then the next morning turned up lame. We can say race day meds but also think of also all the adrenaline running through his system. Think (I know I can) of being in a car accident. You hardly feel anything wrong the hours after it...you're on meds and you have a ton of adrenaline running through your body. The next day you wake up sore as all get up.

Heck, he's by Storm Cat, so what's the big deal about passing on infirmaties....(and I say that tongue in cheek).

[horsenuts]

With all due respect, if he cooled out fine after the race as was reported then he either did not do it in the race or the pre-race medications were pretty powerful and stayed in his system for a good extra 24 hours. In any case the triple crown trail of tears keeps on adding to its roll call and another one bites the dust , probably off to stud to breed more infirmity.

Horses don't last very long whether they are on the TC trail or not. The fact is TBs have always had a short shelf life but even moreso today... with or without being on the TC trail.

[wilf]

Its funny that you should say that Horsenuts as I ran against a bunch of aged /solid competitors while racing in the mid-lantic region in the 90s ,many that had chalked up 100 plus starts and over 20 wins lifetime. I have had a few myself but with the popularity of the two yr old in training sales I see fewer nowadays. Maybe its the attrition of the ready-to run sales, maybe its the higher purse money now that creates the rent-a-horse mentality at joints like Charles Town where horses change hands every race until they break down because the purses allow that conduct. Its a damn shame as the breeders rarely are rewarded because as soon as they show up with a carefully managed young sound horse it will be scooped up if it is anything less than an allowance or stake runner.

[Melhor_Ainda]

It's such a shame.

I wonder what kinda mares he's going to get, because his pedigree isn't exactly "open".

[oliverstoned]

Another porcelain son of Storm Cat to stud. I hope all that breed to him get a HIGH YIELD.

[BJ]

I am wondering how is Phalaris going to be blamed for this one.

If anything it would be the crosses to Buckpasser and Bold Ruler, which is known for being a negative nick due to unsoundness. (4x5 Bold Ruler and 5x5 Buckpasser ~ with a little 5x5 to Native Dancer thrown in for good measure)

[louis finochio]

The TC races are too close together, as these fragile TB of today will self destruct if they attempt to run in all three races. Im surprised BGC lasted this long, its almost September, and Jack Frost must be on his last hours of sleep.

[griff]

I have a Cryptoclearance daughter that started 42 times and retieed sioumd. She goes to Buckpasser with a double shot of Hail To Reason on the botom.

you think amybe she broke down and no one noticed?


griff

[Intrinsic Worth]

Look at it this way, he was solidly beaten by a better horse. I don't care how much he improves by BC time, he won't beat Bernardini and the connections know that. Why not come up with an injury for an excuse for his Travers performance so his stud fee doesn't take a beating?

If he really did fracture his leg, you won't (or shouldn't ) be seeing him romping in a paddock in the coming weeks. I betcha he will though.

[Toccet02]

If just for once, two major horses that are in the same big race could compete, and determine a fair winner, without one or both claiming injury during the race?
Is it me, or does this seem to happen all the time?

[oliverstoned]

Look at it this way, he was solidly beaten by a better horse. I don't care how much he improves by BC time, he won't beat Bernardini and the connections know that. Why not come up with an injury for an excuse for his Travers performance so his stud fee doesn't take a beating?

If he really did fracture his leg, you won't (or shouldn't ) be seeing him romping in a paddock in the coming weeks. I betcha he will though.

This is most likely true. As soon as he got that grade one win it was over for him. I saw this horse run twice and he impressed me with his mediocrity. Used to be a time you'd get punished going to stud with an injury. Now you don't so let's pretend he was better than he was and charge hmm.... 40 50k.

[Lucy]

This is most likely true. As soon as he got that grade one win it was over for him. I saw this horse run twice and he impressed me with his mediocrity. Used to be a time you'd get punished going to stud with an injury. Now you don't so let's pretend he was better than he was and charge hmm.... 40 50k.

I am usually inclined to give the benefit of the doubt in such cases...but the fact that the 6-page stud ad for him in the Blood-Horse had to have been placed well before the Travers seems a little fishy.