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Postby ZiaLand » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:06 pm

It always hurts to see this happen, especially with millions watching. I just wanted to acknowledge Funfair, who suffered a catastrophic fracture of a hind leg in the BC Mile. :cry:

I was so glad to see both Wildcat Heir and his jockey (Prado, I think) bounce back up from what looked like a terrible fall after the finish of the Sprint. The announcers stated they thought Wildcat Heir is going to be okay. The jockey was fine.

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Postby austique » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:07 pm

Wildcat Heir was just spent and stumbled. Physically he was fine.
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Postby louis finochio » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:29 pm

Wildcat Heir was not fit enough to run in the BC, shame, shame on his connections. Im glad he was not injured.
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Postby sarahcook » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:28 pm

Edgar was on Funfair(the horse that broke his hind leg), and Stew was on the horse that collapsed after the race.
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Postby ZiaLand » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:18 am

Sarah, thanks for the clarification. I remember now that I thought Stewart Elliot must have been thinging that his mount was sure a far cry from Smarty Jones. It was unfortunate that the horse wasn't more fit, as it seems some of the handicappers thought Wildcat Heir really had a shot. I'm not a trainer and hardly qualified to criticize...but how could someone bring a horse into the Breeder's Cup that is so "leg weary" after the race that he stumbles and collapses. Yikes!

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Postby sarahcook » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:59 pm

Maybe the horse cut off his air, and thats why he stumbled. You don't know..I know his PP's are a bit awkward, but I'm sure they didn't bring him into thinking he wasn't fit enough. At that level, they train too much..not usually not enough.
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Postby ZiaLand » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:44 pm

From an online news source...

Wildcat Heir was retired after fracturing a bone at the back of a knee while finishing 10th in the Sprint. The injury will not require surgery, owner Eb Novak said.
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Postby Karie » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:40 pm

I saw 4 horses vanned off on Breeders Cup day...

Funfair, Wildcat heir, that one Sunday Silence Filly and another that we cant rememeber...

It was a bad day injurywise..
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