Got the update on Gear It Up's condition.
The cuts apparently look nasty, but are superficial and will heal. According to the managing partner he also 'popped a green osselet' on his left ankle. Apparently this will require 60 days of turnout so he is on his way to the farm. According to the managing partner there should be no lasting ill effects.
I don't know anything about osselets - is this an injury or an inherent unsoundness that became apparent during the race? Would appreciate any info on this.
Oriental Rose runs tomorrow, but I still can't quite raise the enthusiasm even though I know Gear It Up will be ok. She is in the 6th race at AP, a 6.5 furlong Maiden Special Weight. The stable is very very high on Rose - they feel she is the star of all three of the horses I have shares in (that would be Citi Smoke, Gear It Up, and Oriental Rose). However, I have to say that she will have to be very very good to win this race tomorrow. This is her first outing and she has post position eight so hopefully there will be no kicks and cuts for her.
Jagger, whom many of you know as a poster to this board, thinks that Citi Smoke is pedigree wise by far the best of the three and very promising. I just love Gear It Up (and he certainly has an interesting pedigree) and I would like him to stay up in the allowance/stakes level, because if he drops to claiming we will lose him. He is a very big January two year old and has very large feet and it's their intention to try him on the turf eventually. But he has had very bad luck with pharyngitis developing prior to his last race and the injuries in this one - I wonder how many more chances he'll be given.
The upside of being a shareholder is you get to own a racehorse. The downside is that you don't get to make the decisions. However Gear It Up wasn't purchased as a claiming partnership, and they were aiming to try the turf with him as a three year old, so he is safe for the moment, and I hope he has a nice time on the farm - he deserves it.
Update on Gear It Up, and Oriental Rose to Run Tomorrow
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Hi, Geo... glad to hear the cuts are minor. I'm sure you are relieved as well. Here's some info. for you on Osselets... and good luck to Oriental Rose!
Osselets
by Deirdre B. Biles
Date Posted: 8/29/2000 11:52:35 AM
Last Updated: 5/10/2001 10:18:23 AM
An osselet is a traumatic arthritis of the metacarpophalangeal joint (fetlock) of the equine front leg, writes Karen Briggs in the September edition of The Horse. The condition should not be confused with sesamoiditis, which involves the sesamoid bones found at the back of the fetlock.
Osselets begin with swelling on the front of the fetlock joint, with the possible addition of synovial distentions on the sides of the joint (commonly known as windpuffs). They are painful when the horse flexes the joint, and can cause lameness. Because osselets often brew in both front ankles at once, the lameness might manifest itself as a short, choppy gait, with no one leg visibly more sore than the other. If only one fetlock is involved, the horse will "point" the affected leg and try to avoid bearing weight on it. At that stage, the condition is sometimes called "green osselets."
As the condition worsens, so does the horse's lameness, and the interior structures of the joints become more and more irritated. The fibrous joint capsule starts to thicken (synovitis and capsulitis). New bone growth, a common sign of trauma, is triggered when the periosteum (the sheath covering the bony surfaces) is pulled and stressed by the attached joint capsule and the end of the digital extensor tendon. Extra bone begins to form on the lower end of the third metacarpal bone (cannon bone) and the high end of the first phalanx (long pastern bone), which meet at the fetlock joint. This bony growth technically is called an exostosis, and it can easily be palpated through the skin. As it progresses, it can limit the amount of flexion in the fetlock joint.
Left unchecked, the formation of osselets damages the periosteum and the articular cartilage at the ends of bones. In some cases, the point of attachment of the digital extensor tendon can become degraded, leading to chronic lameness. The joint capsule becomes noticeably thickened, the ulcerated cartilage leads to recurring inflammation, and the cycle of irritation eventually compromises the horse's athletic potential and his ability to move soundly and fluidly.
In many cases, if treated promptly in their early stages of development, osselets resolve to the point that the horse can resume normal work. However, the prognosis is considerably poorer once bony changes begin to accumulate in the fetlock joints and encroach on the articular surfaces. Treatments include injections of polysulfated glycosaminoglycans (Adequan) or sodium hyaluronate.
Osselets
by Deirdre B. Biles
Date Posted: 8/29/2000 11:52:35 AM
Last Updated: 5/10/2001 10:18:23 AM
An osselet is a traumatic arthritis of the metacarpophalangeal joint (fetlock) of the equine front leg, writes Karen Briggs in the September edition of The Horse. The condition should not be confused with sesamoiditis, which involves the sesamoid bones found at the back of the fetlock.
Osselets begin with swelling on the front of the fetlock joint, with the possible addition of synovial distentions on the sides of the joint (commonly known as windpuffs). They are painful when the horse flexes the joint, and can cause lameness. Because osselets often brew in both front ankles at once, the lameness might manifest itself as a short, choppy gait, with no one leg visibly more sore than the other. If only one fetlock is involved, the horse will "point" the affected leg and try to avoid bearing weight on it. At that stage, the condition is sometimes called "green osselets."
As the condition worsens, so does the horse's lameness, and the interior structures of the joints become more and more irritated. The fibrous joint capsule starts to thicken (synovitis and capsulitis). New bone growth, a common sign of trauma, is triggered when the periosteum (the sheath covering the bony surfaces) is pulled and stressed by the attached joint capsule and the end of the digital extensor tendon. Extra bone begins to form on the lower end of the third metacarpal bone (cannon bone) and the high end of the first phalanx (long pastern bone), which meet at the fetlock joint. This bony growth technically is called an exostosis, and it can easily be palpated through the skin. As it progresses, it can limit the amount of flexion in the fetlock joint.
Left unchecked, the formation of osselets damages the periosteum and the articular cartilage at the ends of bones. In some cases, the point of attachment of the digital extensor tendon can become degraded, leading to chronic lameness. The joint capsule becomes noticeably thickened, the ulcerated cartilage leads to recurring inflammation, and the cycle of irritation eventually compromises the horse's athletic potential and his ability to move soundly and fluidly.
In many cases, if treated promptly in their early stages of development, osselets resolve to the point that the horse can resume normal work. However, the prognosis is considerably poorer once bony changes begin to accumulate in the fetlock joints and encroach on the articular surfaces. Treatments include injections of polysulfated glycosaminoglycans (Adequan) or sodium hyaluronate.
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Hi, Geowarrior. It's my understanding of chronic sesamoiditis and osselets that these problems are most common in heavy, fast-growing athletes that are not allowed to mature through their growth stages and develop excessive wear and tear from too much training at an early age.
It's best he shows this now, so he gets the time off that he needs before continued training and racing. My filly Vivid Dreams developed a lot of bony changes from her sesamoiditis, so that she could not continue training, and never raced. She also was a big bruiser of a 2yo, a February foal that everyone thought would be an early runner. We goofed by not allowing her problems to resolve with R&R after the yearling sales. We didn't realize how serious the problem was becoming until too late. She retired from training after many cooling off periods over time, in spring of her 3yo year. Thankfully she was appropriate for stud, and is now a part of the broodmare band.
I know what you mean about the mixed blessings of owning a racing partnership share, but having little say in how things are done. I've been involved in three Dogwood Stable trainees over the years, and that was the one thing that bothered me the most.
It's best he shows this now, so he gets the time off that he needs before continued training and racing. My filly Vivid Dreams developed a lot of bony changes from her sesamoiditis, so that she could not continue training, and never raced. She also was a big bruiser of a 2yo, a February foal that everyone thought would be an early runner. We goofed by not allowing her problems to resolve with R&R after the yearling sales. We didn't realize how serious the problem was becoming until too late. She retired from training after many cooling off periods over time, in spring of her 3yo year. Thankfully she was appropriate for stud, and is now a part of the broodmare band.
I know what you mean about the mixed blessings of owning a racing partnership share, but having little say in how things are done. I've been involved in three Dogwood Stable trainees over the years, and that was the one thing that bothered me the most.
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Well I do know that Smokie and Rose went through a training program in Florida that is highly regarded and were brought on very slowly - both are May two year olds. Smokie is smaller but muscular. Rose is very large also, almost as much as Gear It Up.
Gear It Up, though, won his first race in June, before we bought him. So his training program before our purchase could have been heavier than ours is - he must have been in fairly good shape to break his maiden by 10 lengths. Since we bought him his training program has been extremely light because when he was first raced for us (a month after his winning maiden race, with only one official workout recorded in that time) he was discovered to have pharyngitis and had quite a long layoff between races (6 weeks with just three slow breezes given when advised by the vet) before the latest disaster. Neither of our two trainers are the types to go for bullet workouts, and I've seen him workout, and have a pretty good idea of his program, which (with my admittedly limited knowledge) doesn't seem as heavy as some others. However, he is a grandson of A.P. Indy, who is apparently a big bruiser, and he has enormous feet. So that's why our group was thinking more forward to his three year career and the turf. But they did want to evaluate for themselves how he went in a race, which I thought was reasonable, because his trainer was expressing some frustration at how to plan for him, not actually having seen him race except when he was sick.
This latest race was well chosen. He had won at the distance, he was not outmatched by the company. I'm not saying it would or should have been an easy win, but it shouldn't have been a stressful ride. Had he been given a good run, he might have been fine, but he was forced far more than I've ever seen any of our horses forced in this one.
As you say, good that the problem surfaced and that he'll get a nice turnout time.
Gear It Up, though, won his first race in June, before we bought him. So his training program before our purchase could have been heavier than ours is - he must have been in fairly good shape to break his maiden by 10 lengths. Since we bought him his training program has been extremely light because when he was first raced for us (a month after his winning maiden race, with only one official workout recorded in that time) he was discovered to have pharyngitis and had quite a long layoff between races (6 weeks with just three slow breezes given when advised by the vet) before the latest disaster. Neither of our two trainers are the types to go for bullet workouts, and I've seen him workout, and have a pretty good idea of his program, which (with my admittedly limited knowledge) doesn't seem as heavy as some others. However, he is a grandson of A.P. Indy, who is apparently a big bruiser, and he has enormous feet. So that's why our group was thinking more forward to his three year career and the turf. But they did want to evaluate for themselves how he went in a race, which I thought was reasonable, because his trainer was expressing some frustration at how to plan for him, not actually having seen him race except when he was sick.
This latest race was well chosen. He had won at the distance, he was not outmatched by the company. I'm not saying it would or should have been an easy win, but it shouldn't have been a stressful ride. Had he been given a good run, he might have been fine, but he was forced far more than I've ever seen any of our horses forced in this one.
As you say, good that the problem surfaced and that he'll get a nice turnout time.
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Rose was 6th out of 7. No obvious excuse that I could see except that she was in front during the first quarter which was run at a 'blisteringly fast' pace and may have used herself up.
I suppose it's possible that with her breeding 6.5 may be too long for her, and dropping her back to 5 may do better.
I suppose it's possible that with her breeding 6.5 may be too long for her, and dropping her back to 5 may do better.
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She got bumped at the start but recovered ok. Managing partner said that even before the jockey got off, he said he let her go too fast. The jockey, who is very good, normally likes to let the baby horses get their own rhythm, but Rose went to the front and set a 21.59 opening fraction - which is fast for two year olds and she couldn't keep it up. Next time he says he will keep more of a hold on her (and if it was me I'd still drop the distance). I was wrong about her placing she apparently came fifth.
She seems to be fine after the race - was scoped and there was a little mucous, and she drank a lot of water. But hey, compared with what happened to Gear It Up, all that happened was that she didn't win her first time out. As Henthorn says, not too tragic.
I actually didn't have her handicapped to show, this was a very competitive race. One to watch out for is Stellas New Groove who won the race - a very impressive filly indeed (by Victory Gallop out of See Moon (Deputy Minister).
On a slightly off topic - Arlington closes on Tuesday and our Horses move to Hawthorne. I watch the races on youbet.net, but apparently Hawthorne has signed an exclusive contract with TVG which I don't get. How am I going to watch the races now?
She seems to be fine after the race - was scoped and there was a little mucous, and she drank a lot of water. But hey, compared with what happened to Gear It Up, all that happened was that she didn't win her first time out. As Henthorn says, not too tragic.
I actually didn't have her handicapped to show, this was a very competitive race. One to watch out for is Stellas New Groove who won the race - a very impressive filly indeed (by Victory Gallop out of See Moon (Deputy Minister).
On a slightly off topic - Arlington closes on Tuesday and our Horses move to Hawthorne. I watch the races on youbet.net, but apparently Hawthorne has signed an exclusive contract with TVG which I don't get. How am I going to watch the races now?