Anyones thoughts on this...

karenkarenn · Postby **karenkarenn** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:05 pm

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -complaint

Esp with Vic Stauffer involved.. why did ask if the horse was for sale?
Karen

ageecee · Postby **ageecee** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:07 pm

Lots of things can be happening here. Only Rosario knows if the horse is good or not.

Fair Play · Postby **Fair Play** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:25 pm

Interesting case. I will be interested to see the outcome and would like to have the race's PPs and chart on hand. I have on a few occasions felt like calling the stews when a riders sends a horse with no speed to the lead on a suicide pace, or goes six wide when running dead last by open lengths chasing a fast pace. It would be one thing if they were pulling or sitting chilly, but when they are sending, there can be no other outcome than the horse stopping. I have seen lots of fines for failing to persevere to the wire, which are generally pointless because the horse was through, but have never heard of fines for sending the snot out of a horse with no speed or putting one down on the inside who obviously hates it to get it beat. I guess the stews figure that the rider getting fired will be punishment enough.

winds · Postby **winds** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:31 am

By what I read they should look into it, he had the horse sitting nice, took him back and they made another run at them on the inside. He was testing the horse like you would a car. Especially if the agent called the next day to see if he's for sale.......

winds

ageecee · Postby **ageecee** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:16 am

You cant assume Rosario talked to Vic about the horse after the race. Vic could be buying and selling on the side and just asked if the horse was for sale without talking to Rosario.

Entry Blank · Postby **Entry Blank** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:58 am

If you watch the replay the winner was clearly the best.

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:12 am

ageecee wrote:You cant assume Rosario talked to Vic about the horse after the race. Vic could be buying and selling on the side and just asked if the horse was for sale without talking to Rosario.

If so, Vic's got too many side jobs. Track announcer, jockey's agent, bloodstock agent... Sounds like a recipe for a conflict of interest charge.

winds · Postby **winds** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:34 pm

That's a pretty bad agent that doesn't talk to his jockey after races are over for the day.

winds

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:55 am

Interesting to see that Cedros, the horse in question here, is entered in a turf stakes at Keeneland on Sunday. Isn't he still a maiden?