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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Then why the hell did you bother being a part of the industry for decades? Can't have been just because you wanted to own a pony! A very good point. Why have rules that are next to impossible to enforce equitably and accurately? The only way is to sit in the replay bunker for a very long time with a team of people counting whip strikes and observing where the horse is hit. Assuming of course that you have access to every angle of vision. All right for you and @Thomass sitting there at home going over every replay in slow motion looking for indiscretions and then posting them online. The fact is your family and friends would know there was a problem unless you told them!! "See that whip action there? It is in a place that hurts the horse and isn't allowed. The BLOODY Stipes won't do anything about it! It's abuse and cheating!" They then say - "I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing it out. I won't watch again!" Your days at the races must be quite miserable given your propensity to train spot! -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Yes I think some of those owners protesting doth protest too much. How many have asked the trainer not to put a particular Jockey on because of their whip use? There are two separate issues with the whip rules - 1. Abuse and 2. Cheating. The exaggerated accusations of abuse on all based on where and how hard the horse is whipped. Does it cause lasting damage or real pain to the horse? The science looks dubious to me. Plus there are any number of horses training activities that cause pain to a horse but are not classed as abuse. Breaking in for instance is not without pain. So hypocricsy abounds. With regard to cheating the again exaggerated accusations are based on the premise that whipping a horse makes it go faster. Again in my opinion the data supporting that contention is very weak. Whipping a horse may make a lazy horse try harder or signal a horse to sprint. So the cheating allegation is based on the assumption that if you hit a horse 11 times instead of the arbitrary 10 in rules then you have gained an advantage. As for the "social license" argument well that is just a social science construct that is quite frankly bullshit. Having unworkable whip rules and enforcing them will have zero impact on the views of the Anti-racing mob. Supposedly Pro-racing people subjectively highlighting whip indiscretions is shoot the industry in the foot for no good reason. The biggest issue facing racing is capital investment and the economics of racing. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
5. SKELLIG MICHAEL, GP, 10/18, 7 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-82 (g, 3, by Battalion Runner–Miss Monk, by Blame) O-Saint Celestine Thoroughbred Management. B-St Elias Stables (Fla). T-Victor Barboza Jr. J-Ernesto Jaramillo. The 4-5 pacesetter looked beaten at the quarter pole, but responded when set down by Jaramillo and kicked away to a five-length victory. The gelding is another bargain from Vinnie Viola's blue-collar stallion Battalion Runner: originally bought for $1,200 as a yearling, then pinhooked for $17k as a June 2-year-old. 4. CONFESSIONAL, KEE, 10/16, 7 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-85 (c, 2, by Essential Quality–Speedy Vanessa, by American Pharoah) O-Steve Landers Racing. B-Breed First (Ky). T-Brad Cox. J-Axel Concepcion. Congratulations to bettors who reasoned that a Cox-trained 2-year-old first-timer was value at 12-1 odds. He settled just behind the leading trio, shouldered for room 5/16ths out and won nicely. His workouts weren't flashy and six others in the field sold for more than his $160k yearling pricetag (including a $1.2-million yearling and a $975k 2-year-old buy), but that didn't matter. 3. PALADIN, BAQ, 10/17, 1 mile (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-86 (2nd to 1st by DQ) (c, 2, by Gun Runner–Secret Sigh, by Tapit) O-Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Peter Brant, Brook Smith and Summer Wind Equine. B-Summer Wind Equine (Ky). T-Chad Brown. J-Flavien Prat. The $1.9-million Saratoga Brant-Coolmore collaboration contested the pace with Prat in his debut, responded when Renegade and John Velazquez charged up from the inside leaving the eighth pole, and took a light bump just before he was overtaken at the wire by a head. Stewards lit the inquiry sign (this wasn't the Kentucky Derby) and reversed the order. Given the Beyer, these are definitely two juveniles worth keeping an eye on. Advice: don't search for Paladin on Google unless you're a Dungeon and Dragons gamer. 2. RENEGADE, BAQ, 10/17, 6 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-86 (1st to 2nd by DQ) (c, 2, by Into Mischief–Spice is Nice, by Curlin) O-Robert and Lawana Low and Repole Stable (Ky). B-Robert and Lawana Low. T-Todd Pletcher. J-John Velazquez. We can debate whether Paladin or Renegade ran the better race; Paladin did dirty work on the pace and Renegade waited and came through between horses. Renegade also had one previous start – a distant 3rd in It's Our Time's runaway Saratoga win. Regardless, both were impressive. Repole signed the $975k ticket for yearling Renegade at Keeneland September, and the breeders bought back in, the Lows having raced his graded stakes-winning dam they acquired for $1.05 million from Bobby Flay. 1. DR. KAPUR, KEE, 10/16, 7 furlongs (VIDEO) Beyer Speed Figure-87 (c, 2, by McKinzie–Ava's Kitten, by Kitten's Joy) O-Ken Ramsey. B-Ken and Sarah Ramsey (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph, Jr. J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. It doesn't take much to get Ramsey excited, but with this colt (named for Dr. Sandip Kapur, who performed Ramsey's 2024 kidney transplant surgery) he has good reason. In the second division of split maiden races at Keeneland, this 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' went 7 furlongs in 1:23.71 compared to Confessional's 1:23.84. And he was beaten a neck at Saratoga in his debut with an 84 Beyer, missing that week's Five Fastest Maidens by a fraction of a point. This time, he finishes on top, and Ramsey says he is now being pointed for the Nov. 29 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs. The post Five Fastest Maidens, Presented By Taylor Made: Oct. 13-20 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
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Compiled by America's Best Racing, a rundown of this week’s horse racing coverage on TV, streaming, and radio.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Three-year-olds Gosger and Bracket Buster are entered for their first test against elders in a competitive edition of the $350,000 Fayette Stakes (G3) at Keeneland Oct. 25.View the full article
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