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Raise your hands if you saw this coming

Oct 13, 2008 10:18

Big Brown Retired After Workout Injury

Updated: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:19 AM
Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:34 AM
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By Karen Johnson and
Steve Haskin

Dual classic winner Big Brown has been retired after sustaining an injury ( Read more... )

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snappedapple October 13 2008, 16:29:28 UTC

"half the foot was torn off"

Yeah... lets breed the hell out of that horse!

And I HAAAAATE that it's now "The Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands" I don't know why, but it really pisses me off.

thelovegetaway October 13 2008, 17:10:14 UTC

I just hate when companies rename classic things, like the Skydome Rogers Centre.

rocktard October 13 2008, 16:30:54 UTC

"Now he can go on and breed more unsound horses."

pffffffft who needs sound horses?! they, like, stick around n shit. sapping all your money for, like, food and stuff. bein' all alive and rideable, 'n shit. that's like, totally lame. (awwwwww yeah, pun intended)

pony_love October 13 2008, 17:03:25 UTC

Honestly...I mean, they only need to stay sound for three or four years, then they can just dump them!

(And as a disclaimer: I really do enjoy the sport, I just feel like some of the practices which are becoming more and more common have hurt it.)

rocktard October 13 2008, 17:20:49 UTC

ya know, honestly, i don't know why they haven't bred in HYPP so they can muscle up when they aren't training on the track. cuz i mean, then you could get double the training time-in AND out of the stall!

(and my disclaimer: i think there are some great people who genuinely love horses and the sport out there-who are smart about the animals and will do the right thing, but sometimes I wonder where the line is for the badies of the sport.)

wagrobanite October 13 2008, 16:31:55 UTC

Not at all surprised but not happy at all that he's going to Three Chimneys

ihrayne October 13 2008, 16:34:05 UTC

I lost a lot of respect for Three Chimneys when they bought Big Brown's breeding rights. Absolutely disgusting. :(

wagrobanite October 13 2008, 16:39:08 UTC

I know... It annoys me! They use to be so good.

hold_onhope October 13 2008, 16:50:18 UTC

Agreed!

megfuzzle October 13 2008, 16:56:42 UTC

what's hard is that in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Big Brown looked phenomenal.

Hard to say what happened after that. Unsound issues, drug issues.

Why can't a horse look that capable, phenomenal, special AND have four working legs? (Eight Belles, anyone?)

brigidsdaughter October 13 2008, 16:59:20 UTC

...Curlin, imo.

<3 Curlin.

And remember Silver Charm? He was still running, and winning, at 5 when so many other "super stars" are hobbling around.

...they're around.

rant October 13 2008, 22:25:40 UTC

<3 Silver Charm!

skyringer October 13 2008, 17:08:32 UTC

English Channel. Better Talk Now. The Tin Man. Frost Giant. Commentator. Lawyer Ron, for all that he ran until 4. Red Rocks. Big Booster. Fabulous Strike (even though he's a tad shaky). Cardmania, way back in the day. EVENING ATTIRE, for christ's sake.

Edit:
Shakis, Ginger Punch, Hystericalady, Intangaroo (she's three, but she's SOUND!), Azeri, Tiznow, Pleasant Tap....

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12to15steps October 13 2008, 17:05:26 UTC

Sad for a million reasons.