tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post4896887362179547680..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Tale of Two WhippingsAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-8687767925412173042007-08-28T22:50:00.000-04:002007-08-28T22:50:00.000-04:00OK. First I'd like to see the whip eliminated or ...OK. First I'd like to see the whip eliminated or greatly reduced. I think it's a crutch for trainers/jockeys and presents a poor image if we're trying to attract young fans to the game.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, to criticize JJ for whipping the filly "from the quarter pole to the sixteenth" is silly. The horse was LEADING at the quarter pole. If he'd stopped whipping there we'd criticize him for not perservering. So maybe he was using the whip too long for a hundred yards or so between the eighth and the sixteenth. If we're going to start to criticize jockeys for whipping tiring horses, there'd be a long list.<BR/><BR/>The vet's account sounds silly too. The horse fractured her pelvis "at the break" and still ran a quarter in 44.5? The vet's accounts were posted online too soon for a necropsy I believe. It sounded to me like he was taking a guess. <BR/><BR/>It's not like the filly broke down and was euthanized. She collapsed while being unsaddled. It was very strange, but it looked clear that she was dead well before the ambulance arrived. I believe the cardiovascular explanation, a heart attack or something such. I don't believe she ran 44.5 with a broken pelvis. Maybe her pelvis broke collapsing to the ground.<BR/><BR/>Very sad whatever the explanation.ljkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345829432231688681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-37089386180763167192007-08-28T09:09:00.000-04:002007-08-28T09:09:00.000-04:00From the detail given by Verderosa - the fracture ...From the detail given by Verderosa - the fracture was displaced and there was considerable blood vessel damage - it sounded like an X-ray or necropsy had been done. Did Moran bother to talk to the vet about how he came to the conclusion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-50602915668222694772007-08-28T08:50:00.000-04:002007-08-28T08:50:00.000-04:00funny you should mention this incident, Alan. I w...funny you should mention this incident, Alan. I was watching this race Sunday and Castellano's whipping of that fading filly totally caught my eye. The way he hit her, I was wondering if he had a huge bonus on the line if she finished in the top 9. It was way out of line and he should pay the penalty. <BR/>_______________________<BR/>rotopro.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com