tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post7775304824266688370..comments2024-02-23T02:16:25.447-08:00Comments on Mary Forney's Blog: Santa Anita's Opening Day Lives up to ExpectationsMary Forney's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14327988361589793020noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-60263457207846361852008-12-27T18:31:00.000-08:002008-12-27T18:31:00.000-08:00It looks like the filly will be okay as a broodmar...It looks like the filly will be okay as a broodmare. Glad it isn't worse. So much for just the claimers being at risk. When you put two champs head to head like that, it can just be too much pressure. Such a hard trying mare, From Bloodhorse: According to track veterinarian Jill Bailey, Indyanne has a fractured left front sesamoid. The two-time grade III winner was placed in a splint and returned to trainer Greg Gilchrist's barn for a private veterinary examination.<BR/><BR/>Following the examination, Gilchrist was optimistic. <BR/><BR/>“It looks like she’s going to be saved,” he said. “The good part is the outside sesamoid is perfect and she tore very few ligaments. Her chance for recovery is 65-35 to be just fine as a broodmare. She’ll have surgery in the next three days. This could have been a lot worse.’”<BR/><BR/>“She was running good," Baze said. "Turning for home, she switched leads and then went wrong in her left front."zraceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634464343484248190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-25331855146193186212008-12-27T18:04:00.000-08:002008-12-27T18:04:00.000-08:00No offense, Amateurcapper, but it doesn't matter i...No offense, Amateurcapper, but it doesn't matter if a horse is 2-1 or 100-1, a breakdown is a breakdown. And today it was Indyanne in the G1 LaBrea....<BR/><BR/>I'm not being a sourpuss, just being real. Blithely ignoring the bad stuff doesn't make it go away or make it any less bad. It is what it is.Valerie Grashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696887655473752690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-21086483163579782052008-12-27T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-27T14:33:00.000-08:00It was a shame to start the meet that way, but the...It was a shame to start the meet that way, but the jocks all said it was a great track, like it hadn't even rained, and the rest of the card was clean. Let's hope that was it, and no one else gets hurt. Just a sad coincidence.zraceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634464343484248190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-21466297959995140352008-12-27T13:19:00.000-08:002008-12-27T13:19:00.000-08:00Mary,I was there and it was everything you said it...Mary,<BR/>I was there and it was everything you said it was. The crowd was electric and there were many newbies I talked to. One had $5 to win on POINT ENCOUNTER because of the colorful silks and had no idea she could be looking at a Kentucky Derby contender. What a game, where many can enjoy the spectacle for different reasons.<BR/>Valerie...what a sourpuss! The one who broke down was 100-1, with unknown Arambula at the controls. Do you really think he should have been racing anyway? The other was 5-2 and pulled up by an experienced jockey (Valdivia). These are maiden claimers...there's many things wrong with them and like all sellers, they're a step or two from injury. Let's raise the question if they should be racing claimers at all.Amateurcapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982902236844905767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-73262691244979947512008-12-27T09:13:00.000-08:002008-12-27T09:13:00.000-08:00Bobby B!Bobby B!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-34386205154597757682008-12-26T19:05:00.000-08:002008-12-26T19:05:00.000-08:00Not to be a "Debbie Downer", but...didn't two 2yo ...Not to be a "Debbie Downer", but...didn't two 2yo colts breakdown in race 1? Not exactly the perfect start to the meet :(Valerie Grashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696887655473752690noreply@blogger.com