Darn it...it was bad enough we all were holding our breaths for the BC races to be completed safely...then the breakdown. 

For the casual horse racing fan and what apparently happened according to this article, I fear the end of horse racing could come, at least in California.

Linda J.

Northeast Philly

I forgot as well and have been reading all the great sections in the Blood Horse Breeders' Cup Issue... read about it in BH. Belvoir Bay...a brave lady!

Linda J.

Northeast Philly

I was reading this last night.

Pretty harsh.  I'm not sure what to think.    Some horses were scratched that seemed okay, and this one got a pass but a lot of people thought he looked off.

I just read an interesting article on Donna Brother's Blog: 

https://donnabrothers.com/2019/11/13/peta-is-a-bully/

Linda J.

Northeast Philly

Thank you for posting that.  And thanks to Donna Brothers for writing it.  Excellent!

  Great article--she needs a national stage like the Today show to get her thoughtful and truthful message

Out there---

I am glad BC is doing this.

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An investigation by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital's Dr. Larry Bramlage into the circumstances of Breeders' Cup Classic contender Mongolian Groom's fatal injury is well underway. The Breeders' Cup board contracted Bramlage to review not only the pre-race condition and injury of Mongolian Groom, but the organization's pre-race safety protocols as a whole. A source [...]

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Me too!

I agree with Haskin on watching these certain races, and, I personally won’t take anything away from Vino Rosso due to the tragedy of MG;

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2019/11/15/will-tragedy-dim-vino-rosso-s-victory.aspx

I haven't read this yet and Vino Rosso's win was awesome.  And I expected him to do it : )