re: So Cali Chrome's Jacka$$ owner just tarnished the entire story with his reaction

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I'm with you. The only issue I have with your example of Whirlaway is that horses aren't prepared to run that much in that short of a time anymore. In Whirlaway's day if a horse broke down, they shot him. So change is good sometimes.

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THEN PREPARE THEM TO RUN THAT MUCH

i don't understand why everyone thinks the answer is anything but train them better.



if 99% of the horses that ran today broke down they would be put down instantly. There are probably 15 horses running today that if they broke down on the track they wouldn't put down instantly beucase the public outcry would be too much.

But if thisisformyninjas lol a 5k claimer that runs at Evangeline breaks down, bye bye buddy.

And that's humane thing to do in that situation.