The most famous feet in horse-racing
By Gina Spadafori
June 3, 2008
From the incredible photographer Sarah K. Andrew, whose horse images make me want my own riding horse so much it’s physically painful. Wait until you see her images in the new horse book this fall, along with her story of her 20 years with her own horse, Alibar.
See the quartercrack? Read more information on what it is and what it means on Fran Jurga’s blog, here.
The New York Times opines that Big Brown, should he win — and I’m hoping he doesn’t because his connections are dirtbags who don’t deserve to be rewarded by a horse like this — will have a Triple Crown that will always be tainted by steroid use banned in all other sports and many horse-racing states (aside from those with Triple Crown races, of course).
Just call him Big Bonds. He might have won anyway, but now, he’ll be passing on heaven knows what besides these crappy feet onto the next generation of horses, to make them even more fragile.
Still not watching. Still planning to let the network and advertisers know why.
The story becomes more interesting by the day! There is so much to digest and learn.
According to Thoroughbred Times, Big Brown will run the Belmont with no additional Winstrol:
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.c.....lmont.aspx
Almost every Triple Crown can be slighted in one way or another. Weak fields, sketchy training practices, etc. Whether you like Big Brown or not, a win on Saturday will be impressive. No Triple Crown winner has defeated more than seven rivals, and Big Brown is scheduled to face ten.
If you want to root for a horse who is running on hay, oats, and water, Japanese-trained Casino Drive is your boy. Check out Bill Finley’s outstanding column and his biting remarks about the Belmont and drugs in racing…
http://sports.espn.go.com/spor.....id=3422759
Re: the crappy feet…. There is no evidence that the quarter crack is anything that would be passed on to his offspring. In my opinion, his pedigree would be a bigger limitation than his feet on the road to becoming a successful sire.
Comment by Sarah K Andrew — June 4, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Excellent column on Casino Drive. Go CD and Edgar Prado!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 4, 2008 @ 10:25 am