I don't post here often, but I do lurk. I was watching the Sunshine Millions today mostly to watch Bang run.
NBC said Bang pulled up?? It was the other horse that broke down - but of course national TV is no help...
Anyone know?
~Adrienne
Is Bang Ok?
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I should have wrote that better - they DID say that Bang pulled up.... I was just confused because from the video shown (which was very little) it looked like My Cousin Matt was the one that got the brunt of the breakdown, but they didn't show what was going on in the rest of the field.
The full charts aren't up - so I hope I'm not spreading bad information. But I do remember the announcer saying that Bang had pulled up as well.
~Adrienne
The full charts aren't up - so I hope I'm not spreading bad information. But I do remember the announcer saying that Bang had pulled up as well.
~Adrienne
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daily racing form chart quote "bang pulled up , returned bleeding from the nostrils, but walked off". lets all hope he's alright and just needs a rest to recover.ya still did the right thing mike in taking the shot.best of luck.Ramona wrote:Thank God, that Bang wasn't involved in the mishap! He looked good coming out of the gate and the Jock took him back as not to get in a speed duel...he must have bled badly to be pulled up. Smart Jock. So sorry, but he'll come back another day.
It's a horrible feeling when you see your horse being pulled up in a race. I can't imagine how hard that must be for the owners of Green Team. And I know Michael and Bang's connections had very unwelcome excitement today.
I had a horse for many years named Catch and Release. When he was about six, he was to race in the Lone Star Jockey Challenge with Chris McCarron to ride. All the top jockeys were there, and signing autographs, etc. Very exciting time for our $25K claiming race. Catch was a closing stalker, and had just started picking off horses, when Chris suddenly pulled him up at the top of the stretch. My trainer and I ran in horrow through the crowd with lumps in our throats and with our hearts racing. I'm not sure how we got through, since the crowd was huge near the rail and the winner's circle. It was a surreal experience.
Thankfully, as we strained to see as we neared the track, here came Catch, being led in, snorting and eager to run. He appeared fine, just disgruntled because they made him stop racing. Chris explained that he felt the horse take a bad step, and thought he was injured, so he pulled him up to protect him.
I know he was only thinking of the horse, but it seemed so senseless to us when we saw our horse was okay. We even had thoughts that the jockey had been paid off, or that he was losing his nerve. But jockeys have so much placed upon them, to make the right decisions in split-second timing, and to please all the connections who care about the horse. And as we all know from the headlines, they get injured, disabled, and/or killed no matter whether they make good or bad decisions.
So thankfully none of the other horses or riders were injured today, and additional tragedy was averted.
I had a horse for many years named Catch and Release. When he was about six, he was to race in the Lone Star Jockey Challenge with Chris McCarron to ride. All the top jockeys were there, and signing autographs, etc. Very exciting time for our $25K claiming race. Catch was a closing stalker, and had just started picking off horses, when Chris suddenly pulled him up at the top of the stretch. My trainer and I ran in horrow through the crowd with lumps in our throats and with our hearts racing. I'm not sure how we got through, since the crowd was huge near the rail and the winner's circle. It was a surreal experience.
Thankfully, as we strained to see as we neared the track, here came Catch, being led in, snorting and eager to run. He appeared fine, just disgruntled because they made him stop racing. Chris explained that he felt the horse take a bad step, and thought he was injured, so he pulled him up to protect him.
I know he was only thinking of the horse, but it seemed so senseless to us when we saw our horse was okay. We even had thoughts that the jockey had been paid off, or that he was losing his nerve. But jockeys have so much placed upon them, to make the right decisions in split-second timing, and to please all the connections who care about the horse. And as we all know from the headlines, they get injured, disabled, and/or killed no matter whether they make good or bad decisions.
So thankfully none of the other horses or riders were injured today, and additional tragedy was averted.
Rocking H
I'm just glad Bang's OK. Having seen the film of Green Team's breakdown, I don't have much hope for him, but I sure hope I'm wrong.
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