Fleet Indian and Pine Island

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Fleet Indian and Pine Island

Postby LaTroienne » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:04 pm

The two favorites were pulled up in the Distaff.....as they said, sad irony that Michael Matz won the Distaff, but the two favorites, like his Barbaro, were pulled up. I hope they're all right. :cry:

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Postby LaTroienne » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:04 pm

Jerry Bailey just said that PI's looks like it could threaten her life, while FI's looks less serious....

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Postby LaTroienne » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:05 pm

Pine Island dislocated something and the skin was broken....

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Postby Heidilady » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:07 pm

This just makes me so queasy...I just got through thinking wow how great nobody's gotten hurt today. I jinxed it guys by opening my big mouth (so to speak)...sorry.

I hope Javier's ok. Please Pine Island get better.
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Postby Tucumcari » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:09 pm

Pine Island will be euthanized.
Pity.

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Postby BJ » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:13 pm

LaTroienne wrote:Pine Island dislocated something and the skin was broken....


Dislocated...sounds like blown Sesamoids.

Man...I hope they can save her. She was running her heart out when it happened.
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These fragile, magnificent beasts that do whatever is asked of them :( :(

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Postby BJ » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:14 pm

Tucumcari wrote:Pine Island will be euthanized.
Pity.


Has this been announced? Or is this just your opinion :shock: :?:

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Postby Barbaro06 » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:17 pm

I could have done without ESPN replaying Pine Island falling down. I knew something was up with Fleet Indian when she didn't look like she was into racing at all. They say she strained a suspensory ligament...Pine Island...rest in peace!

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Postby Heidilady » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:18 pm

Fleet Indian's strained a suspensory but wow how they got her taken care of as quickly as possible. Could've been worse. Do you think they might decide to keep her for now? There's a lot of sentimental value and can you really send a mare with this injury through the ring right now?

RIP Pine Island.
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Postby Tucumcari » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:19 pm

Uhhh her leg was swinging and completely broken in half. It is my opinion that this will be a fatal injury... believe what you will. I live in the real world.

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Postby BJ » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:21 pm

Rest In Peace beautiful Pine Island. :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Postby Topsmeade » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:22 pm

We all felt it was fatal but were hoping against hope. No sport can bring you from cheering to tears like this one.
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Postby Tucumcari » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:23 pm

Euthanized.
Rest In Peace, Doll.

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Postby BJ » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:24 pm

Tucumcari wrote:Uhhh her leg was swinging and completely broken in half. It is my opinion that this will be a fatal injury... believe what you will. I live in the real world.


I didn't see her leg. (Thankfully) Only heard the commentary from a track vet, that she "appeared to have dislocated her ankle". It sounds like a Ruffian-type injury. :cry:

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Postby LaTroienne » Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:27 pm

Pine Island has just been put down....R.I.P.