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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (113332)	5/5/2008 6:49:37 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Yeah, I heard this morning they were all over Saez's case. Young jockey, not too well known, and rides at a minor track. He is passing every horse but one at the end of the most important race of his career, and he's supposed to pull him up? That horse had better be in big trouble, or the jockey will never work again. I think PETA has some grounds, though they may not know what they are. First, the track was very fast, which means it was hard packed. I see no reason to run hardpacked dirt when the horses are so much safer on softpack or poly. The reason is to set fast times and favor speed horses, but safety of horses and jockeys comes first, IMHO. We have an extremely slow dirt track here at Sam Houston. The Fairgrounds in Louisiana is also slow. Horses get hurt in both venues, but at a much lower rate. And why not run more turf races? Europe seems to do o.k. with them. Second, there is no need to whip the horses. Yes, I know it is often a signal for a lead change, but there is more than one way to skin that cat. I think they will need rain to beat a healthy Big Brown. And I'm not saying he can't run on mud. He just never has, yet, so we don't know.

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (113332)	5/8/2008 2:03:26 AM
From: Madharry	Respond to of 132070

I havent either. Ive never heard of a jockey being blamed before for something like this either. Hard to imagine what he could have done differently. Its not like he was going to push the filly after realizing something might be wrong with her. Falling off a horse breaking down during a race is not high on the list of safe activities. I dont think a whip matters one way or another, however it does help a horse maintain a straighter course if it bears in or out. and some horses might drive the jockeys legs into the rail.