Press conference currently being held on TVG.
O'Neill stated that I'll Have Another had showed signs in the last two days of a slight swelling in the front right tendon. He stated it subsided this morning but after the workout, they scanned the tendon and it showed the horse is suffering from tendonitis. He could be ready to run again in 3 to 6 months but the owners have decided to retire him and put him out to stud.
O'Neill stated that I'll Have Another had showed signs in the last two days of a slight swelling in the front right tendon. He stated it subsided this morning but after the workout, they scanned the tendon and it showed the horse is suffering from tendonitis. He could be ready to run again in 3 to 6 months but the owners have decided to retire him and put him out to stud.
I disagree about being closer to 5/2. He ran done Bodemiester in a very fast a impressive race. 3rd place horse in the Preakness "Creative Cause" was beaten close to 10 lenghts.
Before the Preakness everybody was touting Bode to get an easier pace, plus shorter distance, shorter stretch, plus Baffert expected Bodemiester to improve off Kentucky Derby. Guess what all of the above happened and I'll have Another still ran down a very fast Bodemiester.
Kentucky Derby and Preakness wins were very impressive. 5/2 odds would be a crazy overlay.
Besides the fact the Trainer of I'll have another Drug O'neil, um I mean Doug O'neil
is looking at 60 Days from Cali.
He has a lot of horses that have broken down. Not talking about horses that did Bad to begin with, I'm talking about Horses that did well, Won races....
This is a Sign of Drug use.
There are some that think when they hear that a Trainer is a "Juicer" they only give drugs that will take a Horse to the next level.
But what Most people Don't understand is, it will Mask an Injury as well.
Meaning a horse could have a small injury, be slightly lame. But the Drug just like a person taking a Pain Pill, you won't Feel anything.
At the same time the injury is getting worst. Because there really is no time trying to get the Horse Better. They rather race the Horse and get whatever Money they can, at the time he's still racing.......thus the Horse, in time will break down.
In most cases, they just Hope that they don't break down. Pick up those Purse Checks while they can.
Sad to say, but Horse Racing is a very Dirty Sport.
I can say this, because that is one of the reasons I got out of it.
I know plenty of Trainers, owners and Vets. I even met the owner of I'll have Another... Because he Started in the Harness business.
Rumor back then... he had friends in Canada that would supply the Drugs.
Seen talk about complaint on why he Picked Drug O'neil as his Trainer.
He had Juicer Trainers in the Harness Business as well...
So don't blame it all on the Trainers... It's the Owners that are bad too.
Just My 2 cents on the subject
Horse racing handicapper Randy Moss of NBC Spoorts looking at the other horses that could win tomorrow besides I'll Have Another:
http://www.cyinterview.com/2012/06/...s-whether-ill-have-another-wins-triple-crown/
http://www.cyinterview.com/2012/06/...s-whether-ill-have-another-wins-triple-crown/
