Posted on 05/06/2023 6:48:53 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A Kentucky Derby of attrition took its biggest blow yet Saturday morning, when favorite Forte was scratched just 10 hours before the race.
Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday. A sixth Derby contender, Wild On Ice, was euthanized after a fatal training accident last week.
The news came after speculation swirled for two days about Forte’s status. He stumbled during a morning gallop a couple of days ago, and rumors were rampant Thursday and Friday that the Florida Derby winner might not make it to the race. After a one-mile gallop Saturday morning, trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole met with state veterinarian Nate Smith for a long and at times animated conversation. Shortly thereafter Forte, who entered the day at 7–2 odds, was scratched from the race.
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Crazy mishaps in the days leading up to Derby Day.
Have they blamed it on Russia yet?
Wild On Ice, was euthanized after a fatal training accident last week.
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Was euthanizing really necessary AFTER a FATAL accident?
“Was euthanizing really necessary AFTER a FATAL accident?”
GREAT ONE!
I missed it. I’m usually on top of those, but missed this one. Kudos.
Urinalists strike again!
Wait! Stormy Daniels is out of the derby????!
So if you placed your bets on these 5 horses that were scrapped, do you get a refund or instantly lose before the race even happens?
AOC was scratched off too
Stretched for hours on the rack?
You can move the bet to another horse.
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Fatal training accident….generally in the horse business is a severe life-threatening injury with little to no chance of repair, recovery, or survival. Not typically a Dead Right There. So to be more accurate, a mortal training injury.
Thanks.
Wild on Ice was iced permanently.
I think they took Camilla out of the race on account of the coronation-virus.
Why isn’t Trump being charged for this? /s
I smell the Democrat party. This is how Obama usually won election, by getting his competition eliminated before the vote, so to speak...
Was euthanized after a fatal training accident last week.
Why did it have to be eutanized if it was a fatal accident ?
Insurance policy! I grew up on a horse working cattle, showed cutting horses for years. Every big dollar horse has an insurance policy, when the market for them got bad, there was an epidemic of accidental deaths in direct proportion to the amount of the insurance policy. Funny how that works.
In the cutting horse world, horse prices go right along with the Texas economy.
“In the cutting horse world, horse prices go right along with the Texas economy.”
Interesting. Doesn’t the Texas economy largely depend on oil prices? So cutting horse prices are indirectly tied to the price of oil?
Ahahahahaahah! Well done!
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