Big Brown Has 'Slight' Quarter Crack

http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45398.htm ^ | May 25, 2008 | Steve Haskin

[gate2wire]

Never a good thing.

[gate2wire]

ping

[kingattax]

[bannie]

He flies.

[gate2wire]

“He flies.”

He’d better be able to fly now.

No Triple Crown this year.

[wtc911]

Duct tape.

[Mariebl]

The most depressing part of it is that he’ll probably heal just enough to run in the Belmont, win, and then be promptly retired, to pass on cracking hoofs to all his offspring.

[bannie]

Bet his stud fee will be HUGE!!!!!!!!

[gate2wire]

I will enthusiastically bet against him now.
Really quite a shame. He is special.
His sire only ran 7 times. Wonder if he had the same issue.

[gate2wire]

“His sire only ran 7 times.”

Oops, make that eight times.

[firewalk]

to pass on cracking hoofs to all his offspring.

Is there also a genetic predispostion to this?
I've seen it caused by various other things.

[gate2wire]

“Quarter cracks are caused by a variety of factors, including genetic predisposition, time of year, improperly trimmed feet, and traumatic injury.”

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/horse-health/1996/July/27/Healing-quarter-cracks.aspx

[firewalk]

Thank you
that was quick
(:

Yes, I've seen it caused by the other things.
I never looked into the genetic side of it though.
A reading I will go...

[gate2wire]

You’re welcome.
Pretty good article.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I’m tellin’ you guys, Big Brown is going to come up short just like Funnycide, Sunday Silence, and Smarty Jones did.

[RDTF]

what a beautiful animal. I really wish him well!

[brytlea]

As a dog breeder I assume that most things have some genetic component, either directly, or as a predisposition. Not sure about a cracked hoof, but it would be hard to imagine that this horse did not get the best possible hoof care. I wonder if it might not have something to do with weight, the makeup of the hoof, the and something about the way he runs putting more pressure on the hoof. But I’m just yaking, since I’m not any sort of experts on horse anatomy. Wish my father in law as still around, he raised, raised and conditioned thoroughbreds and quarterhorses for racing. I’d love to be able to get his take on all of this.

susie

[SomeCallMeTim]

And War Emblem.... he stumbled at the start of the Belmont... almost fell down... What a shame.

Is this really serious enough to keep Big Brown from running well? There’s no other horse this year that can hang with him.. none.

[Pharmboy]

Wow...you really think he won’t triple? Maybe it will make the odds 2-5 rather than 1-5, but on the hoof, how much can it matter?

[Vision]

Sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for a triple crown.