What the.....

[Iraklis]

Hell happened with Princess Tiffany in last nights race? guys that was too bad to be believed, she had the race at her mercy and then......we're goin backwards, faster than forwards huh 

 

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[Ohokaman]

Thought Bettors Heart was huge..had to do all the work only to get nutted by a horse who got the rails run after doing nothing.

Peter will be spitting chips.....

[lamour]

Nice to see someone else get the thick end of the stake.   If hot favs always won the sport wouldn’t exist.  It gives hope to those investing in horses. 

[Iraklis]

Much, much apologies Princess, poor girl fibrillated in the run home, what a buggah, hope she's ok.....

 

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[Flawed Genius]

Even race cars can only be driven on the "red line" for so long before they blow up. And horses in general, but especially fillies are not cars.

 

[micktap]

Banning nebulizers and injections close to raceday seems to have evened up the playing field a little.

[Iraklis]

Oh knock it off Mick! I bloody knew some Einstein would come up with that rubbish sooner or later, no need for it.....Flawed, it seems that the boys are prone to fibrillation as well, couple of em did just that 2/3weeks ago.....

 

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[Flawed Genius]

My point being that you can only "red line" a horse for so long before something has to give. It just so happens that fillies tend to hit that wall earlier than colts and gelding do. But they all have a breaking point!

[Iraklis]

Flawed, I think we all know that the horses aint machines mate, yur preachin to the converted already.....The princess has only just come back in to racin, she has had some time out, my point being that it aint out of the ordinary, others do it too!

 

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[Mikie]

3 hours ago, Flawed Genius said:

My point being that you can only "red line" a horse for so long before something has to give. It just so happens that fillies tend to hit that wall earlier than colts and gelding do. But they all have a breaking point!

You seem to think there is a correlation between “red lining” (your words) a horse and a heart fibrillation

i think that you have no idea whatsoever

in my experience a heart fibrillation is completely random, and the frequency doesn’t distinguish between a top fully racing top opposition and a maiden in a 7 horse field in the boondocks

it is also not such a big deal in most cases. I’ve had one that fibrillated, salined her the next day and again after her trip home and 14 days later she won a double with the second win being an outstanding staying effort

Most old timers will tell you to saline a horse after a heart fibrillation,  worked for me

Mikie

[Iraklis]

Word Mikie  I asked my vet and he said the same, there is no one cause, but that dehydration, low electrolytes - sweating up loses vital hydration etc can be a factor, but it can happen to any horse it aint selective, and it doesn't necessarily mean the end of a racing career either.....

Flawed, what makes you think the Princess has been 'red lined' - thrashed (as in car racing thats what the term means) just because she's a very talented filly who knows how to run and win, do you really think Mark and Nat are the type of people who would do that to their precious bloodstock, come on now......

 

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[JJ Flash]

18 hours ago, micktap said:

Banning nebulizers and injections close to raceday seems to have evened up the playing field a little.

What??

 

Greg