06-09-2012, 09:31 AM
(06-08-2012, 09:19 PM)Donovan Wrote: I'll play devil's advocate here: the owner, O'Niell, is under tremendous scrutiny for "milkshaking", various cheating tactics and unscrupulous behavior. He's facing sanctions in California after July 1 and has been slapped something like fourteen times in other states for essentially cutting corners and cheating. They even changed the freaking boarding rules for tomorrow's race BECAUSE OF HIM to prevent anyone from having the opportunity to cheat.
And now his horse mysteriously pulls up lame and can't compete.
I'm not saying it's a fake injury, but it IS a convenient one. IF there were shady doings with I'll Have Another that gave him the edge, and the current arrangement prevented those sneaky doings for tomorrow, which horse would you rather own: one that won two races clouded by accusations and was annihilated in the third? Or a near-triple-crown winner who had a great chance before being sidelined by a tragic and untimely injury?
S'all I'm saying.
Truth is, he's a bleeder. I bet he spotted when they scoped him after the Preakness.
Cant use Lasix in NY. I sold a product for VitaFlex called "Nutraguard" back in the day, that was the one nutritional non test formula that actually worked.
If he's a cheater like you say (and I don't know O'Neill at all) that's why the horse suddenly pulled up lame. Easy to get a vet to sign off on that shit too.