Nightgames wrote:
Nola, no the gelding is NOT in race condition. The gelding is skinny. Racehorses are kept fit. HUGE difference, but accepting the weight on this guy is what contributes to misconceptions about racing. Sorry for the hijack, but its a big pet peeve of mine when people assume skinny horses are how racehorses are kept. Can an anorexic run a mile race? No. Because they aren't fit enough. They don't have the proper nutrition. Same with horses, you can't run a skinny horse and expect a win. Threeforre a horse in that condition is NOT the norm.

I agree, and want to add, if the horse is 'body sore' it could be that he had just ran a race this week, in THAT condition. This is the one who just raced a few days ago, right?

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