Yet another DMR breakdown

[linrom1]

Three-year-old New Joysey Jeff was euthanized after breaking down during a workout over the turf at Del Mar on Monday morning.

The Bright Launch colt was working five furlongs when he was injured, fracturing sesamoid bones in his left front leg. He was the first horse to work on the turf on Monday morning and track officials canceled the remaining scheduled workouts on the grass.

New Joysey Jeff finished second in the Will Rogers Stakes (G3) on May 21 over the turf at Hollywood Park and finished third in the San Vicente Stakes (G2) on February 12 over the main track at Santa Anita Park. In his most recent start, he finished third in a division of the Oceanside Stakes on July 19, opening day at Del Mar.

Owned by Branch and Ellenay Racing and trained by Mark Glatt, New Joysey Jeff won one of eight starts and earned $85,546. He was bred by Ellenay Racing and is out of the Dynaformer mare Dyna Peak.

[ryesteve]

In each of his last two starts he took a sharp right turn around the 8th pole (dumping the jockey in one of them). Kinda strange behavior in a horse that shouldn't still be green. Could've been an indication that all was not right with him.

[JPinMaryland]

I've seen this horse run before but cant remember where. Is there a link for his PPs? was he always a turf horse? maybe it was the SA race...

[Ron]

Horses will always breakdown. You're going to be pretty busy posting them all. Although I think this one is significant, it could have happened anywhere. Should DMR get polyturf?

[Murph]

New Joisey Jeff queered the field in a couple of minor stakes at AQU
this past winter IIRC. The race with Oprah Whinney and Rang True is
the one I recall complaining about. As ryesteve mentioned it appeared
to me he looked strange on the track. Couldn't put my finger on it but
he looked different somehow. I didn't wager into races he ran after the
above mentioned one.

Murph

[karlskorner]

Article over on www.equidaily.com, won't wrap for me, if someone could bring it over.

[DJofSD]

Link to Washington Post article. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101260.html)

[linrom1]

Horses will always breakdown. You're going to be pretty busy posting them all. Although I think this one is significant, it could have happened anywhere. Should DMR get polyturf?

The reason why I posted this is because in my opinion this breakdown is significant. For one, this horse had a lot of potential. Secondly, I am viewing DMR’s turf with great suspicion. It’s super fast and I yet have to see a real closer win a race there. I heard a comment that its like a top of a pool table.

[DJofSD]

FWIW, from the club house it does not look any different than before.

And given that it's used only 7 or 8 weeks at the most for the entire year, I can't imagine it has any problems with the base.

Maybe there is something different that the 22nd ag district did or did not do this year to get it ready. Of coarse, it'll never be admitted to if there was something changed between the end of the fair and the start of the meeting -- all of three weeks.

[bigmack]

It's gotten to the point where locally we're referring to it as "Where the Hearst meets the Turf"

[kenwoodallpromos]

3 races- 2 "ducked out" and a breakdown- time to suspect a leg problem noticeable most when changing leads? DM Pres emailed me that at the necropsies they always scan both legs, so maybe that will tell something.
Jockey broke the collarbone- isn't there some kind of neckbrace jockeys can wear as a preventitive measure?

[46zilzal]

Jockey broke the collarbone- isn't there some kind of neckbrace jockeys can wear as a preventitive measure?
NO because it is a common mechanism of fracture called a F.O.O.H. (Fall on outstreched hand) and the force transmits upward to the clavicle which abosorbs the shock coming from the abrupt interaction with the ground.

[JustRalph]

abrupt interaction with the ground.

ground impact deceleration syndrome......... again! Join the fight to Stop

GIDS!

[Tom]

F.O.O.H?
How about L.O.A. :rolleyes:

[kenwoodallpromos]

F.O.O.H?
How about L.O.A. :rolleyes:
_____At Turfway it is called F.O.R.T.- Fall on rubber track!