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46zilzal
07-25-2007, 01:04 PM
Massoud falls in mid stretch on the lead in the opener at Saratoga...Ugly as he went under the rail...

Rider up and horse ran off. Hopefully both are okay.
blind squirrel
07-25-2007, 01:06 PM
oh man,what a way to start the meet....JOHNNY V goes down.
46zilzal
07-25-2007, 01:08 PM
Damn race bothered me so much I forgot I had the place horse to win/place. Massoud looked to be a winner just took a bad step. Ran off favoring the front right leg however.
46zilzal
07-25-2007, 01:21 PM
My guess is blown sesamoids.
jognlope
07-25-2007, 01:35 PM
i saw it too daggumit. Tom's voice was rangled. Don't blame him, opening day opening race. Hope Massoud and other horse are okay.
Tom
07-25-2007, 01:55 PM
I hope so too - hate to see spills. You never get used them.
Bad way to open the meet.
46zilzal
07-25-2007, 02:22 PM
Official chart reads: "broke down, fell" so it does not sound good.
Ron
07-25-2007, 10:35 PM
I think JV should have took the rest of his mounts off. I wonder if he'll make it tomorrow.
witchdoctor
07-25-2007, 11:04 PM
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=608994&category=&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=7/25/2007


Not good
Ron
07-25-2007, 11:04 PM
The rumour around the track was that Massoud was ok, but I understand he has been euthanized.
PaceAdvantage
07-26-2007, 02:05 AM
The rumour around the track was that Massoud was ok, but I understand he has been euthanized.

I can understand the rumour as the horse got up and appeared (at least from a distance) to trot away, but according to the track vet, the injury to the leg was quite severe....
46zilzal
07-26-2007, 02:11 AM
Paper reported a collision. I watched the tape several times in slow motion. I wager blown sesamoids. There was no contact, the entire fetlock hit the ground which is classical in that type injury upon which the horse can bear weight but they have a particular gait that tells the tale.
Si2see
07-26-2007, 02:16 AM
it was almost noticeable that something tragic was going to happen as the horse was running awkwardly the entire race... definitely not the way the spa wanted to kick off what sures to be a great meet
PaceAdvantage
07-26-2007, 02:36 AM
Bad Condylar fracture plus other assorted injuries was what I heard....
Grits
07-26-2007, 06:32 AM
it was almost noticeable that something tragic was going to happen as the horse was running awkwardly the entire race... definitely not the way the spa wanted to kick off what sures to be a great meet

Not meaning to inflame here, but part of me believes, no doubt. If this horse were running in an awkward fashion due to anything amiss, this jockey would have pulled him up ....LONG before mid stretch where he broke down.
ryesteve
07-26-2007, 10:27 AM
If this had been a dirt race, imagine the ensuing "NYRA should install polytrack" debate it would've triggered.
PaceAdvantage
07-26-2007, 10:45 AM
The way some of the dirt races were running Wednesday, I thought they already had installed Polytrack and just weren't telling anyone...
KingChas
07-26-2007, 11:19 AM
If this had been a dirt race, imagine the ensuing "NYRA should install polytrack" debate it would've triggered.

Probably will blame it on the dirt track workouts taking their toll. :bang: