Moose loose at Saratoga track

[jognlope]

We are in the boondocks... They tranquilized it, blindfolded and it took it away to the wilderness.

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/jun/15/0615_mooose/

[onefast99]

We are in the boondocks... They tranquilized it, blindfolded and it took it away to the wilderness.

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/jun/15/0615_mooose/
Maybe they are going to add a few moose races.

[joanied]

I saw that too...thanks jog...good for a laugh:D ...
Moose races...hey why:lol: not...they can run 35 mph:eek:
Good thing this was a small and young female Moose...if she'd had a calf stashed somewhere...those guys woulda been in deep s**t !!

No doubt, she'll be fine.

[BlueShoe]

Am nitpicking,but a couple of errors.First,the young cow could not have been 1 1/2 years old.Moose calves are born in the spring,April-June,not December,so make her a yearling 12-14 months old.Quite likely she had just recently been kicked out by her mother when she had a new calf.Next,she was not close to weighing 500 pounds,perhaps 350-400.When fully grown,Eastern cow moose weigh 600-800 pounds,bulls 900-1200.In spite of their ungainly looks,moose are very formidible foes,and a cow with a calf or a bull during the rut can be very aggressive toward humans.

[joanied]

Am nitpicking,but a couple of errors.First,the young cow could not have been 1 1/2 years old.Moose calves are born in the spring,April-June,not December,so make her a yearling 12-14 months old.Quite likely she had just recently been kicked out by her mother when she had a new calf.Next,she was not close to weighing 500 pounds,perhaps 350-400.When fully grown,Eastern cow moose weigh 600-800 pounds,bulls 900-1200.In spite of their ungainly looks,moose are very formidible foes,and a cow with a calf or a bull during the rut can be very aggressive toward humans.

You are correct...
actually I live in Moose country...ya do not wanna mess with 'em:eek:

[Cat Thief]

Well we have a Pamplemoose

[joanied]

Well we have a Pamplemoose

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[matthewsiv]

That was no moose!

That was my last runner at Saratoga!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Valuist]

I know we are all wanting Saratoga to start soon......apparently the natives are getting restless wanting to get in!

[Fingal]

Does the DRF or BRIS put out anything that covers Moose pps ? Or does one have to make their own figures ? It may give a new meaning to mix breed races, evidently those crazy people at the NYRA are willing to try anything to boost attendance...........:eek:

[Tom]

Are they sure it wasn't a State Bred? :rolleyes:

[magwell]

Are they sure it wasn't a State Bred? :rolleyes: It was a state bred filly... started 32 times, still a mdn but earned 87 k........ name is Karakutsie Jane [thats the rumor around the backside].....;)