Thanks , something to consider.

i have no idea what is happening on Rockaway Blvd these days, i always loved the main track surface to train over. the track has always been great, it has been a very warm winter though and the inner has a little sharper turns and built for the cold weather the horses must be taking some bad steps and maybe the track maintenance crew needs to be doing something different when they harrow the track.

"So David Jacobson, who was away from racing for 25 years until 2007, saddled and won with his first steeplechase starter. Jacobson had been away from racing on a combination of a 1982 suspension from the state racing and wagering board and his own volition. A horse he trained back then, Hugable Tom, had foundered and died. Jacobson was charged with animal cruelty and suspended. Jacobson has said in published reports that it was a misunderstanding; that the horse had a bad knee and suffered a rapid onset of laminitis. He served his time, but then chose to stay away and sold real estate with his brother. His previous highlight came this spring, when he tied Linda Rice for the training title at Aqueduct's spring meet."

Read more: http://poststar.com/news/regions/sar...#ixzz1pVS6Q2Dy

You think wrongly.

you right, it was him back then. that is an awful long time to get ruled off the track and come back!

I don't believe he was ruled off for that long; he simply pursued other ventures.

Article in the Daily News this morning about the breakdowns, with a list of all, but you will have to update with today's....in the paper edition, anyways. I don't see the list on the web page.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...icle-1.1041699

I don't think the 8th was a breakdown, the horse just tripped. HRTV reporting both horses ok.

Blood horse
 

BloodHorse said the horse went down from exhaustion.

According to equibase. Shortened stride and fell heavily on the track. Trainer: Anthony Dutrow.

Not the father the trainer is the same one who that's racing now.trains.

Smartie Bobbie , vanned off in the 7th has a slab fracture.

Sorry I see that's been addressed .

So, we are going to reduce the size of the carrot in hopes that only the strong will chase after it ?

Has this been done anywhere else? And did it work?

This is what I heard as well...I still say it's a miracle both horses weren't seriously injured in that resultant collision after the exhausted horse got up...