Indyann breaks down

[point given]

Very sad , she was in front and inside of Indian Blessing in midstretch at Santa Anita and broke down badly. Goodbye girl , you deserved a full life.
I'm bummed.

The race before this Garrett Gomez was in front in a turf route and the horse tried to jump the rail coming out of the turn into the stretch. the horse was said to be ok but gomez was taken to the hospital.

[jfb]

Originally Posted by point given

Goodbye girl, you deserved a full life..

I could see Russell pulling her up, but could not tell how serious it was. I take it that she did not survive.

I share your sadness for her, for Greg Gilchrist and for those who cared for her."

[BUD]

F__ she did not make it?

Unreal!

[netbet]

According to Bloodhorse, she was placed in a splint and returned to the barn for an examination. Anyone know for sure?

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by point given

The race before this Garrett Gomez was in front in a turf route and the horse tried to jump the rail coming out of the turn into the stretch. the horse was said to be ok but gomez was taken to the hospital.

I'm suspicious as to why #1 Back at You tried to jump the rail.
It looked as though something "spooked" that colt.
With today's high tech stuff, would it be possible to shine a laser beam at a horses eye and cause it to bolt like that? It was a very strange move by the horse.

[jfb]

Originally Posted by netbet

According to Bloodhorse, she was placed in a splint and returned to the barn for an examination. Anyone know for sure?

according to DRF:

"Indian Blessing and Indyanne were side by side when Indyanne broke down. Indyanne suffered a fractured sesamoid in her left foreleg, track officials said. A winner of 5 of 8 starts and $449,870, Indyanne was undergoing further evaluation by a private veterinarian late Saturday afternoon, track officials said."

Come on babe, pull through!

[joanied]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...marred-la-brea

I couldn't wait for this race....I wanted Indian Blessing to win, and win she did...but Indyanne is another favorite of everyone's...love that little filly, so I so bummed about this...I'm thinking since she went back to the barn...maybe she'll be OK? God, I hope so.

As soon as anyone finds out how she's doing, please post.
Come on Indyanne...pull through, please, please, please

[Endsweep24]

SHe fractured a sesmoid if it is a non displaced Sesmoid fracture she will be fine. But if it looks like a bomb went off it can get a little sticky.

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Following the examination, Gilchrist was optimistic.

“It looks like she’s going to be saved,” he said. “The good part is the outside sesamoid is perfect and she tore very few ligaments. Her chance for recovery is 65-35 to be just fine as a broodmare. She’ll have surgery in the next three days. This could have been a lot worse.’”

“She was running good," Baze said. "Turning for home, she switched leads and then went wrong in her left front."

[cj]

Isn't that three breakdowns in two days of racing? Maybe the CHRB should mandate they race on cotton balls now.

[Marshall Bennett]

Yeah , had it happened on a dirt track it would probably be shutdown .

[JustRalph]

I was wondering when somebody was going to bring it up.

I watched the replay of that horse jumping the rail on my DVR about ten times in slow motion. It looked to me like he turned his head and looked right up at the judges stand or the crowd right behind him......... it is very easy to see in slow motion that he saw something that spooked him..........

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

I was wondering when somebody was going to bring it up.

I watched the replay of that horse jumping the rail on my DVR about ten times in slow motion. It looked to me like he turned his head and looked right up at the judges stand or the crowd right behind him......... it is very easy to see in slow motion that he saw something that spooked him..........

I presume you are talking about # 1 Back at You?
There was a big Pick 6 today and he was on his way. To win? Maybe.

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by Greyfox

I presume you are talking about # 1 Back at You?
There was a big Pick 6 today and he was on his way. To win? Maybe.

Yep, back at you. I think he had every chance to win, he looked like he was going on to me. It would have been a good stretch run no matter what.

[Greyfox]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

Yep, back at you. I think he had every chance to win, he looked like he was going on to me. It would have been a good stretch run no matter what.

We agree!