We humans are a stupid breed

[Buck Swope]

Everyday little old ladies get raped and murdered, young kids die of cancer, 40 year old guys have sudden heart attacks at the office trying to provide for their family

Yet the entire world (US) has stopped for this animal Barbaro. Let me break it to you, if Barbaro was not a Grade 1 winner he would have already been put down. Horses everyday in the prime of their life get loaded onto the van by their owner and sold to the meatman - solely because they are not fast enough.

So everyone get a grip - it's a goddamn racehorse. If we did not enjoy wagering on them, the breed would exist in limited quantities in zoos.

Even if he survives this surgery, he will have no mobility for 6 months. This is an animal whose natural God-driven instinct is to run as fast as he can and his body will be hung from the ceiling so he cannot re-injure himself. And is all of these surgeries and all of these people watching him some kind of grand humanitarian effort, heeelllll NO! It is strictly a business decision. The racing manager knows exactly how much they can risk in trying to save him before he gets sold to the meatman too. Heck with all of this attention he will probably get 100k a pop if he is able to impregnate a mare.

Maybe we should hold a nationwide candlelight vigil at our local racetracks tonight.

Fukkin idiots.

[(sportman)]

Are you done with the rant....???

Good...BET

[The Actuary]

SPorts provide an escape from mundane existence.
This country could not possibly have been built without the horse.
There is some degree of a wild wild west mentality in the fabric of the country-
it is not surprising to me in the slightest the outpouring of sympathy these animals receive when they break down and I obviously do not think it is idiotic, I think it is what you would expect.

Local news just finished-8 people shot in the city last night-do I feel badly for them of course-but I feel just as badly for myself having to live with this shit-

now pretend i know nothing abt racing-

hell yea I am going to be upset when my escape from the shootings all of sudden snaps a leg.


I am happy the horses capture the collective imagination of the world it enables me some entertainment and hopefully extra funds.

[Loman]

Even if it was some nag that broke down, it would bother me.

[The Actuary]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>We humans are a stupid breed</end quote></div>


Some more than others-

winning beyer yesterday=117-if I flare my nostrils enough I can almost make out the smell of newly minted bills.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

It bothers me too Loman, and I have actually been to a place where they trade the flesh by the pound-quite a few out in the Amish country,

the instant up and down yesterday was like nothing on earth-I was against him pretty good, was ecstatic when I heard he was being pulled up and was very disturbed when the full magnitude of the situation was made known.

[Buck Swope]

If you guys want to see a real horseracing tragedy, then check this link out:

GRAPHIC WARNING: One man died & two had to get flown out to ER

But don't worry the horses were ok.

[cookson1]

WE HUMANS SUR ARE STUPID --- LOL CRAP

[dinque]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Buck Swope

If you guys want to see a real horseracing tragedy, then check this link out:



GRAPHIC WARNING: One man died & two had to get flown out to ER



But don't worry the horses were ok.</end quote></div>

barbaro was a hero created by humans buck.nobody writes about me or puts me on television so less people will care about me.also,unlike so many people who are heroes he is not evil,uncaring, greedy or selfish.he was created by humans to entertain us and was a superstar entertainer.i do not care that the next hamburger i eat was a cow because no human made me care about the cow.barbaro is different,as was ruffian and go for wand.do not think i didn't get sick whan belote passed away but i was a little sicker when billy haughton died because he was a more important figure to me.i never want to see any horse break down but if you cannot see why barbaro is special or why we care you are clearly missing alot.he touches more lives and brings more joy then anyone of us ever will.
when stu unger passed away i had mixed feelings.i was sad he left behind family and friends but i knew he was a selfish person who can no longer spit at dealers or rob anyone he could and put it up his nose.

[guitarzan]

You're so right. If this was a mare or gelding he would already be glue. If he would have lost the Preakness they would have retired and studded him out anyway. His racing days would have been over regardless.

[The Actuary]

He is a KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER-there is hardly any sports crown in US sports more regal.

regardless they lowered the Beyer to 113 yesterday so that distant smell of fresh bills just became a little bit more faint.

[all-in]

They tried to do the same thing with alydar. once he healed he kicked the barn door after smelling mares in heat and they had to put him down and that was the end of calumet

[dinque]

i think alydar was a very different and sad story.there are many questions about why he died.he was my favorite

[Buck Swope]

2 months later I am doing a total 180 and rooting for the coksucker

I like Barbaro's sticktuitiveness & hope he recovers well enough to lead a productive life of banging chicks and turning into a fat fuk (aka every gamblers dream)

[SlipperyPete]

[BettingProphets]

the media create dthis circus ..yes its a sad story but like Buck said their is waaay more serious shit going on than this horse