Breeders’ Cup 2022

[SukiSatsuki]

Is this being streamed anywhere?

I really should invest in a streaming platform but I can't decide which one. NBC is the most nostalgic for me but I don't care for any other sport and would rather have 90% racing.

The breeders cup app

[Miss Woodford]

Tyler's Tribe bled badly.
There isn't any Lasix allowed in the BC races, and so incidents like this may happen again today.

It is to some extent the trainer's responsibility to ensure that they can get their horse properly conditioned without Lasix. All the 2yo races at most of the major tracks (but not in Iowa) now are off-lasix so the bigger trainers are used to it

[Tessablue]

My betting strategy is always "if Appleby thinks the horse is good enough to win this race, so do I"

Same... but hopefully he's wrong in the Turf tomorrow!

Why is You're My Girl 5-1 >:(

[Palace Malice]

I don't know if it's just me but if a horse can't run without lasix maybe they shouldn't run at all

[Tessablue]

I don't know if it's just me but if a horse can't run without lasix maybe they shouldn't run at all

Bleeding occurs in a huge majority of horses at some point in their career. Bleeding from the nostrils, not so much- but it really isn't as simple as putting them into separate "bleeder" and "non-bleeder" boxes. Environmental conditions and race exertion can also increase the risks of bleeding in ways that horsemen can't as easily prepare for or control.

Regardless of the politics, this unfortunate incident is part of the risk calculus the BC made when it banned Lasix from the event. It's also perhaps an argument against halfway measures- either ban everywhere it or allow it everywhere, because it isn't really fair to anyone, horses included, otherwise.

Edited to add that Tyler's Tribe set a very fast pace on an unfamiliar surface- those are very tough circumstances, and it's possible he would have bled even through Lasix. Unfortunately, one severe incident predisposes a horse to another- but hopefully he comes out of it okay and is ready for a return to dirt.

[brunanas]

Where did Love Reigns finish?

8th

[flytpthestars]

If the dirt track plays like it was playing today and life is good is in the lead he might be hard to catch especially if irad uses him as a battering ram

I think it rains tomorrow according to my app

[Tessablue]

wtf was that post parade

[Palace Malice]

wtf was that post parade

???

[CoronadosQuest]

WONDER WHEEL!!!! Wonder Gal is now the dam of a Breeders' Cup winner!

[Tessablue]

Huh, good for Wonder Wheel. Thought she needed a soft trip, but she got a great ride. Very pleased that Leave No Trace ran so well!

That ride by Joel on Chop Chop was incredible, in the most literal sense.

[Tessablue]

I really like these post-race overhead ride analyses, hope they keep that up. Now if we could actually get a glimpse all of the horses during the post parade, that would be perfect

[Miss Woodford]

I really like these post-race overhead ride analyses, hope they keep that up. Now if we could actually get a glimpse all of the horses during the post parade, that would be perfect

The coverage overall has been excellent, all focused on the races, interviewing a variety of connections, and I think they've only mentioned Flightline twice so far lol.

[Tessablue]

The coverage overall has been excellent, all focused on the races, interviewing a variety of connections, and I think they've only mentioned Flightline twice so far lol.

Agreed, and I liked how they followed up with Tyler's Tribe when they didn't have to, but shhhh, don't jinx it!

Reeling over Xigera at 3-1 from that 12 post. Pleasant Passage also bet way way down off her ML. This is not a race you want to bet a short price in!

Meanwhile, Cave Rock appears to be 1-5 or so in the doubles...

[Mylute]

Holy shit that was the most Canadian paragraph ever uttered on live television.

[Tessablue]

Meditate is gorgeous

[Palace Malice]

Meditate is gorgeous

She is! I regret not taking her in my pool

[Miss Woodford]

Did Big Ass Fans remove the "Ass" from their name? Cowards.

[Tessablue]

Did Big Ass Fans remove the "Ass" from their name? Cowards.

Everybody was proudly enunciating "Big ASS Fans" at the draw, so I think it's just a network decision

[brunanas]

Did Big Ass Fans remove the "Ass" from their name? Cowards.

Everybody was proudly enunciating "Big ASS Fans" at the draw, so I think it's just a network decision

would it be too embarassing if i said that only last year i found out that Big Ass Fans is literally about giant ceiling fans and not about someone's giant rear end?