Comments on: Born to Run http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/ Not Looking Out For You Since 2006 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: On Tap » Another Horse Racing Tragedy http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-444320 On Tap » Another Horse Racing Tragedy Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-444320 [...] the days after Barbaro’s injury, I wrote that, “Barbaro’s devastating injury prompts a question: with the risks so high for man and [...] […] the days after Barbaro’s injury, I wrote that, “Barbaro’s devastating injury prompts a question: with the risks so high for man and […]

]]> By: On Tap » Race Ends for Barbaro http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-10397 On Tap » Race Ends for Barbaro Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:53:19 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-10397 [...] Last spring, shortly after the injury, I lamented Barbaro’s breakdown, and in October, I welcomed what seemed to be a miraculous recovery. [...] […] Last spring, shortly after the injury, I lamented Barbaro’s breakdown, and in October, I welcomed what seemed to be a miraculous recovery. […]

]]> By: On Tap » Derby Champ Barbaro Perserveres http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-4081 On Tap » Derby Champ Barbaro Perserveres Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:26:55 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-4081 [...] Back in the spring, I reflected shortly after Barbaro’s injury that thoroughbreds were born to run. Here’s hoping that someday he’s well enough to get out in the grass and find his stride once more. Related Posts » Born to Run» The Times Eyes Mr. Manson [...] […] Back in the spring, I reflected shortly after Barbaro’s injury that thoroughbreds were born to run. Here’s hoping that someday he’s well enough to get out in the grass and find his stride once more. Related Posts » Born to Run» The Times Eyes Mr. Manson […]

]]> By: spurringirl http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-620 spurringirl Thu, 25 May 2006 00:52:13 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-620 Nah, I'd rather wait to own enough land to have a big old thoroughbred to spoil. Not sure if we have dog races nearby, I'll have to look into that. Nah, I’d rather wait to own enough land to have a big old thoroughbred to spoil. Not sure if we have dog races nearby, I’ll have to look into that.

]]> By: Craig http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-614 Craig Wed, 24 May 2006 16:59:52 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-614 Spurs - Give yourself a treat and watch a Greyhound race. Then adopt a retired one. It's like having a little racehorse around the house that you can cuddle with. Spurs - Give yourself a treat and watch a Greyhound race. Then adopt a retired one. It’s like having a little racehorse around the house that you can cuddle with.

]]> By: spurringirl http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-594 spurringirl Tue, 23 May 2006 23:51:19 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-594 I agree with your sentiments completely. While I live in a state with a second rate track, I still get out to watch the ponies at least twice a month and this tragedy will not diminish that. Do you ever watch the quarter horses fly? Stand by the fence . . . and you can quite literally feel the power as they go by. Quite amazing! Anyway, thanks for the post. I agree with your sentiments completely. While I live in a state with a second rate track, I still get out to watch the ponies at least twice a month and this tragedy will not diminish that.

Do you ever watch the quarter horses fly? Stand by the fence . . . and you can quite literally feel the power as they go by. Quite amazing!

Anyway, thanks for the post.

]]> By: Craig http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-590 Craig Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:15 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-590 Doug - What's your beef with Beyer? He's cranky sometimes, but name me a handicapper that isn't. Doug - What’s your beef with Beyer? He’s cranky sometimes, but name me a handicapper that isn’t.

]]> By: Doug in DC http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-588 Doug in DC Tue, 23 May 2006 17:15:55 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-588 Too true. Other than your comment about Beyer, you capture the real heartache of that moment, and the real heart of horse racing. It was so difficult to watch Barbaro's injury exactly because that is what these beautiful animals do: they run, and they compete against each other, and sometimes they get hurt in the process. In a world of manufactured photo-ops and packaged 'news', this was a real moment. Too true. Other than your comment about Beyer, you capture the real heartache of that moment, and the real heart of horse racing. It was so difficult to watch Barbaro’s injury exactly because that is what these beautiful animals do: they run, and they compete against each other, and sometimes they get hurt in the process. In a world of manufactured photo-ops and packaged ‘news’, this was a real moment.

]]> By: Craig http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-586 Craig Tue, 23 May 2006 17:07:03 +0000 http://ontapblog.com/2006/05/23/born-to-run/#comment-586 That is the game in a nutshell. When I worked in the Pimlico pressbox for the '99 Preakness I overheard a conversation that distilled quite accurately and succinctly the nature of the sport and breed - In broken English, a Japanese TV correspondent for NHK asked one of the excersize riders on the backstretch, "How long have they been racing in Maryland?" Nonchalantly and truthfully he relied, "Since the second horse rode into town." That is the game in a nutshell. When I worked in the Pimlico pressbox for the ‘99 Preakness I overheard a conversation that distilled quite accurately and succinctly the nature of the sport and breed - In broken English, a Japanese TV correspondent for NHK asked one of the excersize riders on the backstretch, “How long have they been racing in Maryland?” Nonchalantly and truthfully he relied, “Since the second horse rode into town.”

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