Maybe the media was overly hard and critical of O'Neill leading up to the Belmont Stakes. I think all the scrutiny forced his hand to retire I'll Have Another so that he could show the world that he places a high priority on the welfare of his horses. If it was a more normal context without all the media attention, maybe he would have waited to see if IHA was able to make a full recovery, and maybe IHA would still have a racing career fo fans to enjoy.
If the injury were what the O'Neill camp says it is, you'd be 100% correct. But... such is not the case... Once a liar, always a liar... Every time Doug O'Neill flaps his lips, I hear "Burna Dette... Burna Dette... Burna Dette..." And don't forget the mystery lay-up and shock wave therapy the horse underwent last winter. A nice horse wrapped in a web of lies, this one.
I totally hated the coverage too......I remember couple of years back when they actually showed the horses in all the races, not just talking about the retirement ceremony. Just in the Derby I was watching with a friend for who it was her first Derby and I kept telling her ''wait they'll show the horses soon.....or not...wait they're in the paddock they'll show the horses....'', instead we had 2 seconds of them and 10 minutes of asking celebrities who their pick was....like..Seriously?!?!? ;-;
Thanks for posting this, since the asshat NBC network apparently couldn't be bothered to show it during their broadcast. Instead they had Bob Costas yakking on about some story on Seattle Slew/Secretariat, yadda yadda. Like we haven't already heard about those horses a gazillion times! I was watching Twin Spires TV & also recorded this clip onto my digital camera but your clip is much better quality than mine.
Totally agree! I REALLY wish ESPN would start covering horse racing again. NBC sucks in everything they do - news, sports, anything. I wrote a nasty email to NBC Sports, for all the good it will do. I also emailed Churchill Downs & a nice lady there wrote back & said she would pass my comments on to their media/marketing dept. I don't know who else to complain to, is there anything the race tracks could do to get better coverage out of NBC? What can the Jockey Club do?
A hasty and rushed decision to retire the horse so early in his career. They should have waited to see how well the horse recovered from the tendon soreness (which is very common in horses) before making a final decision. Why not leave all options open? Many horses have continued their racing careers after such injuries. I hope the horse is unretired if he makes a good recovery.
wonder if Bodemiester's owner is rethinking the decision to pull him ??,I'll have another's only competition in the first 2 races!!! Yeah 2:30 is kinda slow they got slower around the track Still Union Rags is a beauty!!!.
poor ill have a another he could have won the belmont if it had not been for the ingired part i feel bad but i dont really watch horse raceing i just herd about it on the news horse racing is bad
If the Belmont had been run in Maryland, IHA would have run and won. In drug-free New York he never stood a chance. Big Brown all over again, except that Dutrow at least had the balls to run. O'Neill is a multiple convicted drugs cheat. In Europe he would have been banned for life a long time ago.
NBC's coverage of all of the Triple Crown races was atrocious and shameful. More shameful was Bob Costas and his sanctimonious grilling of O'Neill and asking Reddam, was this a business decision? Finally, they tried to ignore him in the retirement ceremony. The press today is a shadow of its former self. It knows nothing except what everyone else says....they do no fact checking, they sensationalized every part of the Belmont. Anyone who agrees, please go to the Jockey Club and COMPLAIN!
Thanks so much for posting this! NBC showed all of 2 seconds of it. By the time I figured out what they were showing, it was gone! No respect, bad NBC!
siroptimistic Says:
16/06/2012 9:35:27 AM
Maybe the media was overly hard and critical of O'Neill leading up to the Belmont Stakes. I think all the scrutiny forced his hand to retire I'll Have Another so that he could show the world that he places a high priority on the welfare of his horses. If it was a more normal context without all the media attention, maybe he would have waited to see if IHA was able to make a full recovery, and maybe IHA would still have a racing career fo fans to enjoy.
LJBroussard Says:
15/06/2012 8:30:23 AM
If the injury were what the O'Neill camp says it is, you'd be 100% correct. But... such is not the case... Once a liar, always a liar... Every time Doug O'Neill flaps his lips, I hear "Burna Dette... Burna Dette... Burna Dette..." And don't forget the mystery lay-up and shock wave therapy the horse underwent last winter. A nice horse wrapped in a web of lies, this one.
Alecramsay1227 Says:
14/06/2012 10:50:31 AM
I totally hated the coverage too......I remember couple of years back when they actually showed the horses in all the races, not just talking about the retirement ceremony. Just in the Derby I was watching with a friend for who it was her first Derby and I kept telling her ''wait they'll show the horses soon.....or not...wait they're in the paddock they'll show the horses....'', instead we had 2 seconds of them and 10 minutes of asking celebrities who their pick was....like..Seriously?!?!? ;-;
dale12cw Says:
13/06/2012 5:56:39 AM
Great horse could he have won maybe we will never know is there a curse on any horse who wins the first to races maybe or maybe not
mdsmemories Says:
12/06/2012 9:49:20 AM
Thanks for posting this, since the asshat NBC network apparently couldn't be bothered to show it during their broadcast. Instead they had Bob Costas yakking on about some story on Seattle Slew/Secretariat, yadda yadda. Like we haven't already heard about those horses a gazillion times! I was watching Twin Spires TV & also recorded this clip onto my digital camera but your clip is much better quality than mine.
mdsmemories Says:
12/06/2012 9:45:39 AM
Totally agree! I REALLY wish ESPN would start covering horse racing again. NBC sucks in everything they do - news, sports, anything. I wrote a nasty email to NBC Sports, for all the good it will do. I also emailed Churchill Downs & a nice lady there wrote back & said she would pass my comments on to their media/marketing dept. I don't know who else to complain to, is there anything the race tracks could do to get better coverage out of NBC? What can the Jockey Club do?
siroptimistic Says:
12/06/2012 1:45:49 AM
A hasty and rushed decision to retire the horse so early in his career. They should have waited to see how well the horse recovered from the tendon soreness (which is very common in horses) before making a final decision. Why not leave all options open? Many horses have continued their racing careers after such injuries. I hope the horse is unretired if he makes a good recovery.
fullstrutn Says:
11/06/2012 11:40:02 PM
wonder if Bodemiester's owner is rethinking the decision to pull him ??,I'll have another's only competition in the first 2 races!!! Yeah 2:30 is kinda slow they got slower around the track Still Union Rags is a beauty!!!.
tombradylover1234321 Says:
11/06/2012 6:50:59 AM
poor ill have a another he could have won the belmont if it had not been for the ingired part i feel bad
but i dont really watch horse raceing i just herd about it on the news horse racing is bad
cheeriosinabowl Says:
11/06/2012 1:25:30 AM
I'll Have Another is a nice horse, his trainer not !
tigerboy1966 Says:
11/06/2012 12:34:21 AM
If the Belmont had been run in Maryland, IHA would have run and won. In drug-free New York he never stood a chance. Big Brown all over again, except that Dutrow at least had the balls to run. O'Neill is a multiple convicted drugs cheat. In Europe he would have been banned for life a long time ago.
TennGardener Says:
10/06/2012 11:22:48 PM
NBC's coverage of all of the Triple Crown races was atrocious and shameful. More shameful was Bob Costas and his sanctimonious grilling of O'Neill and asking Reddam, was this a business decision? Finally, they tried to ignore him in the retirement ceremony. The press today is a shadow of its former self. It knows nothing except what everyone else says....they do no fact checking, they sensationalized every part of the Belmont. Anyone who agrees, please go to the Jockey Club and COMPLAIN!
artist40hou Says:
10/06/2012 3:54:28 PM
Yes this race was his! He's still going down as one of the greats in my book.
Venckman Says:
10/06/2012 3:29:24 PM
I agree...I saw 2:30 and change go up, and thought he'd have a good shot at running that time with two bowed tendons and crutches.
Webuiltthepyramids Says:
10/06/2012 1:28:01 PM
I'm glad they didn't risk injury with him. Too bad, though, with the kind of time that was posted today, he totally would have won.
cw99900a Says:
10/06/2012 1:11:21 PM
its too bad he didnt run
chixellie1 Says:
10/06/2012 10:46:02 AM
Thanks so much for posting this! NBC showed all of 2 seconds of it. By the time I figured out what they were showing, it was gone! No respect, bad NBC!
nancyalis2 Says:
10/06/2012 10:04:14 AM
This is so sad, but I'm glad they didn't run him.
blackmoom Says:
10/06/2012 9:49:55 AM
Sad, yet so glad they didn't run this horse today, who knows what could have happened to him.