There was a huge accident at TCK yesterday, but it looks like most of the riders and horses escaped from what could have been a disaster. One horse had to be put down, and one of the lads was sent to hospital but seems to be okay. It reminds you how dangerous a sport horse racing is, and at NAR level, there's very little financial reward for facing that danger. Makes me mad when you see the crazy and totally unrealistic wages of baseball players and golfers. Stay safe, folks!
On a lighter note, Pop Label runs tonight, and Masterson makes his debut at Salisbury in England on the 11th. He is lined up to run in the 7f Bathwick Tyres British Stallions EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 4) at 6:00, but has yet to be confirmed as a runner as yet. If nothing else, the declaration means he'll be running very soon.
PS. May as well add in Pop's result as a PS, as there's not much one can say. For starters, he hates a wet track, and today Oi (TCK) looked like a lake. Having gone like mad to make up for the outside gate start, which seems to be assigned to me constantly, he was blocked on the run-in, and the jockey simply didn't go for a gap that did eventually appear. I'm not sure if there was much left in the tank anyway, but someone like Kota Motohashi would have definitely gone for it. Really, really disappointed...
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