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Originally Posted by prickly00
Masochistic dq. So Ellis would have known horse was over and they ran regardless?
That's a fact jack! Would not of thought much to it until i read in Bloodhorse where he is to have said that "He hopes the stewards consider his clean record and pre race efforts when considering a penalty"
After i read that i am of the opinion he based his whole decision to run the horse on that reputation to fall back on as proof of his integrity and honorable intentions i mean he even told them prior and everything. He knew the horse was post race dirty 3 days out and ran for reasons i described imo. Horrible decision! Never heard anything but good things about him as a trainer and i do not see this as really an angle shoot as much as i do a selfish decision.
Believe they are considering no play in the reindeer games in 17 for him and heavy handed maybe by some but i think it is appropiate. No soup for you come back 1 year