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A scouring attack has cost the once brilliant Auckland cup champion Auckland reactor from competing in this year's Inter Dominion Championships starting in Christchurch this Friday (March 18).
It's sad, but it's true. Read more here.
http://www.harnesslink.com/www/Article.cgi?ID=88013
shit scared of the aussies it appears :-)
This horse is doomed to be a question under a beer bottle top "who was the Milli Vanilli of southern hemisphere racing?)
One to many excuses true or not true I dont care anymore draw the line turn the page I'm over it.
Blackie would have ground his bones to make his bread.
Probably for the best though EB. Nobody wants to see the Auckland CSI Unit spraying Luminol around the track then turning the lights out in an effort to locate AR's remains. :p
Incidentally, a scouring attack is somewhat ironic given the fact that the relentless advertising exericse surrounding the horse has given so many people the shits for such an extended period. Very Yin & Yang.
I was reading the news on his scratching from ID's and when I read his scouring attack that not only ended his hopple workout but his life as well,I was shocked. Reading on I discovered they were able to save his life which fortunately allayed my fears. A little contradictory in the report though. Whatever you may think of the horse the fact that he's alive is all that matters. AR's below par performances of late could very likely be attributed to an underlying illness.
Of course I don't wish the horse any harm Mighty Atom but it's difficult not to be very cynical about this. Cast your mind back over the timely nature of announcements on each occasion the horse was set to face stiff competition.
2008. Excuse for being scratched from Harness Jewels...mystery bad back like affliction.
2009. Excuse for QLD ID failures...hitting the under-carriage of the race bike.
2010. Excuse for US trip failures...humidity & temperature + ulcerated palate/allergies.
2011. Excuse for being scratched from the Auckland ID...scours.
Perhaps this is the end of it all? Then again, it could continue ad-infinitum, for left in the bag are a myriad of fall back positions including Alien Abduction, Lightning Strike, A shift in Earth's Polarity, Solar Flare activity (both increased or decreased), Planetary alignment or non-alignment, Malaria, Radiation from damaged Japanese Nuclear Facilities and concerns over problems in the Middle East.
As a fan of the horse there have been a lot of excuses and i jumped ship after last run but Mighty Atom you are right the horse is still alive and that's what would matter most for the owners. AR is still young enough to miss the inter go for a spell and then have another go and hopefully there will be enough time to teach him some manner's which he is lacking.
So I take it you all consider the 'vet' to be apart of this intimated subterfuge ' AR in a fight for his life etc etc etc', at the expense of his professional credibility? give me a break......
Iraklis
G'day Iraklis,
Before you continue, go back & have a look at the photos attached to that article & think about what is quite clearly shown there that is inconsistent with the illness the horse is said to suffering from. To be fair, perhaps I have you at a disadvantage. Have you ever seen a horse with Colitis X?
To healthy to be Colitis X, 85-90% die from this terrible thing.
if he has colitis x he will be dead within the week
i always thought you could smell colitis x before you could see they were sick????
I was there, I know what I saw, and smelt for that matter, I don't know about this colitisX, however I was raised around horses and still have horses of my own and I certainly know a real sick one when I see it!! and to intimate that the 'Vet' would somehow collude with the stable to mislead; putting his own personal integrity and professionalism at stake is ludicrous!..........and I ask 'all for what exactly?' ah oh yeah because 'he's so terrified of the aussies?' ah, 'because he has a pea heart' ah 'because he's so scared to have his bones ground to dust by Blackie' oh and my personal favorite ' the hyperbaric chamber wasn't free for his use' give me a bloody break! do you really honestly want anyone to believe, there is some great conspiracy (of which the Vet is supposedly now apart of) to keep AR off the track, for whatever piddly reasons 'you think'; COME ON NOW! do you really think the people who own/train/manage whatever, AR are really not wanting him to race??? (the sort of money they're outlayin) comhere, comhere, (whispering now) when you buy into or own outright a racehorse, you do so for one reason 'YOU WANT TO SEE EM RACE' (chump slap to the back of the head) that's why you get a racehorse in the first place (of course we like them to win, and you bust out the gin when they don't, actually either way it's a pretty good night, sorry I digress) but a high profile horse like AR no matter what he does or what happens to him, he gets crap! when he wins fresh up and in a time (I would've loved any of mine to try and come anywhere near, without being touched), its a beat up! when 'he is in a fight for his life' it's a conspiracy to keep him from racing in the most prestigious race series ever, and right out his front door! THINK ABOUT IT!...........AUCKLAND REACTOR by the way knows nothing of the bullfert posted in here, hes a HORSE!
Cheers Iraklis
PS. Mark P mate, get him well and get the boy back to the track (actually, I'll have him! I'll have him! I'll have him!) :D sorry, still remember that race in Cambridge
Hello Hello,
All I can say is that I find a lot of what has happened with Auckland Reactor very disappointing! I think that he is an amzing athlete and has tons of natural ability. Had he been available in Australia I would have booked a mare to him for sure !
It is unfortunate that the horse was burdened with all of the Hype ! People start to get tired of hearing about it, and instead of being positive, people become very negative because you do start to get sick of it.
With any potential stallion it is never going to be said that he simply was not good enough when beaten, and so not just with Auckland Reactor but many other stallions excuses are always offered.
Lets hope Auckland Reactor recovers and returns to the racetrack and shows his true class again. People criticize him for not showing fight when challenged for the lead - Fair Point. Each horse generally has its own unique racing style however, some are best leading, others like to sit sprint, some like to be left alone to motorhome from the tail of the field.
You have got to applaud the owners for racing him as an older horse. How many times with US stallions such as the superhorse Somebeachsomewhere do you hear of people unhappy because they are retired at 3 and fans never get to see them race as older horses. I guess with Auckland Reactor, in hindsight this may have been a good option, as racing on as an older horse has taken some of the shine off and possibly damaged his stallion career !