Quote Originally Posted by starkmarty View Post
Well vvv others with a better memory than might recall the late stratching of the favourite, Jack Morris I think, for the Miracle Mile many years ago. I was there and prior to the race Vince Sylvestro put on one of his shows ( and a mighty show it was too, just at the wrong venue ).
Jack was a late scratching at the barrier when blood was detected from one nostril. His trainer claimed he had reacted violently to the bangers and hit his head.
Horses rarely bled in the prelim and Jack went on to win other races so Sean Harney was probably right.
Nevertheless, my solution is easy as I outlined previously; a drive around for a bit.
[VVV] Geeze, there's a blast from the past.
I don't know how the Hell it was that Sean managed to avoid scoring a Bute positive with that horse. He used to get a tub of it out & scoop a couple of fingers into it and jam a big blob or two of it into the horse's mouth. Other days, other ways I guess. Harney reminded me a fair bit of Vin Knight. He was different but struck me as a real character.