Barbara Guilden

@billypalmbeach @TomRyanKY @PR_ChelseaH Exactly, then they go on social media and complain that their “perfectly sound horse was scratched” and tell the owners that

@TomRyanKY @PR_ChelseaH I will not name the trainer or the horse but a horse was scratched at Saratoga on the track last year and has not been worked back since what does that tell you and this was a well-known trainer

This is how all of racing should respond to vet scratches.

@roosterbythesea @BradFree1 So every other jockey in the race received the message but Hernandez? And that is the vets fault? And you think the vets scratch your perfectly sound horses just for fun? What are your horses names?

@BradFree1 Track vets need accountability. Compromise one of the nicest fillies to race in SoCal in recent years and the betting public. Egregious. We have had Keeneland vets scratch 2 of ours at gate and were deemed perfect the next morning. Costs us at least 6 weeks with perfect horses.

Queen Maxima story clarification: Santa Anita stewards were not involved in the late directive from track officials/veterinary staff that contributed to Queen Maxima’s flat third as odds-on favorite G3 Monrovia Stakes. Details in DRF story link. drf.com/news/reason-qu…

@IsItSwift I’m with you Swift, I think this horse could move up

Looking like a million bucks

@IsItSwift Pletcher has a great vet. I’m sure he will be ready when he ships to Kentucky, but in the current climate in KY and with Repole’s mouth, there is no guarantee he makes it in the gate.

Hind leg?

@tommyhammer @KennyMcPeek What do private vets have to do with this?

@KennyMcPeek private vets are the biggest scourge on racing

I’m losing my optimism about Horseracing. State vet’s situation in Kentucky is ridiculous. The sport gives Media rights to 3rd party that won’t open up viewing. HISA failing to align rules or even licensing. Department of Labor terrorizing Trainers. Jockeys can’t use whips. I’ve devoted my entire life to the sport and I’ve watched it lose viewership annually. I’ve Invested in helping grow the sport while enduring pushback from entities more worried about their market share than growing an industry. I’ll retire June 30,2034 sell all my equipment and properties. Likely to never look back. Unless @RepoleStable can shake the tree for change, I’m doubtful. I’ll see you at the races or Not.

@knvszn @IsItSwift Yes, that’s the video I saw as well. These horses run hard and train hard to get to the Derby, so it’s not surprising they may need some work, but I didn’t like him pulling up like that. He may very well go on and win the Derby, but I’m not crazy about him.

@BGuilden97339 @IsItSwift

You saw Renegade comingn back lame?

@IsItSwift That being said, no one looks worse training than White Abarrio and he runs his eyeballs out every time

@IsItSwift I watched him jog back with the outrider and I thought he looked off. It is unusual to see one off right after the race, you usually won’t see it until they cool out a little and the adrenaline comes down a bit.

@IsItSwift Yes~off left front coming back. Was very subtle, but that’s when all his adrenaline is pumping and the outrider was holding his head

Got a Oaklawn source telling me Renegade was lame after Ark Derby.

@IsItSwift I was desperate for that 1!

This has zero chance lol

@WinStarCEO @Steve_Byk @KentuckyDerby Oh good~that will keep those “bad vets” from scratching him from the Derby

Class President will get 60 days off for bone bruising. He had all diagnostics (pet,ct, X-rays) and revealed no surgeries were needed. Good luck to everyone in the @KentuckyDerby It is a special time of year.

@DianePa41459199 @DRFLivingston @xenaroo11 The casino at Hialeah makes 45 million dollars a year without horse racing. Doesn’t sound stupid to me

@DRFLivingston @xenaroo11 This is nuts. Reopen the venue. You have to be a special kind of stupid not to see the potential

The famous, still-beautiful Flamingo Fountain, at Hialeah last month 🦩🏇🌴🌞

@IsItSwift I wasn’t crazy about the way he pulled up

I dont think Renegade will like CD surface. Similar to how Fiercness threw clunker in Derby

@RepoleStable Ugh~just when I started to respect you for all you do for the industry. This horse is lame. Your horse was lame on Derby day. Why don’t you get that? That vet may have saved your horse’s life that day. It’s not personal, they are protecting the horse.

Sorry Elliott and WinStar, and to the many hardworking trainers and owners who invest so much in this tough sport. I hear your frustration. The reality is this started almost a decade ago with the Jockey Club. In my opinion, they wanted more control and arbitrarily decided that “safety” would be measured by one metric, on-track fatalities. The Jockey Club then drafted the vision for what HISA would become. Subjective science. HISA forms, and due to the Jockey Club’s incompetence over many years, the primary measure of safety becomes fatalities. As an entrepreneur who truly loves horses, there could not be a dumber main metric. The hardest part of this industry is seeing injuries…galloping, training, racing, on the farm, in a stall. I lost the greatest horse I ever owned just exercising. That horse was Uncle Mo. At 16, he took a bad step in a field, fractured his foreleg, underwent surgery, and we still lost him. That’s the harsh reality. These horses can take one misstep, anywhere, anytime. It’s sad and pathetic. By spotlighting fatalities, the Jockey Club and HISA have done real damage to the industry and the breed. The pressure on vets and trainers is unfathomable. We must accept that due to their physiology, Thoroughbreds will always be susceptible to catastrophic injuries, race or no race. Just like human sports or driving, risk will always exist. In my opinion, despite the Jockey Club’s data through HISA, fatalities today are about the same as pre-HISA. This fear-driven control, combined with zero positive marketing, has put the sport in a tailspin. What’s even more frustrating??? The Jockey Club stewards refuse to sit down with me and a group of industry experts to actually fix this. But hey, in their defense… What brands have I built??? What do I know about marketing??? What do I know about business??? What do I know about horse racing??? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@PGiven64189 @WinStarCEO Exactly

@WinStarCEO Why the year lay off? How are we supposed to be outraged with no information. Release his vet bills and notes and be transparent.

So Nick Smith & his team scratched John Hancock this morning after looking at him for 30 min. & multiple jogs bc it was not obvious to them. He has not run in 365+ days, passed the vet test in Fla. to run two weeks ago, & passed the blood test. But here is a question. Ky average catastrophic breakdown in 2025 was 1.24/1000 starts. National average was 1.04/1000 for 17% improvement over Kentucky. If Nick Smith and his team are doing such a great job, then why is the breakdown rate higher in Kentucky when he scratches twice as many horses? 💁‍♂️

@rosenht1 @WinStarCEO So the CEO of Winstar is calling out a regualory vet on social media? Are you saying that this horse is not off right hind? Perhaps you would like to share your veterinary records for the last year Mr. Walden? I’m willing to bet, they would say a lot about his right hind.

@BGuilden97339 @WinStarCEO Is it your opinion that the colt in the video is unsound? If so please explain

@Tinky47flat @GetUpWithThe4 So right. Could have been an entrapment or something minor like popping a splint…

Ok, so even if he did experience some sort physical issue in the November, you are so certain that he was destined to bounce, that you will assume the same pattern this time around. Even though he might be perfectly sound now, will have moved forward 4 or 5 points rather than 11, and roughly equalled his previous top, rather than establishing a much faster new one.

If Further Ado ran a 1 or faster (highly likely), then he is a major bounce candidate in the derby. Look at the bounce after he freaked last year. If he had at least 2 months off to regroup, I’d be a little more confident in a pair/progression #KentuckyDerby

@EricGuillot14 @seattleracing What a flex

@seattleracing Had no choice the clowns had no clue

this is one for the ages y'all what an insane fucking take

@NickVaccarezza @Hinesite @WinStarCEO @SaffieJosephJr @RepoleStable I also agree with this~the private vets know the horses better than the state vets (although state vets make a record of what they see for each exam), but I think most trainers would rather be scratched in the morning than at the gate (ask Saffie)

@BGuilden97339 @Hinesite @WinStarCEO @SaffieJosephJr @RepoleStable If you had to look at every horse on the track a single time. You’d say 75% of them shouldn’t run. The vets who see the horses everyday should determine. State vet could still scratch one before post if lame in the parade. I’m not saying abolish state vets.