Degenerate gamblers planning to bet their money on Kentucky Derby favorite I Want Revenge will have to find a different horse to blow their life’s savings on. From ESPN:
I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby, the first morning-line favorite to scratch the day of the race.
The 3-year-old colt was scratched Saturday morning after trainer Jeff Mullins discovered a hot spot on the horse’s left front ankle.
An X-ray and ultrasound test did not find any damage, but the ankle was tender when it was flexed. With a wet track expected, Mullins and owner David Lanzman didn’t want to take any chances.
“When the word came out that running could hurt the horse, I looked at both doctors and said, ‘Then this is no debate. What are we talking about? We’ll fight another day,’ ” Lanzman said.
I’m sure the Kentucky Derby people are relieved to have the potentially-damaged horse out of the race, since the last thing they needed was a repeat of the Eight Belles debacle. Horses falling broken and in agony on the track and having to be euthanized does nothing for building the fanbase. Plus it bothers all those horrible rich hags in their stupid hats with their mint juleps. God I hate them.
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