[War Admiral]

I would *think* HRTV would have boots on the ground there, no?

[Glimmerglass]

I would *think* HRTV would have boots on the ground there, no?

While you'd think in 2013 a stringer could be pressed into duty to attend, shoot video and stream that back to the studio in LA (they, like TVG, are West Coast production based) but very doubtful.

I'm sure Alicia Wincze Hughes, who is the turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader, will be there.

[Anne FS]

Maybe this will help bring the Jockey Club closer to allowing ET, if only for megastars like Rachel A., and only by special dispensation from the Pope, I mean the JC.

[Anne FS]

She has passed on her genetic material at the very least.

Including her breeding problems, most likely:

"Nevertheless, Rachel's dam, Lotta Kim, also had issues with foaling.

"Lotta Kim has only produced two other foals besides Rachel Alexandra, according to Jockey Club reports. An Empire Maker colt born in 2007 was euthanized in 2009 due to wobbler's syndrome and Samantha Nicole, a 2-year-old full sister to Rachel, was purchased by Stonestreet at the Keeneland November sale for $700,000."

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/02/14/2...#storylink=cpy

[War Admiral]

Dr. Barr: Rachel having IV fluids, antibiotics, anti-inflam, flushing of abdominal cavity

Dr. Woodie: exploratory surgery to find source of bacterial infection in abdomen. Recovered well doing "as best as we can expect"

[Laurierace]

Woodie: Her recovery from anesthesia was uncomplicated, doing the best we could expect with recovery.

[War Admiral]

Dr. Barr: too early to predict full recovery or ability to foal in future for Rachel A

[Laurierace]

Barr: Too early to make prognosis, prediction on future as a broodmare. Taking it one day at a time.

[War Admiral]

Dr. Woodie: impossible to say whether size of this filly affected Rachel's complications

[War Admiral]

Banke: filly looks great, running around, adjusting to nurse mare. Probably turned out tomorrow. Adjustment going well.

[Davignport]

Prayers for a full recovery. Future breeding is not important at this time. We all just want Rachel to be ok..

[Laurierace]

But where is the nurse mare's foal? I would definitely chip in to make sure he/she was in good hands.

[War Admiral]

Banke: Rachel looks brighter today, so that makes me happy. It's a day-by-day, hour-by-hour thing, so it's very serious.

[War Admiral]

Banke: We ask people to send good thoughts and prayers to Rachel and hope for the best.

[War Admiral]

Guess that must be all from the press conference.

[foundationmare]

Thank you War Admiral. More jingles for Rachel and the two foals.

[Mara]

But where is the nurse mare's foal? I would definitely chip in to make sure he/she was in good hands.

Stonestreet's a class operation - surely they'll make sure the nurse mare's baby is cared for.

[War Admiral]

Thank you War Admiral. More jingles for Rachel and the two foals.

Thanks to Laurierace too - did not realize she was also tweeting it until just now!

[vineyridge]

Vet question based on the Blood Horse story here:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...paign=20130214

It sounds as if she's got a serious abdominal infection. I can understand why that would be if she's torn something, but how would a "mere" bruised small colon infect the abdomen?

Second question: Who is Barbara Banke? How is she connected to Jess Jackson?

[RainyDayRide]

It sounds as if the damaged section had become necrotic..

The surgery was to determine the cause of excess fluid in her abdominal cavity, denoting an infection.

Surgery identified that the cause of the infection was a section of the small colon that had lost its blood supply due to an injury during foaling causing bacteria to be released into the abdomen.

Read more on BloodHorse.com: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz2KuWhdmqX