FB's Ontario Western Fair Dec '19 incident still resonates when u hear about this alleged current violent headlinemaker.
Back then, slugging the crap out of his horse SUNNY BILLION with the headpole after it placed 5th in a race that night. To make it more evil, at his failed appeal there, witness testimony inc.the horse was beaten while still in crossties and with 'kant see back' on so it couldn't even see where next strike might come from. Another trainer said they feared that he'd gain revenge by 'claiming their horse'. Sunny Billion lived to tell the painful story then.
The Ontario suspension followed, then more ridicule,
before then, eventually down to NY state where he behaved for awhile with skill, before 'anger management' was inc. in a NY suspension.
Since then, following his return,
his drives and trains have had reasonably ok Monti results and usually at a price over last year there, BUT this time, his antics allegedly have gotten the best of him.
And the early and unproven 'cruel indications' point towards
Herman's FINISH LINE finished.
This one had to be put down.
So yes, it only seems right, Tioga judges should NOT let FB sit behind any tonight until things cleared up.
(as Churchill tried to salvage Derby week by barring Baffert and Saffie Joseph from racing trying to avoid any further corporate 'stain')
