Lava Man Comeback?

[LordsTable]

From the DRF, Lava Man working for comeback

http://www.drf.com/news/article/107486.html

[DegenerationX]

I'm thinking Brett Favre comes out to ride LM in a allowance optional claimer ?

What is the deal with these Bald Men allowing these old fossils back in the game. JHC going to buy some Rogaine ASAP.

[RelaunchRMH]

My first thought was ... are you kidding me? After Lava Man has won more than $5,000,000 for his connections there can only be one reason to bring this once (and not recently) fine runner back to racing -- greed. Let's just hope he doesn't injure himself either training or racing as then greed would turn into something far more negative. He surely deserves a better ending.

UPDATE:

I just read the DRF article and it noted that all future Lava Man earnings will go to the the racehorse retirement foundation CARMA. It surely made me stop and think that maybe outright greed might not be the underlying factor in his return -- but maybe the owners just miss the spotlight? Still think the old gelding should stay retired.

UPDATE 2:

Just re-read the DRF article thanks to Scraping The Paint (see below) and it looks like it is only trainer Doug O'Neill's earnings. So I will go back to my original thoughts -- all about greed.

[ScrapingThePaint]

UPDATE:

I just read the DRF article and it noted that all future Lava Man earnings will go to the the racehorse retirement foundation CARMA. It surely made me stop and think that maybe outright greed might not be the underlying factor in his return -- but maybe the owners just miss the spotlight? Still think the old gelding should stay retired.

I thought it was only Doug O'Neill who was donating his 10% trainer's share to CARMA.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/107486.html

O'Neill said if Lava Man makes it back, all his trainer purse earnings would be donated to the racehorse retirement foundation CARMA.

Have Lava Man's owners offered to donate their percentage of the purses also?

[RelaunchRMH]

ScrapingThePaint -

You are correct (will teach me to quick-read something) as it looks like it is only trainer O'Neill's purse earnings. Seems greed might well be what's rearing it's ugly head when it comes to Lava Man's owners.

[Syncopate]

Could it be that since O'Neill is donating any future earings his way of distancing himself from any public perception that he is going to profit from this experiment ?

[Kermit]

Maybe he's like John Henry - wants to race and not hang out at the mall.

[Heybrooksy]

Seems to me from what I have read this is more of a medical experiment with the stem cell stuff. Maybe the horse isn't happy away from the track. Geldings can get that way.

[Tvghrtvfan]

How could be possibly be returning?

[Crazykid]

when he was claimed for $50k, don't ya think they would have been absolutely ecstatic if they thought he could be running now for a $10k tag?