BC3 Thoroughbreds

Let's see...  Boulder's high temperature yesterday was 40 degrees - and then the wind began.  We had gusts that ranged between 50 and 75 mph; highway 36 between Boulder and Estes Park was closed, as was Interstate 25, from Longmont to the Wyoming border.  Tractor trailers were being blown over, and anyone with a high-profile vehicle was warned not to leave their drive way.  It was the first day in eight straight that the temperature was above freezing.
   On the laminitis front:  St Nicholas Abbey is progressing well.  If his left fore continues to stay stable, then he will be able to follow plans to exercise and build up the strength in his broken right pastern, as well as being able to remove some of the strain from his left fore.  Jimmy, the half-brother of Black Caviar and purchased for $5 million as a yearling, is also showing guarded improvement.  He was bitten by a poisonous spider, and developed laminitis in both of his forefeet during a reaction to antibiotics administered for the toxin.  He is still be evaluated on a twice daily basis.
  The big news in Australian racing is that the BC3 Thoroughbreds syndicate, the group that purchased Jimmy and multiple other race horses, has not paid Inglis (the bloodstock agency that handled the sale) for the colt. Inglis Bloodstock holds a mortgage on eleven of the BC3 horses, including Jimmy.  Bill Vlahos, the spokesman for BC3 Thoroughbreds, has also been accused of mishandling  more than $190 million that belongs to an exclusive betting club.  There is supposed to be a bank account for the group, named The Edge, that should have a little over $194 million in it - the bettor's funds and winnings.  The bank says that the account does not exist.  Mr Vlahos told a court hearing on Friday that he had only learned that morning that the account did not exist - he stated that his Dubai-based business partner had been in charge of the betting monies.  Multiple entities are considering the possibility of suing Mr Vlahos.  In the meantime, Mr Vlahos was beaten at his home on Sunday night, and a car was torched in his driveway.  Vlahos was treated and released at the scene, while it took 4 fire engines to put out the blaze.
    Here in the Americas and in Europe and Asia, thoroughbred race horse owners, trainers, fans, and bettors are trying to make the game more open, transparent, and quite visibly honest.  Now we have a spoiler like Mr Vlahos and his multi-million dollar scams to disgrace the Sport of Kings, again....