I won quite a bit money with her when she raced at Churchill...rest in piece girl :(

One of my better memories came when she won Derby weekend 2006...RIP Joint Effort, you always tried so hard. :(

Ladies Din.....

Rest in peace.

From DRF.....


Ladies Din dies while show jumping

Ladies Din, a winner of 12 of 37 starts and $1,966,754, died earlier this summer of a suspected heart attack, his co-owner Bernie Schiappa and trainer Julio Canani said on Wednesday. The incident occurred when Ladies Din, 12, was show jumping, they said.

Ladies Din retired in 2003. He won such major races as the 1998 Del Mar Derby, 2000 Eddie Read Handicap and 2002 Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile. Owned by Schiappa and Terry Lanni, Ladies Din was one of the finest turf milers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. In his final start, Ladies Din finished sixth in the 2003 Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park.

Even though Ladies Din had not raced in several years, Schiappa had kept up on the gelding's life after his racetrack retirement.

"It's very sad and very emotional," he said. "To me, he was part of the family."

Sayyedati...... :(

Kid Grindstone.....

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Two horses die in Randwick barrier trial


Friday, 17 August 2007:

Two horses collapsed and died in a drama-charged heat at Friday's Randwick barrier trials in which three riders fell including star apprentice Josh Parr who was taken to hospital with concussion.

The Graeme Rogerson-trained Mahnala's King, who finished fourth in the 1050m trial, and Savannah De Belle from the Gai Waterhouse stable who ran last of the seven runners, both collapsed around 250 metres after the winning post in the eighth heat of the day.

Racing NSW steward Alan Reardon was trackside to see the bizarre series of events in which riders Nash Rawiller, Renee Hinricks and Parr all crashed to the turf.

"It's so strange that two horses just went down like that," Reardon said.

"It is hard to say exactly what happened, I was at ground level and so all of the advice I've got is from the riders.

"Josh's horse (Mahnala's King) just stumbled and collapsed and the young girl Renee Hinricks who was following on her horse (Lady Kashflo) shied away from Josh's horse and it went one way and Renee went another.

"She's OK and rode in the later heats.

"Then Nash said his horse was not feeling the best in the trial itself and said he was just pulling up and for some reason it just went down and when he could feel it collapsing he just jumped off and he was uninjured.

"I don't think we've got video footage of it at this stage because it happened 200 or 300 metres after the post."

Parr was taken to hospital for observation and ambulance officers later reported to Reardon that the young rider had a slight concussion.

"He'll stay at the Prince Of Wales until they clear him, he's also got a bruised chest so whether they keep him overnight is another thing," Reardon said.

The apprentice was officially ruled out of Saturday's Rosehill meeting because of the injuries sustained in the fall.

Run in peace.

Dance Smartly, a fantastic mare.

From Racing post.....

Run in peace.

Trainer Chamings pays tribute to fatally injured Take A Bow

by Lee Mottershead

PATRICK CHAMINGS on Sunday described Take A Bow as a horse who "gave everything", as he paid tribute to his stable star, who died after suffering a serious leg injury at Windsor on Saturday.

The remarkably consistent six-year-old suffered multiple fractures to his near hind leg entering the closing stages of the Group 3 Winter Hill Stakes.

His death came just three months after he'd enjoyed the finest moment of his career when landing the Brigadier Gerard Stakes, also a Group 3, under regular rider Jim Crowley.

Before Saturday, and after finishing seventh on his two-year-old debut, Take A Bow earned prize-money in all his runs and finished out of the first four only once in 24 starts.

Twice placed in the Cambridgeshire, he raced on Saturday, as throughout his career, for 90-year-old owner Anne Wright, who was able to say a final goodbye to Take A Bow after the Windsor vets had delayed euthanising him until she'd seen him for a final time.

Describing Take A Bow as "astonishing", Chamings said: "He was a tough and resolute horse who gave everything. You come across few horses like that, and losing him leaves a huge hole in the yard.

"He had been better than ever this year, and his victory in the Brigadier Gerard was the highlight of his career. It's awful to lose him but we have the consolation of still having other members of his family."

Crowley said: "He was a top horse who was improving. He always gave 100 per cent and I'll certainly miss riding him."

Take A Bow won five of his 26 races, finishing second seven times, third six times and fourth on a further five occasions. He earned £164,176 in win and place prize-money, and received a Racing Post Rating of 115 for his Group 3success.

Will you kindly stop beating a dead horse?






Oh.

That wasn't very nice.

I didn't mean it,BrownSugar.

I was once at the track and the horse i played... I won't disrespect him and mention his name... won the race.

The connections were estatic. A small group but with so much life and energy you'd think there were 30 people heading down to the winner's circle and not just the eight or so.

This was a moment that meant everything and they were such a joy to watch. This was obviously one of the great moments of each of their lives.

The thing is, I turned to look the other way. One by one the horses came back but the horse with the number 4 saddle cloth? Something went wrong.

The jockey jumped off and lowered himself, others came to the horse and i could see his leg....

I looked to the winner's circle again and the group was still joyful..... they hadn't seen yet.

Not yet.

It was one of those moments of such profound sorrw... seeing the jockey walk toward them, looking devastated and carrying that yellow saddle cloth and watching them turn around one by one, the ambulance, the anguish, the silence, the shock.....

He didn't make it.

The moment they'll never forget is a moment I'll never forget.

I know you didn't mean it but i can't read your post and not answer it in my own way.

I am such a yutz.




That was very well said.

I just wish it wasn't number 4.

You do fine work here,KittyKatty......I would give you 10 pies any day.

Saw this race yesterday and it was very upsetting. It had been thought that it was only a tendon injury, but unfortunately not :(

Really liked this horse, seen him several times and he was a real gentleman.

I'm going to miss seeing him around.

Indian Flare..... today after the Ballerina.

Rest in peace, good girl.

Diamond Lover..... rest in peace.
http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/nz/?id=30831

Two in one race.....

Goodnight Swing with Astair and Kato's Dancer.

They died trying. Rest in peace.

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...082607USA1.pdf

Cards Speak, today at Bay Meadows.

Run in peace.

Asaad Makmang who was known as Agong..... an exercise rider at Kranji for some of the top Singapore trainers / horses. He was known for having a special touch with the badly behaved horses.

He was riding Maxim Gun this morning and fell off, and was found unconscious and not breathing. He died on the way to the hospital and leaves behind two small children.

Cantrel, in R1 at Presque Isle Downs today, and Silver State.

DRF...


Horse dies from training injuries

Silver State, a 3-year-old maiden who was training for his first start since his debut in June 2006, became the third horse to be euthanized this summer as a result of injuries sustained while training on Del Mar's new Polytrack surface, the track announced.

Silver State suffered a knee injury in a workout on Aug. 6, when he drilled a half-mile in 49 seconds. He subsequently underwent surgery, but suffered complications and was euthanized on Tuesday, according to publicist Dan Smith.

No horses have died as a result of injuries in races this summer on Polytrack. Four horses have been euthanized from injuries on Del Mar's turf course - three in races, one in a workout - bringing to seven the number of horses who have been euthanized this summer, well below the rate of last summer, when 18 were euthanized as a result of injuries suffered during racing or training.

Rest in peace.

Swedish Radar, yesterday at Del Mar.

Run in peace.

Waitingonasunnyday, at Del Mar.

Goodnight, good girl.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/waitingonasunnyday

Banker's Jet..... rest in peace.

http://www.trfinc.org/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRF Loses a Friend: Banker’s Jet Euthanized at Age 25


By Ray Roy

Editor's Note: Banker's Jet, the winner of the 1987 A Phenomenon Stakes at Saratoga and 27 other races, was rescued by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation after being discovered near death on the grounds of a riding stable in upstate New York. His will to live and his subsequent recovery touched thousands. He spent his final years being pampered on the Connecticut farm of TRF Treasurer Ray Roy.

Jet was an unusual horse. His story has been told over and over in newspapers and magazines–even with fictional twists, in the television movie "Big Spender." Jet's legs were destroyed by racing; but his spirit and natural nobility kept him going long after his racing career ended at the Meadowlands in 1981.

As poster boy for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Banker's Jet more than paid his way–inspiring hundreds of people to send in donations.

Finally, Jet's legs, crippled with arthritis, could not support him. After years of doing double duty because the right front couldn't, the left front gave out. Banker's Jet was put to sleep on July 23, 2007.

Just a month earlier, a woman from Bristol, CT and her father had visited my farm; they took many photos of Jet. Subsequently, the woman mailed a few to me, and I sent two on to Monique Koehler. I believe that Monique will attest to the fine flesh and look Jet carried into his very last days. The visitor was a friend of photographer Barbara Livingston; she said she was encouraging Barbara to travel to Connecticut to photograph Banker's Jet. He would have been a worthy subject for her art.

Banker's Jet was my buddy for 14 years. He taught me much about horses and horse racing. Jet was always the suspicious one; humans were not to be trusted. It took several years and some bumps and bruises, but I finally became Jet's one trusted human friend. He, of course, was not able to comprehend how much that meant to me.

I will be forever grateful to Ron Gibson, Jim Tremper, Robert Roth, Chino and the others who were involved at Wallkill with the rescue and rehabilitation of Banker's Jet. Thanks also to Monique, who permitted me to move Jet and his first girlfriend, Fashion Note, to my farm at a time when the concept of adoption was brand new for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. In a way, Jet was a TRF pioneer.



The TRF is a registered 501 © 3 non-profit organization which relies entirely on charitable donations to fund its various rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and retirement programs. All contributions are tax deductible. For more information, contact the TRF at (732) 957-0182 or info@trfinc.org