Shattered Dreams, 3 years old, on Sunday.

Sure Speed, today at Santa Anita.

She was 3.

Secretariat
 

Today is the 18th anniversary of his death.

RIP

Appealing Mystery, (race 1 at Belmont today)...

Run in peace.

Bregawn, winner of the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup...

Dream of Angels and Gold Train, today at keeneland.....

Rest in peace.

Irish Ace, 3 years old, after finishing 4th today at Belmont.

Run in peace.

Farewell to a legend.....

Goodnight, John Henry.

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17245

Halmahera put down after a second attack of colic

by Graham Green
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KEVIN RYAN paid tribute to Halmahera on Tuesday after his three-time Portland Handicap winner had to be put down after suffering a second attack of colic.

The death has saddened the Ryan family, who kept the 12-year-old as a pet since his retirement from racing two seasons ago, and in particular the trainer's daughter, Amy, 18, who has been showjumping him.

Halmahera won nine of his 101 races, and was placedon another 20 occasions, but will be best remembered for his hat-trick of triumphs in the Doncaster cavalry charge between 2002-2004 when carrying the colours of John Duddy and Gillian Quinn, wife of ex-footballer Niall Quinn, now the Sunderland chairman.

Halmahera's successes also included two victories at Ascot, including the 1997 Cornwallis Stakes when trained by Ian Balding, and a Listed event at Newcastle. He earned more than £300,000 in prize-money.
Ryan said: “I bought him as a six-year-old at the Horses In Training Sale, out of Mr Balding's, and there was something about Doncaster that made him a stone better horse there. Winning three Portlands in a row was a great feat, and he was just a wonderful horse to train, so uncomplicated.

“My daughter has been looking after him since he retired, and she has been taking him showjumping, and he has had a great life really. It is sad it had to end this way. He got colic and we thought he was coming through it okay, but then he got a second attack of it and he was very uncomfortable, and on veterinary advice the most humane thing was to put him to sleep.” - Racing Post

Rest in peace.

Mariotto, a 3yo Godolphin boy.

Fly with the angels.

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Slew O' Gold...

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17401

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Silver Buck.....

http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=41371

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The cruelty of man.

Jump in peace, Cieszymir


Sixteen takes Velka honours


Ferdy Murphy's Ivoire de Beaulieu finished a gallant fourth under Keith Mercer behind local hope Sixteen in the Velka Pardubicka in the Czech Republic.

In an eventful race in which dual winner Maskul departed at the dreaded Taxis, the Ivoire de Beaulieu team unsuccessfully objected to third-placed Eliska Premyslovna for interference in the home straight.

Murphy, who watched the race from the centre of the course, was delighted with his 11-year-old.

'He was going well for most of the trip but Keith thinks he maybe got into contention sooner than was ideal,' said the North Yorkshire-based trainer.

Mercer, having his second ride in the four-and-a-half-mile marathon, added: 'He gave me a super ride. I was going ever so well five out but he took me there too soon and didn't quite get the trip.'

Sixteen, a seven-year-old grey mare, was ridden by veteran jockey Dusan Andres to storm home by five lengths after taking the measure of last year's winner Decent Fellow, a stablemate and one of three runners trainer Josef Vana had in the race.

Irish interest in the contest disappeared when the John Carr-trained Three Mill fell at the third water jump while Sybellius D'Artaix, trained by Murphy's son Paul, completed the gruelling course.

There was a tragic side to the jumping of the Taxis with its 17-foot ditch when Cieszymir fell, broke his near fore, and had to be destroyed.

Velka Day is the Czech equivalent of the Cheltenham Festival squeezed into one day's racing and Princess Anne paid her first visit to present the trophy to the connections of Sixteen.

Murphy is getting closer to winning the race and vowed to return next year with a runner.

Scorpius.....

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17444

... and...

Champion Hurdle winner Kribensis dies aged 23

by Tony Elves
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KRIBENSIS, winner in the Sheikh Mohammed colours of the 1990 Champion Hurdle and Triumph Hurdle two years earlier, was put down at the age of 23 at the weekend after suffering from cancer.

The Henbit gelding was a very popular inmate at Sir Michael Stoute's stable and had spent his retirement days as a hack when his almost white coat could often be seen galloping across Newmarket Heath kicking and bucking with long suffering head groom Stuart Messenger holding on for dear life.

Even in recent weeks Kribensis had still been actively exercising, but in the past fortnight his health had dwindled and Mathilde Texier of Greenwood Ellis Veterinary Surgeons was called in to complete the humane task.

Stoute said: “We had Kribensis at Freemason Lodge for 22 years so you can imagine how much we will miss him. He gave us much excitement and pleasure and I think and hope that Stuart, my head lad, and the rest of us gave him a good time too.”

Coral Pritchard-Gordon, Stoute's partner, had also ridden when he entered his retirement stage and is aware of the great void that will be left.

She said: “We will miss him terribly, his big white face used to poke out of the box when he heard anything going by and he was still bucking and dropping his shoulder with Stuart when he was taking him out each morning.
“He was a lovely old boy and was still being turned out in the paddock in the afternoon but he was deteriorating the last couple of weeks and it got the point where he wasn't eating well. He loved his stick of candy rock and someone brought some for him at the end of last week but he didn't even want that.”

Richard Dunwoody rode the grey in 12 of his 17 starts over hurdles and was also much saddened by the news.

Dunwoody said: “He was very brave on the day he won the Champion Hurdle and it was great to win the Triumph Hurdle on him as well. He obviously had his problems during his career but he was clearly a top-class hurdler.

“I saw him a couple of times during his retirement and he was cracking little horse - you have to take your hat off to Sir Michael Stoute as he was the one jumper he had in the yard and to win a Champion Hurdle with him speaks volumes.”

James Fanshawe was assistant to Stoute at the time was and a major cog in the build up to his triumphs over hurdles and notched his own success in the Champion Hurdle in 1992 with Royal Gait.

Fanshawe said: “He was obviously a very talented horse on the Flat who improved considerably over hurdles. He took a while to get the hang of schooling but once he got the knack of it he improved out of recognition. When he used to school he could be a bit awkward but when he racing he really jumped well.”

"He was a gentleman..."

Dominion Royale.

http://www.sahorseracing.com/newsview.asp?id=939

7-year-old Supervisor, who had rallied from last to finish sixth in the Spend a Buck, Calder 10/13, collapsed and died after the race.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=3062301

Woodlander, who I loved.

Some days i hate racing.

Run in peace forever, good boy. You will be missed.

Paulo Dancer today at Cheltenham. He took a fatal fall at the last fence when he looked like he could have won, instead he lost his life :( very sad.

Western Prize, who was 3rd in the Hawthorne Derby and collapsed after crossing the line.....

Run in peace.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/western+prize

Magic Myth, yesterday at Santa Anita.

Rest in peace.

George Washington is gone.....

A tragic day.

Telecom Owner, only 3, at Happy Valley.....

He was the favorite in R5 today. Sad ending to a boy with a ton of talent and potential.

Rest in peace.

Brother Bobby, last raced JCGC 9/30/07, of lamanitis.

http://www.teamforster.com/

read entry in guestbook by Grant (Forester) his trainer Wednesday, 10/31/07, 3:54 PM