LOTG
 

on his way back, hopefully hes notta gonna go through anywhere near the brutal campaign he went through last time, way too many races! this is a very cool horse to see in person folks, hes obviously good and he knows it, he walks round like hes the shiat:)

http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...5&subs=0&arc=1

Oh it's good to see his name again. :)

Update!

http://www.drf.com/news/article/98874.html

I got a workout for this horse from Evangeline the other day, I really really hope they are not trying to bring this horse back. F'n Tomillo RUINED this horse by running him 3 times in 30 days, and he had a bad tendon and he is doing this crap.

And the guy who owned him and hit the jackpot, ended up buying a bunch of 5 and 10k claimers trying to compete with Calabrese and pissed away every penny that this horse made him on bad horses.

I get the feeling I am not looking forward to reading this article when I get home (Work blocks DRF for some reason, but allows Bloodhorse/Equibase/TT Times)

Here's the article, Scav.

For anyone who doesn't remember, LOTG was at New Bolton the same time period as Barbaro.

(... and for the record, I was just really excited to see his name again. There are quite a few who seem to have just disappeared altogether).

(Mary Rampellini)
Lord of the Game working in Louisiana

Lord of the Game, winner of a Grade 2 stakes as well as $539,920, turned up on the work tab at the Evangeline Downs Training Center in Lafayette on Saturday, going three-furlongs in 37.60 seconds. Lord of the Game, who has a history of tendon troubles, has not raced since finishing sixth in the Grade 3 Fayette at Keeneland on Oct. 29, 2005.

For most of his career, Lord of the Game, 7, was based in the Midwest with trainer Tom Tomillo. He is now in Louisiana with trainer Keith Bourgeois. William Slevin still owns Lord of the Game.

"He had sent me some horses last winter for Delta Downs, and he was one of them in the package," said Bourgeois. "I'm glad to have him. I know he hasn't run since 2005. They had to start and stop on him a couple of times."

Bourgeois said he was pleased with Lord of the Game's first breeze back, and he plans to run him in stakes in this region. He said the earliest the horse would be ready to run is December, at either Fair Grounds or Delta.

"When he's ready, we'll see where they have a race for him," said Bourgeois.

Slevin claimed Lord of the Game out of his career debut for $10,000 in December 2004. A gelding, he went on to win the Grade 2 Cornhusker Breeders' Cup and Grade 3 Hanshin Handicap in 2005. Lord of the Game is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Bluegrass Cat.

Got to Laugh:D When I clicked on the link My First thought was what the Hell does Dreamsandvisions have to do with LOTG :D until I scrolled down actually I am still ROFL as I type this:D

You go right ahead and laugh, kind sir. :p

I got odds that he is running for 10k by next summer

http://www.drf.com/news/article/100777.html


Lord of the Game finally back
By Abram Himelstein

NEW ORLEANS - When last seen racing, Lord of the Game was having monster year, 12 starts, 7 victories, triple-digit Beyers, and graded stakes victories. The trouble is, that monster year was 2005.

On the first day of 2009, Lord of the Game will race again, in Thursday's ninth race at Fair Grounds, a first-level optional $30,000 claiming race, going a mile on the main track.

The $44,000 race is a far cry from the graded races he had been running in, but it is a start.

"He's been working really well, and he needs to run," said his new trainer, Keith Bourgeois. "I'd like to find out if he can be even three-quarters of the horse he once was."

And I shall get you a picture of him tomorrow....:)
He is not entered for the tag.
Yikes it's an old man race, 8, 10, 7 and 6 years old.

My favorite kind of race!!!!!!!!

Mine too! :)

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Geez, FGDiva, hope you're talking to me and not Scav! :D

HA-HA...but of course I'm talking to you...I don't think Scavs wants a picture of him.....:p But if he wants one I will have it for him !

The old man, King of Speed, won... LOTG 6th...

And the 10 year old wins....:tro:

Sorry but the eagerly :p awaited picture will not be forthcoming.....

we had unexpected company arrive just as we were getting ready to leave and they stayed too long...geez the holidays, I'm glad they are over, it's interfering with my on track time at the Fairgrounds...:D

That's okay... maybe next time! :)

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http://www.drf.com/news/article/100850.html

Hopefully I won't get company next time...:)

Didn't know where to put this and it doesn't deserve a thread, but for all the old horse lovers...another 10 year old wins yesterday...

Rockhurst R7 at the FG yesterday..Jan. 2

Ummm...

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...072909USA3.pdf

I'm happy he was 2nd anyway.

Scav dear, I really think you should consider claiming him. He'd be happy!

Maybe not Big Brown happy, but...:eek: :p

I actually tried to buy him for 1k before the race but it was declined.

Arlington Park - August 19, 2009

Race 1 - 1:00 PM $2 Win / Place / Show / $2 Daily Double (Races 1-2) / $2 Exacta $0.50 Trifecta / $1 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) / $1 Place Pick 9 (1-9)
STARTER ALLOWANCE $5,000

Purse $15,640. (Includes $4,140 – IOA - Illinois Registered Owner Award). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $5,000 Or Less In 2008-2009. Three Year Olds, 120 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of a race at a mile or over since June 19 Allowed 2 Lbs. Such a race since May 19 Allowed 4 Lbs. (Races where entered for $4,000 or less not considered). One And One Eighth Miles. (All Weather Track)
P# PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1 Chop Slewy (KY) 5/G L B Meier 124 M Perez 8/1
2 2 Wayoff (IL) 5/G L D Sanchez 124 J M Gulick 5/2
3 3 Glenleary (KY) 8/G L L J Sterling, Jr. 120 S M Asmussen 4/1
4 4 Nolan's Territory (IL) 4/G L T Thornton 124 D Poulos 3/1
5 5 Tejano Taylor (IL) 6/G L M J Straight 1137 J L Ely 7/2
6 6 Lord of the Game (KY) 8/G L E T Baird 120 L Rivelli 9/2


Owners: 1 - Silver Wing Stables I (John Gerbas, et al); 2 - Al Moorhouse; 3 - Steven M. Asmussen; 4 - Homer Schafer; 5 - Janice L. Ely; 6 - 2 Blondes, Inc. (William Slevin)

Breeders: 1 - J. D. Santen; 2 - Al Moorhouse; 3 - Richland Ranch & Sue Cook; 4 - Judy Lucero; 5 - Barr Three LLC; 6 - WinStar Farm, LLC

He was last, poor guy...

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...081909USA1.pdf

Maybe we should all chip in so Scav can buy him and retire him... I'll put up the first $100 :)

Word that I got was that today wasn't a trainer spot but it was the owner spot, and I guess regardless of outcome, he was being retired. We'll see, because he was suppose to be retired after his first race here if you listen to everything on the internet

To my eyes, he didn't look comfortable in this last race because if he was 10% of the horse he once was, he would have cruised past that horse, and today was downright awful to see.

I offered to buy him before he was entered in the beaten claimer race and was never responded to.

Bastards! very :cool: on your part Scav :tro:

Horse name Lord of the Game
Notes
Activity type Entry
Activity date 08-29-2009
Track Mountaineer Park
Surface Dirt
Distance 1 Mile
Race number 7
Purse $8,800
Claim price $5,000
Individual claim price $5,000
Race type Claiming
Post position 8
Jockey Feliciano R
Race entry http://www.drf.com/static/entries/29/eMNR29.html#7

Not really a whole lot lower he can go than that unless he hits Beulah or some State Fair circuit.

Unfortunetly Beulah would be next for this guy unless someone stepped up and did something about it.

I think the only thing that could be done would be just to claim him.....Both owner and trainer are delusional.

But seriously, nothing less should be expected. This is an owner that struck gold first time owning, then pissed away every penny that this horse made on 5 and 10k claimers with a **** trainer...Too bad this horse will end up suffering because of that

You can only hope he makes it on to another track, hopefully he doesn't break down - we don't need another Nopie situation :mad:

Scav, I know you know what to do here, you can get him if you really want to, you have the power of persuasion - want me to see if GEVA has room for one more? I'm going up there this weekend to see our boy, he's getting released to a bigger paddock soon. Can you believe it's been five months already?


Good luck!






p.s. If I win Megamillions tonight I'll claim him and he can come live with me on the horse farm that I'd buy :D