INVASOR: Injury ends career
 

Just announced on TVG

Yes, I just heard the news. He injured himself in a workout this morning. He came out of the work with a cracked sesamoid.

TTimes has a mention but no details. THAT really sucks.

thats bad news....will dini come out of retirement....

Fractured seasmoid in his right hind leg, post workout this morning. Off to stud at Shadwell in Lexington in 2008

I was hoping that this was one of those threads that was untrue and meant to get a rise out of people. This is awful news. I was looking forward to a great year of Invasor fending off contenders to defend his title.

:eek:

It's a wide open division now

terrible news :(

As if being hungover for a whole day wasn't bad enough..NOw this news?? It leaves a gaping hole in the division.

Yikes! I was also hoping this was a joke. Bad news indeed.

Awful, awful, awful...the older handicap division is a complete wreck without him. Six straight G1 wins- truly a champion.

Oh no... :(

Well, I'm sorry that we won't see him run anymore, but I'm glad that it wasn't worse than that.

DAMN! this sucks!
the sport takes it on the chin...again!
But, I'm glad he'll be OK

everything is up for grabs...once again.

bring on the all weather...i am happy he is ok, that's the main thing. a truly great horse with a huge huge heart down the stretch...the Champ will be missed.

he didn't even show he was hurt until well after the workout.

Guess it's a good thing they get to retire him

man this sucks. Hope Asiatic Boy carries on where he left off.

damn. was very much looking forward to him running the table again this year. an exciting horse, i enjoyed him a LOT. he was much the best of the older horses, and will be missed.
best of luck to him in the shed. but that's not nearly as gratifying for fans!

Well hopefully they will bring "my" Premium Tap back over here since the division is wide open. Gosh that would be sweet. But Invasor was a good one to say the least.

Life goes on - Right or wrong
Now its all been said and done - Dear Invasor
Seems we've sung love's last song - Dear Invasor
Horses change as bright as day
Like the weather one day sun - next day rain
What ever happened to the plans we made
seems that they ended with a masquerade
Life goes on - Right or wrong
Now its all been said and done - Dear Invasor


Boo hoo hoo. How will I go on?

This whole thing has really bummed me out. I read this morning about how he had a good workout yesterday, and was getting ready for next weekend, and now this.

Real shame....

I cried for a good 3 hours.

I did the same when Vince McMahon blew up in that limo two weeks ago

Ditto kiddo.

This sucks.Glad the horse is okay.Now,WHEN will these damn breeders start improving the breed so these horses will be more sound and be able to race longer?This **** happens EVERY year to the top horses and it is getting really old.Polytrack is NOT the answer,IMO.Better breeding is.

I think you're underestimating the difficulty in "improving the breed."

That REALLY sucks. . . but there are two positives-

1. From a betting perspective the handicap division has gotten a lot more interesting.

2. I really think he'll have a positive influence on the breed in America as a sire. . .

I was just about to unload my college financial loan money on him next week :D

sad news indeed...as others have said, at least he'll survive, that's the important thing!
I guess this makes Carl's decision to skip the Belmont and concentrate on races later in the year especially the BCC look a lot better now...wide open for HOY, gotta believe that as of now, the 3yo champ, whoever he is, will have the inside track unless Rags keeps winning and is entered against the boys again.

Unless SS retires too. . . which wouldn't be a shocker. . .

Sad day for racing. Even with all the excitement of the Triple Crown and the intrigue of the upcoming Travers, etc, Invasor was still the most exciting horse/event in racing. He wasn't "flashy dominant" like the Dinis and Zappers of our world, but he was gutsy, relentless, and never stopped coming at 'em until he broke their will. He always got the job done and never seemed to get his due because of some other supposed superstar. Tiznow is my favorite horse and I wanted him to be the only two-time Classic winner for a long time. After Invasor proved himself last November, I saw a horse that I felt was more than worthy to join The Tiz in that esteemed rank. We've clearly had our disagreements about many horses, but from what I can tell, 95% of the world agreed to the greatness of Invasor. The amazing thing to me is that it seemed he was still improving with every race. Well, hopefully he can inspire the game from the shed like he did on the track.

Does this mean that Jazil will take his place in the Suburban?

I'd like to see him renew his rivalry with Corinthian. Plus Better Than Honour would be a cinch for Broodmare of the Year if he got another big race win.

A sad day.

Memories.....


The Triple Crown.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PeHwKkGNiA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfoD2hDVJpw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X26GCau4znw

The Donn.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WkqdxHWbU

Pimlico Special.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h87IF7XgbLU

The Whitney...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XiQnVrzj0c


Breeders Cup Classic.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvzZJzgk1d4

Dubai World Cup.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orNmY-O5FSA

I am so dissapointed that the champ won't run again. He was truly a special special horse and a superstar in the sport. I am happy that it has a happy ending, and hopefully he becomes a wonderful stud. Unfortunatley this will have a negative impact on the sport, in terms of owners will be even quicker to rush horses to the shed.
Here's to the champ, thanks for the memories.

This might keep Rags to Riches from running against the boys again as she might be able to get horse of the year by winning out against the girls.

These are the comment lines from his North American PP's, all races he won.

- Clipped Heels far turn
- Bobble start, 7W, driving
- Stumbled after start
- Bobbled start, bumped
- angled in, dropped rein

What impressed me so much about him, beside his big heart and speed, was that nothing could get in his way of winning. He was very agile and didn't need everything to go his way in order to get the job done.

He finishes his career with six straight GR1 victories against olders horses, at classic distances, at six different tracks.

In his three year, 12 race career, he managed to win GR1's on three continents.

It was such a rare and exciting concept that we were going to be able to see a top quality five year old campaign from a horse. He leaves a huge void.
so disappointing.

got nothing to do with improving the breed. invasor injured the same ankle at two, and was given time to heal--as you could see, he came back good as new. of course an injury this time around--well, he'd be off til next year. they gave it a good run, but obviously this time around retirement is the answer.

That's terrible......
 

:( Invasor, a world class CHAMPION! Wow, this does throw the division wide open. Will truly miss watching Invasor run, Kieran has got to be totally bummed at this point, thoughts out to him and his team. One of the best, i've ever seen, the sport will miss Invasor tons. Thanks for the thrills you provided fans all over the world.

I'll miss him too. I look forward to some nice babies.
Good memories. Happy pastures and hot mares for Invasor, you earned 'em big guy.

I will write the Jockey Club of Uruguay and voice your displeasure over their breeding practices.