Be Bullish/Mike Repole
Be Bullish romps again today. Mike Repole claims him and says he will retire him. Repole is one of my favorites, like him even more now. Lots of respect to him for doing this.
He has literally done enough, but his last 2 races say he has something left. I guess its still the correct, nice thing to do. |
That's awesome. I like Repole too.
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Out of all of the horses out there running who shouldn't be....I don't get the rush and push to retire a horse who seems pretty happy right now.
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We definitely need people retiring healthy horses in this day and age. Considering our field sizes are so great and all.
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So happy this was done!
The goal should be to retire a horse before they run their very last race and are still usable in other ways. Granted, Be Bullish will be at Old Friends, but there are many horses out there that should be retired, re-schooled and given a new job. Don't run every last bit of soundness (or worse, life) out of them. |
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Great post, Sightie... always nice when someone is able to convey the thoughts that I think a few of us here share. I'm sorry to bring up something so sad and about an older warrior we all loved (or who at least was a fan and forum favorite), but maybe this is part of it... I do not know Mr. Repole at all and am not trying to be presumptuous or attempt to psychoanalyze him but maybe this is relative (?): Repole said he had considered retiring Caixa Eletronica at the end of both his 7- and 8-year-old seasons, but the horse was sound and seemed to enjoy running and training so much that he kept him going. Repole said he turned down offers from farms in Indiana, Oklahoma, and overseas to stand the horse as a stallion. Repole said his plan was to retire the horse to Old Friends in Saratoga. “Growing up in Queens these are the horses that I fell in love with, not the Saturday horses, but the Wednesday and Thursday horses,” Repole said. “Caixa was that type of horse that turned into a special horse.” http://www.drf.com/news/belmont-park...ining-accident So that's why I think this is a win win and that this just might be the middle ground. If nothing else why not be a little more careful with an older horse... Glad for all involved. Always nice to see a happy ending. :) |
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~ just another wop :rolleyes: |
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I've always wondered which side of my family had been responsible for my egomanical reasoning... Coulda swore it was the Irish ;) |
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