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Arletta 12-17-2014 06:24 PM

Millionaire ~ Gourmet Dinner

Owner/Breeder Bill Terrell claims him back for $25k and he is now headed to New Vocations :)

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/bl...SYNMVk.twitter

OldDog 12-18-2014 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Arletta (Post 1009204)
Millionaire ~ Gourmet Dinner

Owner/Breeder Bill Terrell claims him back for $25k and he is now headed to New Vocations :)

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/bl...SYNMVk.twitter

:tro:
Aw, great story.

_ed_ 12-23-2014 10:31 PM

G1 winner Fritzy Boy.


10 years old.

He raced 81 times for 15 wins, eight seconds and 11 thirds. He won the G1 Mudgway Stakes and seven other stakes races. He was placed five times at G1 level including C'est La Guerre's NZ Derby in 2008.

You could argue it's slightly overdue - Fritzy hasn't won a race since October 2012 and has finished out of the money in his last 10 races.

But he has had a great career and he's been fun to watch. Enjoy your well deserved retirement, old boy!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-...ectid=11378201

my miss storm cat 12-24-2014 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by _ed_ (Post 1009846)
G1 winner Fritzy Boy.


10 years old.

He raced 81 times for 15 wins, eight seconds and 11 thirds. He won the G1 Mudgway Stakes and seven other stakes races. He was placed five times at G1 level including C'est La Guerre's NZ Derby in 2008.

You could argue it's slightly overdue - Fritzy hasn't won a race since October 2012 and has finished out of the money in his last 10 races.

But he has had a great career and he's been fun to watch. Enjoy your well deserved retirement, old boy!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-...ectid=11378201

Oh geez I will miss seeing this old man! Love him to bits but glad he is done now even though this was hard to read...

"...he just can't understand why he isn't being taken to the training track with the other horses." (Awww).

Hope they will find a nice 2nd career for him... truly one of my favorites.

Happy retirement, Fritzy!

Arletta 12-28-2014 09:46 AM

Gentildonna ~ earner of $18,469,260

Goes out on a winning note.

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/th...career-finale/

my miss storm cat 12-31-2014 04:00 PM

Just A Way and Strathnaver...

_ed_ 01-01-2015 05:45 AM

Pinzaara.

Merlinsky 03-04-2020 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by OldDog (Post 971575)
Happy retirement to this ever-easy-to-root-for tough little guy. I hope his back is up to it.

I was curious about the old boy, and after noting he never did have progeny, I googled and found this: https://www.paulickreport.com/featur...ts-retirement/ It's from a few years ago. I assume his back never did get in a place where he could breed (assuming that's what the test breeding 'not going as planned' meant vs fertility issues since they were gonna try to go to stud again this last time).

If anybody knows how he's doing, it'd be nice to know.


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