Angels ~ In Memoriam, 2011
 

When he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun.

~ William Shakespeare


We will never forget you...


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Joe Lively, 12 years old, at Cheltenham today...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...am/803902/top/

Lethal Gaze, 5 years old, also at Cheltenham today...

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Full_...412421,00.html

Former champion miler Rakti dies after injury
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ry/803708/top/

Game to Run, at Golden Gate today in the California Oaks...

http://www.drf.com/news/lilacs-and-l...alifornia-oaks

Green Tune...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/blood...wn/805011/top/

Honeagle Lady in Race 2 at Tampa today...

She was 3 years old.

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20110105&RN=2

Polish Navy, 27 years old, at Old Friends.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ero-dies-at-27

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/n...50342611600231
"Our sweet old warrior man, we will miss you."

http://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/

Red Nickle, 5 year old mare, following a work at Penn National yesterday...

http://www.pedigreequery.com/red+nickle

A filly trained by Richard Mandella (not named in the article)...

http://drf.com/news/berrio-able-get-...training-hours

I know... I don't understand why they didn't release her name unless maybe the owners didn't know yet?

Sad all the way around.

Bless Finesse, 3 years old, at Santa Anita today...

http://www.drf.com/news/blind-luck-h...kout-el-encino

His name was Natureofthebeast and he was a 6 year old gelding.

His first start had been last October at Ludlow... went to the front and never looked back. He beat a big field.

His 2nd start was later in the month and he came from last to win once again.

In his 3rd start (back in November) he finished 4th and yesterday was entered at Wincanton.

I would think we all deserve more than 7 words to sum it up but this is what they saw fit to write...

Disputing lead when fell 5th, fatally injured

I'm sorry for his connections.

Rest in peace.

Deacon's Farm, 3 years old, sadly broke down in Race 4 at Parx today.

Run in peace.

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20110109&RN=4

Dermey Bowler, an 8 year old gelding, who was "struck into" at a race at Ffos Las on the 28th but as I'm confused about the date of his passing will list him under this year (I think it might be right).

Poor guy.

Light Dragoon, at Taunton on the 1st.

He was 6.

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12 year old gelding Karanja, at Chepstow on Saturday.

He finished last and then collapsed and died.


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Flighty Frances, 4 years old.

She fell to her death at Chepstow on the same date.

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Flashy Conquest, a 4 year old gelding, at Lingfield after finishing last.

Mr. Livingston, after a paddock accident...

He was 14.

Rest in peace.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ton-dies-at-14

His name was Conquistador's Cat and he was ten years old.

He died in Race 3 at Charles Town today while running for a 5k tag.

Run in peace.

:(

Mr Palmer said 80 horses had drowned at the facility due to the flooding, of which 17 were racehorses including Cam's Card Shark, Genuwine, Eden Burst, and Fancy Card Shark.

Fifteen yearlings trapped in one barn also died.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...113-19p5k.html

How horrific that must have been :(

"For 13 hours the staff sat stranded on the roof, watching as drowning horses thrashed in the waters below them."

I know, it breaks your heart and there is story after story after story.

I posted this somewhere else.

I mean God, I cannot imagine.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ared-dead.html