Joe Got Even ~ rest in peace
 

Sad news from DRF...

Joe Got Even, WEBN winner, euthanized
By BYRON KING

Joe Got Even, winner of the WEBN Stakes at Turfway Park, was euthanized after developing laminitis, trainer Phil Sims said Friday.

Sims said Joe Got Even came out of a fifth-place finish in the April 21 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland with an infected leg and was sent to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. There his health deteriorated when he developed colitis and later laminitis, Sims said.

Laminitis is a painful disease that occurs when the soft tissue that connects the hard outer hoof wall to the coffin bone inside the hoof loosens and allows the hoof wall to separate from the inner foot.

Joe Got Even, a 3-year-old son of Stephen Got Even, won 3 of 9 starts and $167,589 for owners Elizabeth Robin and Joe Vaudo. His most notable race came this March when he ran third behind Hard Spun in the Grade 2 Lane's End.

that sux:(

RIP big guy..

Wow, that's too bad. He really took off at Turfway over the winter.
Painful way to go, poor guy.

I can still hear Battaglia screaming his name as he took over third in the Lanes End. The way he made it sound it was like he might run down Hard Spun.

i'm sorry for his early demise...rip

Damn, I really liked him too. It will be a wonderful day when they come up with a cure for that damned lamitis!!

RIP :(

So sad...

Damn, that really sucks. He was another horse that wasn't going to be a Classic winner but would have made for good allowance company and a minor stakes player down the road...

ALostTexan

RIP, Joe Got Even...may you gallop in greener fields forever....

Katy

Very sad. Watched this one at polyway and noticed a lot of people had high hopes for him. He was a game horse who gave his best. Left us way too early.