Dunkirk retired
 

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...and-at-ashford

Not necessarily a surprise, but what I find really unfair to the horse is that four of the articles under the "Related Stories" section at the bottom are about The Green Monkey.

That's auto-generated by the tags on the stories.. "Coolmore" "Pletcher" et al..

He was a VERY funny and animated horse if you got to see him up close at all. Quite likable.

He's done enough. I burned money on him in the Derby like a square.

Amazing.Win your maiden,win a first level allowance,and off to stud with a 10,000 dollar fee.Truly Amazing

You are right that he never won a stakes race. However, he is out of a Grade I winning mare and he did run 2nd in the Grade I Florida Derby and the Grade I Belmont Stakes.

How much play he gets for $10k remains to be seen.

He wasn't much to look at either - between Van Nistlerooy, Scat Daddy, and now this - Coolmoore's got the market cornered on precocious also-rans

But, but, he made a big middle move in the Florida Derby. He could have been great. His offspring are bound for greatness, just like him if he would have raced more than 4 times.

Scat Daddy was extremely overrated and one of my least favorite horses in recent memory, but how is a G1 and G2 winner at 2 and 3 merely an also-ran?

I believe $10k is the suggested retail price.

You're right - was emphasizing the precociousness-then-done aspects of their recent line... And this one fits the bill more than any.... I don't think this climate is conducive to a Florida Derby winner stud as their greatest achievement.

Just what the breed needs, hundreds more glass-legged grandsons of US.

not to mention the fact that he was a real world beater...................:zz:

Agreed

Wow what a pic.

I'm aware of how related stories are generated; it just made me laugh. ;)

I was not a fan (odd, since I have an irrational liking for grey horses), but I thought he ran a really gutsy Belmont.

Well, any thread that gets another photo posted from Revidere is a win in my book. :D Lovely shot. Thanks for putting it up!

I so should have made this bet:

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...=dunkirk+derby

There is nothing irrational about liking grey horses.

Let's play the USUS name game...What does USUS "stand" for Unsound Son's of Unbridled Song..

I will start with Angel Cordero's Kentucky Derby winner NOT:

Half Ours

Buddha

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