Ever A Friend
 

Former Grade 1 winner (You Da Man Mike Mitchell:rolleyes:) can be had for $35k today in the 7th at Belmont. Always was a fan of this guy, even before Mitchell got him.

Always been a fan too.

:(

Aqueduct - January 22, 2011

Race 4 - 1:53 PM
CLAIMING $16,000

Purse $20,000. For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since July 22. Weight, 123 Lbs. Claiming Price $16,000. Six Furlongs. (Inner track)
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Claim $ Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Tangled Sheets (KY) 5/H L* $16,000 J Alvarado 123 J P Pucek
2 Mr. Grievance (NY) 5/G L $16,000 C H Velasquez 123 S M Asmussen
3 Tahoe Warrior (KY) 8/G L $16,000 R A Dominguez 123 R R Rodriguez
4 Bold Vindication (KY) 5/G L $16,000 M J Luzzi 123 G Sciacca
5 Khan of Khans (KY) 5/G L $16,000 J M Pezua 123 N Chatterpaul
6 Saints Alive (KY) 5/G L $16,000 B Pedroza 1185 N Terracciano
7 My Golden Opinion (KY) 7/G L $16,000 D Cohen 123 D Jacobson
8 Multidude (NY) 6/G L $16,000 E Castro 123 C F Martin
9 Ever a Friend (KY) 8/G L $16,000 C C Lopez 123 D Jacobson

Sad stuff.

Well it's not like he is sound.. He had the same therapy that Lava Man had before it was performed on Lava Man...I love the horse, even though he beat me once out of stacks of cash!!!

:) http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20110812&RN=2 :tro:

:D
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http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20111209&RN=5 :tro:

Love the old fella. Glad to see him still going strong at 8.

Thanks for posting that.

Thanks for posting that. So many terrific horses just disappear from the radar, quietly and without fanfare. Equibase reports his new trainer as of the claim was Richard L. Stoklosa. If he is the trainer who persevered to find EAF a home, paid for his stall, his upkeep, and even the van ride, he deserves major kudos.

:)

I read somewhere (Facebook?) that it was actually his former trainer David Jacobson who ensured his safe retirement.

ETA - Yeah, check out Drawing Away Stable on Facebook for the story.

Jacobson was EAF's trainer prior to the last claim (again per Equibase), so perhaps he is the trainer to whom the blog refers. It'd certainly be nice to give credit where credit is due.