Two Punch euthanized at 28
 

Maryland sire Two Punch euthanized at 28
By Glenye Cain Oakford

Two Punch, sire of champion Smoke Glacken and the elder statesman of Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station, was euthanized at the farm on Saturday due to the infirmities of old age. The Mr. Prospector horse was 28 and was advertised as standing this year at a private fee.

Two Punch was a foundation stallion for Northview, which opened in 1989, and was named Maryland’s stallion of the year three times, in 1994, 1995, and 1997. But he had success beyond the state’s borders as the sire of 1997 champion sprinter Smoke Glacken, Grade 1 winner Taking Risks, multiple graded winner Punch Line, track record-setter Ponche, and Grade 1-placed Willa On the Move.

Two Punch also sired 2011 stakes winner Bold Affair, winner of the Jostle Stakes this month, and Puerto Rico’s 2010 champion imported older mare, Gale in the Vale.

At his death, Two Punch had progeny earnings of $49,185,159. He also is building a legacy as a broodmare sire through the dams of Grade 1 winner Shine Again, 2011 Hutcheson Stakes winner Flashpoint, and millionaire and two-time steeplechase champion Good Night Shirt.

Modest record on the track (8/4-0-1...$89,795) but a wonderful sire. RIP big guy, you will be missed!

:( RIP Two Punch. Being from MD I've always been a big fan. God bless him.

Same here. He was the first foal out of champion Heavenly Cause, a full sister to the (in)famous Jacques Who.

What was infamous about him?

Same connections as Bounding Basque.

Earlier cut:


Later cut:


He looks like Dr. Rockett

I'm guessing the "infamous" part is him finishing 2nd all those times.

There is a horse at Presque Isle named Calculatting Jimmy - his record over the track is 19-1-12-0

The impossible thing about it is that he achieved that record running in all open claiming or alw races - it's not like he was a plodding maiden type where 'seconditis' horses are more common. Also, CJ is rarely a short price - he's typically in 5/1, 6/1. 8/1 - if you have been back-wheeling him in exactas - the ROI has to be insane.

When he ran this year - I picked him 2nd - and added a note for them to run underneath my picks saying basically 'in case of a scratch to my pick in Calculating Jimmy's race - please revise my selections and move my 3rd choice ahead of him'

Jacques was a pretty good mud and slop horse, as was Anything sired by Grey Dawn 11......

B/c everyone continues to wheel a horse in second race after race at a track where a 1o dollar exacta would ruin the whole pool. :eek:

Go offshore.

The money that is in the pools - sure isn't the sharpest money around.

Already had the annual $70+ top pick winner - without even trying to reach for prices.



http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20110607&RN=8

Nice to know your picks don't affect the prices there. Tough crowd there, huh?

Bunch of $5 bettors there who's legs start to shake when they think about betting something higher than 5/1.

Still, It's but one race from over a hundred this meet - I've had two 0-for-8 days so far.

Blasphemy. You should probably hang it up and take up playing golf with Phil.

I suck at golf. Can't drive, can't chip, can't putt and I get callouses on my hands.

Here was the form of that longshot winner:



What I liked about the horse was that it had a nice turf pedigree - yet never tried turf. Only ran twice at PID (or any other syn before) and was 3rd at 58/1 and 3rd at 120/1 odds in those two - both times racing against a strong bias - and most importantly both of those PID races in sprints.

It's four worst speed figures on the above form all came in the only four sprint tries showing - and now it was getting a chance to finally route on a surface it obviously loved. Drawn inside (which is huge in the routes here) and facing a sh!t field.

That's the kind of horse that wasn't paying no $76 to win a track with sharper players - but it still would have paid a lot I think.

Jesus, I wish I had the time to devote to this like you do.

Yes. It's a tough life.


Here is the summer cottage I bought with my gambling winnings from last years PID meet:




Oh, and his name is Davio - he's an Illegal Alien from Honderous who does all the yard work ... I tell people he's my brother just so they don't check his green card:




Here I am with my daughter - she was an accident. Her mom, Cameron Diaz, only likes it up the butt - but one time it was dark....:




Here I am swimming - had the pool installed with the money I made on the Tall Timbercowgirl race at PID. Gambling is a hard life - your skin becomes pale.

Other interesting facts about me:


I've also been known to dabble with training race horses. Little known fact - but - here I am in my older days with Silver Charm. People think Bob Baffert trained Silver Charm - wrong, it was me, Bob was just the program trainer:




I also ride in endurance races with Sheik Mohammed in Dubai when I have the spare time:





Finally - I also train champion fight dogs in my spare time. The one I'm holding below is Arnie "The Deadly 1/2 Delmation" Salvatore - he was the former heavyweight champion of Michael Vick's famed Bad News Kennels before the Feds took it down:

You had to encourage him GPK.


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Psst, Jay....what's with those queer ass roll down socks he has on in the last pic?:wf

You kinda look like that Ashton guy.

Back to reality now, there was a horse in the 80s in socal named Volanda that ran, I think, second, eight times in a row while still a maiden. She lost to some really nice fillies in that streak, including Reigning Countess (twice?), who later on set a track record at HP. While being trained by the awful Gary Jones.