Anyone remembe Houston & Bet Twice...
 

Anyone have any info on what happend to these two after their carrers were over?

Once and a while I see them on a pedigree but not very often..

Just curious if anyone has any info...

Thanks...

***Update***

I did find some info on Houston. It appears he is still at stud out in California.

www.getawaythoroughbredfarm.com

Bet Twice died in 1999...

"Died in March 5, 1999, age 15, at Muirfield East in Maryland. He had been pensioned from stud duty since age 12."

Thanks Cajun.

Those were two of my favorite horses growing up.

I'm glad you mentioned them... Houston is a really nice horse and a steal at $3,000.

I agree!

Bet Twice now there is a blast from the past. He was one of my all time favorite horses. I was at Monmouth Park for his Haskell victory over Lost Code and Alysheba. I also followed him to Saratoga for his or should I say Java Gold's Traver's and to Atlantic City for the 1988 UN won by Manila and the Meadowlands for the Meadowlands Cup.

I remember thinking that Warren A. "Jimmy" Croll was messing with him too much, running him on the turf, putting blinkers on him. It was such a shame to see him end his career in the BC Mile on turf.

I think the crop of 1984 was one of the best, even though at the time people thought it was a "weak" crop. Looking back now at all of the great horses to come out of it:

Alysheba
Bet Twice
Java Gold
Gulch
Personal Ensign
Gone West
Cryptoclearance
Lost Code
Tejano

and I'm sure that I'm fogetting some.

I remember both of these horses. I always mixed up Bet Twice with Bet Big! Both were very good horses. Houston was a favorite of mine because he was the result of a breeding I really liked: Seattle Slew/Smart Angle. Lukas could get production from his Slews! Houston is one of many Slews out there, contributing to the line.

One that you forgot is Jim Dandy/Woodward winner Polish Navy. He went on to be a very good sire too.