Her name is Whiskey Rose. She has won only once. In her 2yo MSW debut. A scintillating performance. Circled the field 5-wide in 1:11 in July 2013. This brought owner/trainer Nick Caruso a $125k offer that as a young trainer, he had to take.
But when it came time for the vetting, Whiskey Rose could barely walk out of her stall. She was wobbly and lame. Of course, the sale was nullified immediately and she was scanned and examined. They found a nerve issue in the spine area and recommended euthanasia.
But Nick loved that filly and paid for an expensive surgery and nursed her slowly back to health. So much so, that the same vet was amazed to inform Nick that she looks like she may be able to race again.
Two years later, she made it back to the track this summer. She lost a few races at PID and is now at Turfway racing with $5k claimers, still looking for that second win after 6 attempts. But every time she runs, it's a victory for Whiskey Rose and for Nick.
Cheers,
Otis
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"Good luck had just stung me, so to the race track I did go" - Levon Helm
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