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#2 09-07-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

On another thread ... Oracle mentioned Storm Flag Flying, Meadow Star, Lady's Secret, and Winning Colors ... as champion fillies who decided that they weren't going to be race horses any more.

I knew of several more ... and did a bit of research ... coming up with this list of champion fillies who one day decided to stop racing ... and performed 20 lengths or more below their best form ... without having been injured ...

Now What, Bridal Flower, Busher, But Why Not, Level Best, Miss Request, Stefanita, War Plumage, Aunt Jinny, Grecian Queen, High Voltage, Parlo, Quill, Rose Jet, Sweet Patootie, Berlo, Furl Sail, Lady Pitt, Regal Gleam, Royal Native, It's In The Air, Sensational, Smart Angle, Tempest Queen, Open Mind, Sacahuista, Countess Diana.

Is there a horse psychiatrist out there ... who can explain this?

I asked someone about this over two years ago, after SFF came back like she did.
A very sharp guy told me that its because that many decide that they wanna be "mommys" and thats what is on their minds.
Same guy told me that if you have a good filly you wanna give time off to, don't send em to a farm if you want em to come back and try.
He said at the farm they see the mommys and babys and decide thats what they wanna be.