Pie N Burger dead at age 8

[moke0043]

This is sad...

By MARY RAMPELLINI
Pie N Burger, who for years ruled as one of the top handicap horses in Louisiana and Texas, died of a heart attack during a routine gallop two weeks ago at Louisiana Downs, said his longtime trainer, Cole Norman.
Pie N Burger, who was 8, won 14 of 43 starts and $924,133. Of his wins, six came in stakes races, among them the Grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap; the Ark-La-Tex Handicap at Louisiana Downs; and two runnings of the Evangeline Mile. Pie N Burger also shipped from Louisiana Downs and won the $150,000 Seabiscuit Handicap on the Breeders' Cup undercard at Santa Anita in 2003.

"That was the best horse I ever laid my hands on," said Norman, who went on to recount the win in the Seabiscuit. "You don't see many of those horses go 22 and 45 and 1:09 and keep going the mile and sixteenth in 1:42. That's what you call an old class horse, a handicap horse. It's been a tough two weeks."

Pie N Burger had been working at Louisiana Downs since March in preparation for his first start since December 2004, when he finished second by a nose to Midway Road in the Tenacious Handicap at Fair Grounds. While he was away from the races, Pie N Burger had bone chips removed from his ankles, said Norman.

"We gave him time, plus a lot more," said Norman. "We just babied him and it worked. He came back perfect."

Norman trained Pie N Burger for the Kagele brothers. Pie N Burger began his career in Southern California and was claimed out of his debut for $62,500. He raced with several different trainers in the West before being claimed for $100,000 and sent to this region and to Norman.

[Gander]

RIP, tragic news. I remember him well and sure he'll be missed.

Originally Posted by Gander

RIP, tragic news. I remember him well and sure he'll be missed.

The strange thing is that he had a heart attack while training...the reason that this is strange is that horses usually with weak or disfunctional hearts have heart attacks earlier on in their careers when the heart is hard-tested....this game bastard ran his guts out for 6 years and just now got a heart attack.....makes you wonder what could have helped cause the heart attack....

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

The strange thing is that he had a heart attack while training...the reason that this is strange is that horses usually with weak or disfunctional hearts have heart attacks earlier on in their careers when the heart is hard-tested....this game bastard ran his guts out for 6 years and just now got a heart attack.....makes you wonder what could have helped cause the heart attack....

6 years of drugs?

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

6 years of drugs?

Ding! Ding! Ding! Cajungator answers the question correctly!!

[ateamstupid]

Sad indeed...RIP.