Tribute To Artie Schiller

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Bystander

I'm posting this despite how unbelievably sugary it sounds, but it's a true story. I've been an Artie Schiller fan from the very start, you might even call me rabid. This year I went to the BC with a good friend, who's father used to have a small string of horses at Saratoga each summer. He died about 7 years ago, and she actually scattered his ashes on the Oklahoma track. Anyway, before the Mile I looked over and saw she was in tears. She said she couldn't stop thinking of her father, with whom she'd been to a lot of past BC's. I really didn't know what to say, and the horses were just coming on to the track so I told her to look at the field and try and imagine who her father would have rooted for.
It only took a second, Artie Schiller.
Watching that replay still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up (of course it would have been even greater to me had Migliore been riding.) Artie sure looks done to me, but he's run some terrific races and has obviously provided many of us with memorable racing thrills. He is a very neat horse.

I love the original post and thank you for the lovely story.

Reading this though..... not to repeat myself as I posted a little of this elsewhere, but I have my own Artie Schiller story, though not touching like yours.

I thought he was okay. Just okay. Went to the BC last year, i had placed my bets, and returned to our seats just as the horses came on to the track.

Chatting, laughing, and Happy T can attest to this..... I saw this horse and he was absolutely stunning. I mean I stopped and couldn't take my eyes off of him. Who IS that?, I asked.

The others, all Artie fans i might add, started laughing.

THAT'S Artie!

Oh

my

God.

It's just one of those memories that will stay with me. He was beautiful, composed, striking. At that moment? I knew I was looking at the winner.

Best of luck to Artie..... one I was so wrong about and one I respect.

[Gander]

Great news on the X Rays. Hope Jimmy gives him another chance on the track, which I believe he will this fall at Belmont.

Thanks again for one of the best all time posts on this board.

[Getaway]

He's done....
http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleind...e.asp?id=35317

[Downthestretch55]

Thanks for this thread.
I've liked this one for a long time. I also have all the respect in the world for Jim J.
I hope Artie S makes plenty of nice babies at Hurricane Hall.
If he doesn't, maybe he can come up to NY. I'd love to breed one of my mares to him.
Thanks for the thread.
DTS