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07-28-2010, 10:42 PM
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Where is you?
I'm here.  Happy retirement to Bold Chieftain, Esquire... an old guy who has definately done enough. Hope he has a long and happy life. "He's done everything we asked, and more..."  ~ Trainer and co-owner Bill Morey Jr http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SP8P1EKOG3.DTL For the sake of keeping this up to date... Smooth Air... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37243 Karelian... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37258 Last edited by my miss storm cat : 07-29-2010 at 12:46 AM. 
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07-29-2010, 11:10 AM
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Old and beloved warrior Caracciola.
Henderson retires 'very special' Caracciola By Jon Lees 4:24PM 29 JUL 2010 NICKY HENDERSON called 13-year-old Caracciola 'very special' after it was announced that the stayer had run his lastrace in the Artemis Goodwood Cup on Thursday. A winner 15 times during his career on the Flat, over hurdles and fences, Caracciola's career highlight was achieved in 2008 when winning the Totesport.com Cesarewitch by three lengths. After two wins last year, the Piers Pottinger-owned veteran had finished fourth on his last start in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot, but could only finish eighth of the nine runners in the Group 2 contestat Goodwood. Trainer Nicky Henderson said: "I was pretty sure going into Ascot that we would probably be calling it a day but he ran such a good race that we decided to go again. He's loved it and he's been very special. He's done nine years with us and when you think what he's done over hurdles, fences, Flat, Listed races and Royal Ascot and it's only right we mustn't abuse him. "Sarah Shreeve has looked after him all his life and Eddie Ahern has always wanted to go hunting with him so he will be doing something along those lines." http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...up/748466/top/ * * * Unretired... Lush Lashes! http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ot/747696/top/
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08-01-2010, 04:03 PM
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08-01-2010, 09:51 PM
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08-02-2010, 04:04 PM
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Kickin n Screamin
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08-13-2010, 01:53 PM
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No I didn't know... thanks for the heads up.
Maybe you can post a link after the event (?). Would love to see...
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08-22-2010, 11:46 AM
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08-22-2010, 02:55 PM
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No one added Pure Clan..
http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37915 * * * Prince Flori, who had (shockingly) won the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden in 2006...
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08-22-2010, 03:20 PM
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08-22-2010, 03:29 PM
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Yeah same here!
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08-24-2010, 11:27 PM
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Happy retirement to two spectacular and beloved old gents.
Jambalaya... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26848 * * * He had run five races in New Zealand before coming to Hong Kong but hadn't won one. To put a positive spin on it though, he was never off the board (three 2nds and two 3rds). He didn't accomplish much those first two seasons in HK although a pattern developed whereby he seemed like he did better by seasons end. His first win, in Hong Kong and in life, came in March of 2007 and it's like the light bulb turned on. He won 2 more that season... the Premiere Cup and a Class 1 race (HKAR Anniversary Cup). The older he got, the better he did. The following season he raced 7 times grabbing 3 wins (a Class 1, the Group 2 International Mile Trial and the Group 1 Queens Silver Jubilee Cup where he shocked the field and the fans and beat home a stellar collection of the old guard and the new elite). His name is Egyptian Ra. http://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/r...2009&raceno=08 15/03/2009 Sha Tin Hong Kong Group One - 1400 Metres THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE CUP HK$ 4,500,000.00 1 4 EGYPTIAN RA (E002) F Coetzee A S Cruz 126 1151 6 - 2 1 1 1 1.21.01 18 2 1 GOOD BA BA (E201) C Soumillon A Schutz 126 1104 9 3/4 10 10 8 2 1.21.12 1.4 3 6 FELLOWSHIP (G292) Z Purton P O'Sullivan 126 1133 11 2-1/2 11 11 11 3 1.21.40 29 4 13 SIGHT WINNER (J049) B Doyle J Size 126 1063 4 3-3/4 6 6 6 4 1.21.62 99 5 3 ARMADA (E246) E Saint-Martin J Size 126 1102 8 4 7 7 9 5 1.21.66 26 6 2 SACRED KINGDOM (G268) O Doleuze P F Yiu 126 1175 13 4-1/4 12 12 12 6 1.21.69 5.2 7 8 DIM SUM (H226) J Winks J Moore 126 1049 3 4-1/2 1 2 2 7 1.21.75 54 8 12 RIVER JORDAN (G194) G Mosse J Moore 126 1132 7 4-3/4 8 9 7 8 1.21.76 90 9 10 SUNNY POWER (G203) B Prebble K W Lui 126 1115 5 4-3/4 5 5 5 9 1.21.76 44 10 11 SUNNY KING (H105) D Beadman J Moore 126 1202 10 6-1/2 9 8 10 10 1.22.05 31 11 9 JOY AND FUN (H014) Y T Cheng D Cruz 126 1152 2 6-1/2 4 4 4 11 1.22.06 68 12 7 GREEN BIRDIE (H245) W C Marwing C Fownes 126 1081 12 7-1/2 13 13 13 12 1.22.19 27 13 5 ENTHUSED (H303) D Whyte J Size 126 1244 1 8-1/2 3 3 3 13 1.22.37 16 He had 1 2nd place finish (The Champions Mile) a thrid place finish in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile (which people here might remember as poor Kip DeVille was in that one) and one 4th place finish in the Stewards Cup. This last season he won 2 including the National Day Cup but, by the end of the season, it seemed like maybe he was getting tired. 8th, 9th, 6th...he didn't seem like his grand old self. He missed his shot at the Yasuda Kinen (Japan) after pulling up lame one year and was refered to, on occassion, as the reformed rogue  . He retires with a rating of 126 which puts him 6th (behind Able One, Sacred Kingdom, Collection, Good Ba Ba and Happy Zero) on the list of the top 50 runners in HK. Egyptian Ra will be missed greatly and leaves a hole in the heart of Hong Kong racing. Happy retirement. Hope he has a long and happy life somewhere nice. Applause to (one I don't usually applaud) Tony Cruz. Egyptian Ra went from Size to Shum to Hall (all good trainers, of course) but it clearly wasn't until he got to Tony (trainer of Silent Witness, Bullish Luck, Russian Pearl among others) that he really shined. I have had no problem knocking him in the past so it's only fair to mention what a great job he did as well as the fantastic rides by Felix Coetzee and, more recently, phenom Matthew Chadwick. Goodbye good boy and thanks for the memories.
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