Sports Town Euthanized

philcski · #1 07-04-2007, 10:17 AM

Very sad. I guess this is why he scratched from the Woody Stephens even though he likely would have been a top 2 choice.

10 pnt move up · #2 07-04-2007, 11:40 AM

See it was that big race, he bounced so hard out of it that it killed him.....he did run that one MONSTER race out of no where, maybe not so good to get that type of a performance out of such a so so horse?

my miss storm cat · #3 07-04-2007, 11:42 AM

That's a shame.

Run in peace, good boy.

How sad.....

Danzig · #4 07-04-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

See it was that big race, he bounced so hard out of it that it killed him.....he did run that one MONSTER race out of no where, maybe not so good to get that type of a performance out of such a so so horse?

he ran hard so he got laminitis?? that's one i haven't heard before.

my condolences to his owners, trainer, groom, everyone who was involved with him.
hopefully they will soon find an answer for this disease. too many horses are lost to this, including some of the very best that have ever graced a racetrack.

10 pnt move up · #5 07-04-2007, 01:30 PM

may the angles sing when he runs...........

actually the lamintis was caused by not have polytrack in new york.

ateamstupid · #6 07-04-2007, 01:39 PM

That sucks for sure. I thought he really had a bright future sprinting. His Ogygian win was simply monstrous. RIP.

Downthestretch55 · #7 07-04-2007, 01:56 PM

RIP Sports Town.
This thread got me thinking about something I've been dealing with for a while.
It has to do with "hope" in a tough tough game.
I've booked my mares to stallions I've picked. Waited eleven months.
Paid all the fees, stud, vets, Jockey Club, farm, on and on... believe me, it's not the money. A lot has to do with the "hope".
Watching the foal stand on it's wobbly legs and take its first sip, listening to its mommy scream for it when its weaned. When its tacked up and ground broke, lunged, ridden with a pony on a lead, then on its own, well, it's really part of a tough tough game.
I'm just trying to put a face on all the effort that goes into a horse before it even gets to the track. It's more than money. It's love.
So, to all the folks that had their hands on Sports Town, the breeder, the groom, the friend that brought a carrot or a mint, the mucker, the hotwalker, the trainers and riders, and all the others whose lives have been touched by the hope they had in you, Sports Town, thanks. May you rest in peace, and be assured that the love they've put your way won't be forgotten, nor will the hope you inspired in them. It's a tough tough game.
RIP

10 pnt move up · #8 07-04-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

RIP Sports Town.
This thread got me thinking about something I've been dealing with for a while.
It has to do with "hope" in a tough tough game.
I've booked my mares to stallions I've picked. Waited eleven months.
Paid all the fees, stud, vets, Jockey Club, farm, on and on... believe me, it's not the money. A lot has to do with the "hope".
Watching the foal stand on it's wobbly legs and take its first sip, listening to its mommy scream for it when its weaned. When its tacked up and ground broke, lunged, ridden with a pony on a lead, then on its own, well, it's really part of a tough tough game.
I'm just trying to put a face on all the effort that goes into a horse before it even gets to the track. It's more than money. It's love.
So, to all the folks that had their hands on Sports Town, the breeder, the groom, the friend that brought a carrot or a mint, the mucker, the hotwalker, the trainers and riders, and all the others whose lives have been touched by the hope they had in you, Sports Town, thanks. May you rest in peace, and be assured that the love they've put your way won't be forgotten, nor will the hope you inspired in them. It's a tough tough game.
RIP

its alot tougher to stay alive when horses are pumped full of cobra venom!