Wilko Retired

[Indian Charlie]

maybe they will send their 3yo filly cash included to breed with him!

why on earth was she retired? they didnt like how she came out of the oaks?

wow.

[Danzig]

not surprised, other than that it took this long.

more displeased to hear that cash included is done.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

maybe they will send their 3yo filly cash included to breed with him!

why on earth was she retired? they didnt like how she came out of the oaks?

wow.

I just hope somebody good buys him. Who knows who'll pony up the cash at auction. He might end up being a neighbor of someone like Volponi, Strike the Gold, Souvenir Copy or Alysheba. He's a hard knocking lil guy with some talent and some class. He should've had a better career than he did but that's water under the bridge now--I'd like it if he gets a decent chance in the states.

Okay so let's do this: where will he go and how much could he stand for if you had to predict?

[Zaf]

Hoss,

won the juvenile et puis ,

was a huge disapointment

Good Riddence.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

About time.

[jballscalls]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

About time.

did he ever win a race after the juvenile?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by jballscalls

did he ever win a race after the juvenile?

i believe he did not. if you ranked all the horses that ended their careers with three victories by earnings, he would have to be at or near the top.

[miraja2]

Much like Giacomo, this horse would have been long forgotten if Jeremy Rose had figured out how to ride Afleet Alex sooner. Once Rose let Afleet Alex lope along down the backstretch (Preakness, Belmont) and make a big run around the far turn and into the stretch, he was a tough racehorse.
Unfortunately it seemed to take Rose awhile to figure that out and so, we have "G1 winners" from that crop like Wilko and Giacomo.

[tanner12oz]

how much money you think he burned?