Angels

[Echo Farm]

From Old Friends

Dec. 5, 2008: Flying Pidgeon, winner of the Grade One Hollywood Invitational and member of the Calder Hall of Fame, was humanely euthanized this morning at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement in Georgetown, Kentucky due to the infirmaties of old age. The 27-year-old son of Upper Case out of Miss Minnesota was retired to Old Friends by Jane White and the Flying Pidgeon Syndicate in October, 2006.

Flying Pidgeon won or placed 23 stakes, 18 of them graded, in 56 lifetime starts and earned $1,154,337.

"Yesterday, Flying Pidgeon was resting in the late afternoon sun," said Old Friends founder, Michael Blowen. "When we went to put him up for the night, he wouldn't get up. Within minutes, Dr. Doug Byars was here administering steroids to help the old guy. By this morning it was clear that Pidge was telling us it was his time."

A ceremony in his honor will take place at Old Friends in March.

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Originally Posted by Echo Farm

From Old Friends

soft spot for flying pidgeon. a horse who has been in our family now going into his 9th year, Joey Blueeyes, is one of Pidgeons top earners of all times. Pidgeon himself had many a big race based out of south florida and probably one of the first millionaires

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Sir Igor, 3 years old, Waipukurau today.

[my miss storm cat]

Barriga, 5 years old, last month at Golden Gate...

http://www.chrb.ca.gov/Minutes_Golde...G_08_10_19.pdf

[Kasept]

Megadiva..

12/7/08 at AQU.


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...the_races.html

[my miss storm cat]

Camelot Hunter...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/100440.html

[Echo Farm]

Thrice Worthy, who holds the modern day steeplechase record by number of consecutive wins, has been euthanized at owner Sally Nims’ Dogwood Springs Farm near Versailles, Ky., because of colic complications. The gelded son of Twice Worthy was 32 and had been owned by Nims the last 23 years.

more:

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/48372.htm