How Hot Is Mailbu Moon?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

He had a rare bone disorder, which is how Stute ended up with him.

Nobody wanted to train him.

There was no bone disorder. He actually had two fractured sesamoids when he was 6 months old. They didn't think he would ever make it to the races. The vet told them he needed 8 months of stall rest. After the 8 months were up, he looked like a dwarf compared to the other yearlings. The other yearlings had been running around for 8 months and he had been stuck in a stall. He was tiny. They had practically no hope for him.

They still had to break him. Even if they were going to make a pony out of him, he still needed to be broken. After they broke him and he trained a little bit, he grew a lot and he strated to look pretty good. His ankles still did not look perfect but they looked much better.

Hughes ended up sending him to Mel because he thought most other trainers would putz around with the horse forever and he'd never make it to the races. He figured that with Mel would just go on with the horse and he would either make it or he wouldn't. He ended up running 2nd in his debut. I believe it was in May of his 2 year old year. He came back a few weeks later and won but he fractured his knee in the race and that was the end of his racing career.

He actually had another graded stakes winner today. August Moon won the Rancho Bernardo at Del Mar.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

There was no bone disorder. He actually had two fractured sesamoids when he was 6 months old. They didn't think he would ever make it to the races. The vet told them he needed 8 months of stall rest. After the 8 months were up, he looked like a dwarf compared to the other yearlings. The other yearlings had been running around for 8 months and he had been stuck in a stall. He was tiny. They had practically no hope for him.

They still had to break him. Even if they were going to make a pony out of him, he still needed to be broken. After they broke him and he trained a little bit, he grew a lot and he strated to look pretty good. His ankles still did not look perfect but they looked much better.

Hughes ended up sending him to Mel because he thought most other trainers would putz around with the horse forever and he'd never make it to the races. He figured that with Mel would just go on with the horse and he would either make it or he wouldn't. He ended up running 2nd in his debut. I believe it was in May of his 2 year old year. He came back a few weeks later and won but he fractured his knee in the race and that was the end of his racing career.

He actually had another graded stakes winner today. August Moon won the Rancho Bernardo at Del Mar.

Where did you learn this?

I clearly remember reading in either the DRF or LA Times that the reason for being with Stute was that bone disorder. I'm not doubting what you are saying, but I'm guessing that this 'bone disorder' that I read about was spin.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Where did you learn this?

I clearly remember reading in either the DRF or LA Times that the reason for being with Stute was that bone disorder. I'm not doubting what you are saying, but I'm guessing that this 'bone disorder' that I read about was spin.

Maybe what you read was that he had the two fractured sesamoids as a weanling.

The thing you are saying about Mel Stute is partially correct. The reason Hughes gave the horse to Stute was because of the horse's soundness issues. Hughes figured Stute would be aggressive and go on with the horse no matter what, whereas other guys would keep stopping on the horse and he would never get to the races (or if he did it would be as a 4 year old).

A person involved with the horse told me the story.

[Indian Charlie]

I know what I read.

Like I said, the connections must have spun his issues into this rare bone disorder nonsense.