Angels ~ In Memoriam, 2011

[my miss storm cat]

Light Dragoon, at Taunton on the 1st.

He was 6.

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12 year old gelding Karanja, at Chepstow on Saturday.

He finished last and then collapsed and died.


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Flighty Frances, 4 years old.

She fell to her death at Chepstow on the same date.

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Flashy Conquest, a 4 year old gelding, at Lingfield after finishing last.

[my miss storm cat]

Mr. Livingston, after a paddock accident...

He was 14.

Rest in peace.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ton-dies-at-14

[my miss storm cat]

His name was Conquistador's Cat and he was ten years old.

He died in Race 3 at Charles Town today while running for a 5k tag.

Run in peace.

[my miss storm cat]

Mr Palmer said 80 horses had drowned at the facility due to the flooding, of which 17 were racehorses including Cam's Card Shark, Genuwine, Eden Burst, and Fancy Card Shark.

Fifteen yearlings trapped in one barn also died.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...113-19p5k.html

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Mr Palmer said 80 horses had drowned at the facility due to the flooding, of which 17 were racehorses including Cam's Card Shark, Genuwine, Eden Burst, and Fancy Card Shark.

Fifteen yearlings trapped in one barn also died.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/we...113-19p5k.html

How horrific that must have been

"For 13 hours the staff sat stranded on the roof, watching as drowning horses thrashed in the waters below them."

[my miss storm cat]

I know, it breaks your heart and there is story after story after story.

I posted this somewhere else.

I mean God, I cannot imagine.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ared-dead.html

[my miss storm cat]

Don't be sorry. I know... I was horrified when I read it.

I don't now maybe they were saving their own lives.

I mean it has to have been there was nothing they could do.

Just a tragedy.

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Feature Price, at Glen HIll Farm yesterday...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Glen-H...47252455303733

[my miss storm cat]

Rock 'n Rule, at Golden Gate yesterday...

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...=22960&page=13

[my miss storm cat]

Lord Larsson, 8 year old gelding, at Wetherby...

Peveril... 7 year old gelding who fell while in the lead at Warwick. He had 5 wins from 9 starts and was only off the board once when he was 4th of 24.

South Bank, 9 year old gelding, after falling at Hereford...