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![]() Well, here's one that just happened today. I'm sorry to say that I've never heard of the horse....but I have now.
El Bomba won today's 1st at Turfway in the 100th start of his career......at age 13!! How cool is that! http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...eer?source=rss |
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![]() Oh that was SO cool! I'm so happy you posted that.
Love it when the announcers sound stunned. What a great old guy (I had never heard of him either). Very nice! |
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![]() Heart Ack Road, 9 year old grey mare. Hasn't won in over a year, makes her 79th start in tomorrow's 2nd at Oaklawn. She has no facebook page, but at least one fan.
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Anyway, it's a great story, and I'm already looking forward to start #101! ![]() |
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http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...20120217&RN=11 He did get some local press the day before. http://www.wlwt.com/r/30477765/detail.html |
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![]() West Seattle Boy appears in the Portland Meadows Route Claiming Series today (R8).
http://www.drf.com/events/route-clai...rtland-meadows From the Profiles: The 13 year old veteran has been a Northwest staple for a decade now and while he hasn't fired his best shot yet in the first two legs of the series, he's still one to be respected as he appears to be able to run all day and that's what he'll need here. Also note that top rider Leslie Mawing flies up for the mount. Best of luck to them. |
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![]() Earlier in the card at Portland, 12-year old Colonel Courtney goes for his 28th lifetime win, and third this year, in the second. 'Courtney was actually scheduled to run against West Seattle Boy a couple months ago, but the Colonel had to scratch. He has quite an amazng record having won at 10 different tracks from Mountaineer to Hastings dating back to 2002.
This thread reminds me of when I used to go to the now defunct Playfair race course in Spokane, every summer they had a race called the Rocking Chair Handicap that was restricted to 9-year olds and up. Was always a fun race with a full competitve field of hard-trying vets. |
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. |
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![]() Two old favorites that immediately come to mind are Awesome Gem and Musketier. Who wouldn't love to have them in their barn?
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![]() 13 year old West Seattle Boy squares off against spry "young'un" 12-year old Colonel Courtney in the 9th at Portland on Monday. 'Boy has won 26 of 107 starts and the Colonel is 25 for 107, and have been able to grind out a combined $570,000. Good luck and safe trip to both.
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I remember Colonel Courtney and had no idea he was still racing. Have not heard of the other gentleman but good luck to both and please update this after the race!!! It's really nice to see people who mostly lurk here posting. Hope you both do (a lot) more often and that others follow. ![]() |
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![]() Punk
Was a 10yr. old maiden that lost, I think, over 100 races in a row. It's been a while but if memory serves, he finally broke through at age 11, and the owners retired him. Didn't want him going out a loser. I'll see if I can dig up his pp's - He was a badass. |