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Old 05-02-2012, 01:54 AM
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Actually, when I saw that photo, it was captioned the Arkansas Gas Chamber.
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Bump this thread on a very slow day with some Kate Upton.........

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Don't know who this is and don't care..
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Dark day got you down?


Nothing like a Slovenian triple jumper to cheer you up


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Hate to out do you Herky, but if you really want to go there what about this:

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(MY POST OF THE YEAR!)

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Can I vote for my best post of the year.....(evah?)

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I came out of retirement and applied for this job..
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Beauty is subjective.

She's a 10 in my book.

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Glacial Princess heads to the starting gate
(Photo courtesy of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners)


GEORGETOWN, KY - JANUARY 19, 2017 - On Saturday January 21, the remains of two-time Ohio Horse of the Year Glacial Princess will be transferred from Beulah Park in Grove City, OH to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY.

A multiple stakes winner, the Ohio-bred Glacial Princess broke down during the Ballerina Stakes in 1987 at the Ohio oval and was euthanized. The then 6-year-old mare was buried in the infield and a memorial was placed at the grave site.

But Beulah Park closed in 2014, and since then the property has been sold and redevelopment is scheduled. The redevelopment plan spurred Elyria-based racehorse owner Ryan Brady to lead efforts to relocate the popular race mare.

"It was really important to find a dignified resting place for Glacial Princess," Brady told thisweeknews.com. "I couldn't stand the thought of her grave being paved over by a parking lot or a new building.

"I never got to see her race, but growing up in Ohio, I knew her history," added Brady, "and I thought this is just the right thing to do."

Brady worked with new the property owner to arrange the relocation, and also consulted West Coast-based Charlotte Farmer, who led a similar effort to move the remains of '40s champion Noor from California to Old Friends's Farm in Georgetown in 2014.

A non-profit organization, Old Friends is home to over 100 retired Thoroughbreds,including such champions of the turf as Kentucky Derby winners Silver Charm, War Emblem, and Charismatic.

Deanna Grimstead, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Ohio State University, will lead the exhumation on January 21 beginning at 8 a.m., which will not be open to the public for safety reasons.

Glacial Princess's remains will then be driven to Georgetown, KY on Sunday, January 22 and be reburied at Old Friends. She will be placed in a paddock that is now also the final resting place for Hall of Fame champions Noor and Skip Away, and the gravestone for '30s-era champion Springsteel.
(Springsteel's headstone was recently recovered from the now-defunct Rockingham Park in New Hampshire through the efforts of trainer Lorita Lindemann, Old Friends's Michael Blowen, and photographer Barbara Livingston.)

Glacial Princess's gravestone will be donated to Old Friends by her former owner, Dr. John Graver, and placed at a later date.

Glacial Princess, by Brent's Prince out of the Nearctic mare Gay North, won 27 of her 52 lifetime starts. She broke her maiden in her first start at Thistledown near Cleveland, and had a nine-race win streak, four of them stakes, during her three- and four-year old campaigns. Career victories included the Cuyahoga Lassie Handicap, the Lottery Winner Stakes, dual runnings of the IMP Stakes, and the Diana Stakes, among many others. Her career earnings totaled over $542,000.

Glacial Princess was named Ohio Horse of the Year in 1985 and 1986.

Beulah Park hosted the Glacial Princess Stakes until the track closed. The race is now held at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

"She was great horse," said Graver. "The mare had such a determination--I don't think she was ever behind at the half-mile pole. And she ran against the boys as much as the girls. They called her the Iron Lady.

"I've never had another like her and probably won't again," added Graver.

"She was a champion, the pride of Ohio, and we are proud to be able to offer her fans a place to come and honor her," said Old Friends's President Michael Blowen. "It's important to keep such history alive," Blowen added. "Glacial Princess brought so much to the sport of racing and she should be remembered as one of the greats.
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