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[my miss storm cat]

Mufhasa, who just won Horse of the Year for the second time (New Zealand), won his 10th Group 1 on Saturday (and I do mean against an outstanding field).

[my miss storm cat]

Awww I didn't realize he raced this past weekend.

Porfido!

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20121110&RN=5

[Soaring Softly]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Awww I didn't realize he raced this past weekend.

Porfido!

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20121110&RN=5

What I thought was pretty remarkable about Porfido's win is that he had made 17 career starts, or something like that, on the Hollywood Park turf without ever getting his picture taken! 18th time's the charm, I guess!

I didn't bet the race, but when I saw him closing like that in the stretch, I started screaming my bloody head off! It was great fun!

Love those old guys! God Bless 'em!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Soaring Softly

What I thought was pretty remarkable about Porfido's win is that he had made 17 career starts, or something like that, on the Hollywood Park turf without ever getting his picture taken! 18th time's the charm, I guess!

I didn't bet the race, but when I saw him closing like that in the stretch, I started screaming my bloody head off! It was great fun!

Love those old guys! God Bless 'em!

I know what you mean. I feel like handing out ear plugs to the people around me when it's a horse like this old guy.

[OldDog]

I was listening to HRRN yesterday and caught the 4th from SA, where 9 YO Hard Bill came from off the pace to win by a neck with Joe Talamo up. Trained by Mike Puype, he was coming off of a 17 month layoff.

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20130110&RN=4

[OldDog]

10-year-old Little Wagon (by Langfurh) returned to the winner's circle in a $20K claiming race at Sam Houston in spectacular fashion. The bay gelding's record now stands at 16-13-10 of 58 starts.
http://www1.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorse...0128&raceNo=10

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by OldDog

I was listening to HRRN yesterday and caught the 4th from SA, where 9 YO Hard Bill came from off the pace to win by a neck with Joe Talamo up. Trained by Mike Puype, he was coming off of a 17 month layoff.

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20130110&RN=4

I don't know how I missed this.

VERY nice to hear!!! I had wondered what had happened to him.

[OldDog]

B L's a Runner, a 10YO H, won Wednesday at Gulfstream under Edgar Prado in his second race after a 3 and a half year layoff.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Mufhasa, who just won Horse of the Year for the second time (New Zealand), won his 10th Group 1 on Saturday (and I do mean against an outstanding field).

Ed and I have talked about him on the NZ thread in intl and, of course, he's on the retirements thread but I wanted to mention him here as well.

Talk about a war horse.

Mufhasa's retirement day has arrived

Mufhasa was a constant competitor in Group One races. Of his 62 starts, 42 were at Group One level and of his last 24 starts, only three were in less events and even then they were Group Three contests.

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...ay-has-arrived

[OldDog]

Now-12-year-old Missing Sefa logged win number 27 at Turfway.

http://www1.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorse...40302&raceNo=7

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck to Immigration, 10 years old, who will be making his 72 start at Emerald on Saturday.

[OldDog]

12-year-old Missing Sefa won in her 99th start, and her first at Belterra.

http://www1.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorse...40510&raceNo=4

[my miss storm cat]

Over the weekend Indikator, 11, won the Rotorua Cup (NZ).

... for the 4th time!

[my miss storm cat]

Swiss Ski, 10, won at Assiniboia a few days ago...

http://www1.drf.com/drfPDFChartRaces...=20140611&RN=3

It was his 84th start (24 - 16 - 14) and his 7th this year (he was 2nd 4 times, won two and finished 6th in his other start. I think the old man still has it).