Name Changes

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

"The Perfect Drift Stakes"

1 1/4 miles on the dirt. Purse: 75k

In honor of Perfect Drift, 1st place will win 20% of the purse and 2nd place will receive 60% of the purse.

Amazing.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Although not in the league of Kona Gold, Alumni Hall (earner of $747K) won his career debut at Keeneland, when he was a 5YO.

Oh I was a fan of his and I didn't know that.

I remember when he beat Colonial Colony (who I absolutely loved) in the Maxxam Gold Cup. I don't think I had heard of him before that but I was pretty new then.

Thanks for the info.

I never realized any of them started so late.

[blackthroatedwind]

18:1.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

and Joe Louis... didn't they change his name too?

Nice horse who won everyones favorite race, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup . I think he had a name change too but just cannot remember and don't feel like spending the night looking for Saudi racing sites.

Well I realize that most of you had probably had many sleepless nights wondering about this...

Kharimes! That's the awful name he ran under!

It was driving me mad.

Muller as well... he became Alsaqeer poor guy.

Okay I'll step away from the nice thread now...

[my miss storm cat]

I started by asking who else deserves a race but this made me wonder something else...

http://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-zenya...a-anita-statue

Who deserves a statue?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Who deserves a statue?

Most definitely.

Unveiling Of Sunline Memorial At Ellerslie

Friday, 24 February 2012:
(excerpt)

Auckland Racing Club and the connections of champion New Zealand mare Sunline, will unveil the Sunline Memorial at Ellerslie on Auckland Cup Day on March 7.

A statue in commemoration of Sunline will be unveiled beside her grave just outside the entrance to the stables at Ellerslie Racecourse.

The world's highest earning racemare of her time, Sunline (Desert Sun x Songline) raced on 48 occasions for 32 wins including 13 Group I races, nine seconds and three thirds to earn over NZ$14.5 million.

She was named New Zealand Horse of the Year on four occasions and is also the only horse ever to win the Australian Horse of the Year title three times.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/ra...asp?NID=240384

[my miss storm cat]

http://www.drf.com/news/santa-anita-...d-delahoussaye

... but this is the line that I'm wondering about...

The Eddie D Stakes, which has Grade 3 status, is the new name for a race previously known as the Morvich Handicap, and is part of a change in stakes names for the autumn meeting.

Wonder how many and which ones...

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I thought this thread was going to be about Ittasak, aka Dynever. I guess it still could be.

John the Bald aka Foyt

[Merlinsky]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...mine-that-bird

I think when folks hear "the Mine That Bird Derby" they'll assume you wanna talk about when Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby.