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10-08-2007, 07:23 PM
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10-09-2007, 08:53 AM
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Triple Group 1 winner Mandesha is retired by Desmond Stoneham STAR French filly Mandesha, who won three consecutive Group1s in the second half of last season, has been retired after finishing only seventh in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Owned by the Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the daughter of Desert Style hasn't really shown the same spark this season after her exploits in 2006, when she enjoyed top-level success at trips ranging from 1m to 1m4f, winning the Prix d'Astarte, Prix Vermeille and the Prix de l'Opera. This year she won the Group 2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud in May before finishing runner-up in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Nassau Stakes (to Peeping Fawn) and Prix Foy (to Manduro). Hopes were high that the addition of cheekpieces in the Arc might work the oracle, but once again Mandesha failed to produce her finishing kick in the straight and was well beaten behind Dylan Thomas. It was the first time she had finished out of the first two in 11 starts since her debut at Longchamp in April 2006. Revealing news of the filly's retirement, trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said on Monday: “She is a younglady who is ready for stud. She was a great filly on the racecourse, and my only worry on Sunday was to see that she didn't come to any harm in the race.” Christophe Soumillon, who rode Mandesha in all but one of her races, added his tribute.“She was a superb performer last year and, when she won the d'Astarte over a mile, I was sure that was her best distance. “I had my doubts when Alain de Royer-Dupre ran her over a mile and a half in the Vermeille, but then she was just as brilliant – and then she won the Opera over ten furlongs.” Looking at the Arc, Soumillon added: “Regrettably, she hasn't shown the same form as last year, but she worked brilliantly with cheekpieces last Tuesday and we were hoping she would show the same sparkle in the Arc. Unfortunately, she did not.”
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10-09-2007, 11:34 AM
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We all knew it was coming but there was a chance for one more run.....
Authorized has been retired.
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10-11-2007, 03:36 PM
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10-11-2007, 03:38 PM
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10-12-2007, 09:08 AM
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http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory...292&source=rss
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10-12-2007, 11:32 AM
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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10-12-2007, 11:36 AM
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********** Master Command retired too. http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=41291
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10-12-2007, 12:43 PM
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Shakespeare has yet to post a workout since winning the Sept. 16 Woodbine Mile, but trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said nothing was amiss. "He has issues, and we don't work him very often," McLaughlin said. "We're pointing toward the first of the week for his work, and we'll see how fast he goes before we decide if he needs to breeze again." Several hours after reading this, his retirement is announced.
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10-12-2007, 01:27 PM
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10-12-2007, 02:51 PM
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10-17-2007, 11:07 PM
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Dutch Art, Vital Equine, Classified, Dream Passport and Confidential Lady.....
Last edited by my miss storm cat : 10-17-2007 at 11:28 PM.
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10-19-2007, 06:31 PM
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Alumni Hall and Pussycat Doll.....
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10-20-2007, 07:14 PM
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10-23-2007, 01:19 AM
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10-23-2007, 01:49 AM
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Is this Uncle Denny, Bellamy Road, Bluegrass Cat, Buddy Gill stuff funny anymore. Let it rest..
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10-23-2007, 06:07 PM
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* * * Feel better, good boy. Hope he goes to a nice home..... I always liked this guy. Excerpt, DRF..... * Rapid Proof, a multiple stakes winner and earner of $506,338, has been retired due to an ankle injury, trainer Lon Wiggins said Tuesday. The 7-year-old gelding won of the Hopemont and John B. Connally Breeders' Cup for owner-breeder Dolphus Morrison. "We're going to try to find a good home for him," Wiggins said.
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