Thanks for the update and here's hoping this gallant boy came out of surgery okay.

He did, they went to pick him up today

Hey Moodwalker.....

Next time you're around please give an update.....

Thanks!:)

Last time I talked to his connections, he had been gelded and had stem-cell therapy on his tendon.

Apparently they are going to try to point him to the Melbourne Cup again. He was really working well this last prep before being declared a non-starter.

They are really high on his chances, but all the British guys that come for the Melbourne Cup consider their stayers to be way better than Australia's.

I'll update when I talk to them again. But as far as I know, they just left him in Victoria at Jim Conlan's training center.

Thanks for the update. Give him a hug if you ever see him... :)

I'll never see him again.....

I don't plan on going back to Australia. It was a bad experience.

But I'll tell my buddies to hug him for you.

Just in the event anyone ever hears anything, please.....

I love this guy. :)

Thanks.

Sorry about that but thanks for the kind thought.

Is there any word on how he's doing these days?

Thanks. Hope he's alright.

Carte Diamond returns home 13 Dec 2007

Racing Victoria

A traumatic couple of years in Australia for popular English trainer Brian Ellison ended on Wednesday night when his courageous galloper Carte Diamond finally headed home to Yorkshire.

Carte Diamond had been in Victoria since October 2005 and hasn’t raced since finishing ninth in that year’s BMW Caulfield Cup behind Railings.

The now six-year-old was almost fatally injured when he crashed through the running rail and impaled himself on a steel upright at Flemington’s Breakfast with the Stars, just a week before the 2005 Emirates Melbourne Cup.

His life threatening injuries proved the start of a nightmare Aussie experience for Ellison and his family.

Carte Diamond remained in Australia and survived another near death experience after a severe bout of colic during his recuperation on the Mornington peninsula.

Carte Diamond was then set for another tilt at last years Melbourne Cup, but a tendon injury again forced his withdrawal, despite Ellison’s protestations that the galloper was fit to run.

Wind the clock forward another year and tragedy again struck the Ellison clan when their other stayer Bay Story, who ran second in this years Perth Cup, was put down after breaking his hind leg in The Lavazza Long Black (2800m) on Melbourne Cup Day.

Carte Diamond will return to England for a tilt at a number of the UK’s premier summer staying races, while Ellison will be praying for a change of luck and perhaps prepare for another visit to Melbourne.


http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/sp...cing/?id=32724

That's great news.

Will be good to have him back. I wonder what he will think to our weather :D

I was floored to see his name here!

Had NO idea he had a run last month.....

YEA!!! WELCOME BACK!!! :)


Chester - Friday 9 May
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places

14:45
11 Run Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (group 3)
Class 1, £75000.00 added, 4yo plus, £42578.00 penalty 1m 5f 89y
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Form Horse Trainer Age Wgt Jockey
1(1) 130717- Steppe Dancer (IRE) D J Coakley 5 9 3 T P Queally
2(4) 1/8216-9 Bauer (IRE) L M Cumani 5 9 0 S Sanders
3(2) 23129/3 :cool: Carte Diamond :cool: (USA) B Ellison 7 9 0 P Hanagan
4(7) 2216/95- Jadalee (IRE) G A Butler 5 9 0 R Hughes
5(3) 1/3336-7 Macarthur A P O'Brien 4 9 0 J Murtagh
6(8) 586/140- Numide (FR) G L Moore 5 9 0 G Baker
7(10) 12030-1 Raincoat J H M Gosden 4 9 0 L Dettori
8(9) 1/1155-5 Red Gala Sir Michael Stoute 5 9 0 J P Spencer
9(5) 1/240- Supersonic Dave (USA) B J Meehan 4 9 0 R Hills
10(11) 74110-3 Tempelstern (GER) H R A Cecil 4 9 0 T E Durcan
11(6) 23P00-P The Last Drop (IRE) B W Hills 5 9 0 P Robinson


Betting Forecast: 2/1 Macarthur, 5/1 Raincoat, 11/2 Tempelstern (GER), 6/1 Red Gala, 8/1 Numide (FR), 14/1 Bauer (IRE), Steppe Dancer (IRE), 20/1 Carte Diamond (USA), Supersonic Dave (USA), 25/1 Jadalee (IRE), 33/1 The Last Drop (IRE)

Friday May 9 2008
Chester 14:45 - Result
Blue Square Ormonde Stakes (group 3)
£75000 added, 4yo plus, 1m 5f 89y, Class 1, £42578 penalty,
11 ran

Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Winning Time: 2m 53.2s 13:45 14:15 14:45 15:15 16:00 16:35 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP

1 3 Macarthur 9-0 J Murtagh A P O'Brien 4 9/4 f
mid-division, headway when not clear run 2f out, led entering final furlong, quickened away touched 5/2 £5000-£2000 £2500-£1000 (x5) £2000-£800 £1000-£400 (x2)
2 5 4 Supersonic Dave (USA) 9-0 R Hills B J Meehan 4 22/1
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner opened 25/1 touched 20/1
3 2 nk Carte Diamond :) :cool: (USA) 9-0 P Hanagan B Ellison 7 14/1
led, hung right most of final circuit, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace touched 12/1
4 9 1¼ Red Gala 9-0 J P Spencer Sir Michael Stoute 5 9/2
mid-division, not clear run 2f out, pushed his way through over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong opened 5/1 touched 11/2 £5000-£900
5 8 ½ Numide (FR) 9-0 G Baker G L Moore 5 25/1
dwelt, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on without troubling leaders
6 1 1 Steppe Dancer (IRE) 9-3 T P Queally D J Coakley 5 12/1
tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, soon hung left, weakened well inside final furlong opened 10/1
7 11 3½ Tempelstern (GER) 9-0 T E Durcan H R A Cecil 4 8/1
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out opened 9/1
8 4 ¾ Bauer (IRE) 9-0 S Sanders L M Cumani 5 7/1
mid-division, effort to chase leaders 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon beaten opened 13/2
9 10 3½ Raincoat 9-0 L Dettori J H M Gosden 4 4/1
held up an behind, not clear run from 2f out until headway over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, gap closed and badly hampered, immediately eased opened 11/2 touched 13/2 £6500-£1000 £5000-£1000
10 7 30 Jadalee (IRE) 9-0 R Hughes G A Butler 5 33/1
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, on wide outside 2f out, soon weakened
11 6 2 The Last Drop (IRE) 9-0 P Robinson B W Hills 5 33/1
pressed leader, ridden 3f out, dropped out over 2f out, eased over 1f out

Update...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-32343,00.html

I hold my breath every time he's entered.

Isn't it time to let him call it a day now?

:eek:
Thursday July 31 2008
Goodwood 15:30

Royal Bank Of Scotland Goodwood Cup (Group 2)£100000.00 added, 3yo plus, 2m, Class 1 16 runnersGoing: Straight - Good; Round - Good to Firm


14:15 14:50 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:15 17:50
Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1231-04 Allegretto (IRE) 21 5 - Sir Michael Stoute SP SP SP
0505-14 Bulwark (IRE) 14 6 - Ian Williams SP SP SP
20/330R Carte Diamond (USA) 24 7 - B Ellison SP SP SP
414-321 Distinction (IRE) 14 9 - Sir Michael Stoute SP SP SP
1/32-23 Eastern Anthem (IRE) 13 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
01-5150 Gee Dee Nen 14 5 - M H Tompkins SP SP SP
2330-41 Honolulu (IRE) 36 4 - A P O'Brien SP SP SP
122-221 Mad Rush (USA) 14 4 - L M Cumani SP SP SP
136-342 Mores Wells 21 4 - K Prendergast SP SP SP
5-24133 Peppertree Lane (IRE) 18 5 - M Johnston SP SP SP
114-236 Regal Flush 19 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
523-055 Sagara (USA) 21 4 - Saeed bin Suroor SP SP SP
065-055 Sergeant Cecil 23 9 - B R Millman SP SP SP
610-403 Tungsten Strike (USA) 24 7 - Mrs A J Perrett SP SP SP
1113-11 Yeats (IRE) 53 7 - A P O'Brien SP SP SP
60-0051 Yellowstone (IRE) 21 4 - Mme J Chapple-Hyam SP SP SP