Rest in peace, Second of June

[The Bid]

Same kinda deal as what happend with Barbaro. Feel bad for Billy hes a super nice guy, and loved that horse. Had lots of offers on the animal and wanted to run him himself.

Originally Posted by The Bid

Same kinda deal as what happend with Barbaro. Feel bad for Billy hes a super nice guy, and loved that horse. Had lots of offers on the animal and wanted to run him himself.

Yeah,
after he broke his maiden at age two gong 7F at Calder, one of the stipulations he had on a possible sale was that he would only sell 50% of the horse and he would continue to train it. This I know for a fact. He did love that horse.
I'm very sorry for him, very. I thought he would make an attractive stallion prospect someplace and was wondering where he was gonna stand. He had all the marks you wanna see. Won early and sprinting at age two, won graded stakes at three, and performed well in a grade one stakes race as an older horse. He was also by a sire undergoing a resurgence in Louis Quatorze who may have a champion this year in Bushfire, and is Maryland's current leading sire.
He would have made a very nice stallion prospect and its a shame we won't get to see that happen either.
Its just an overall tragedy, and my condolences go out to Bill Cesare, and I believe his Mom owned part of the horse as well.

[zippyneedsawin]

Very upsetting. Poor horse was always battling injuries and is finally taken from us. R.I.P.

[The Bid]

He had a small insurance policy, but it was his baby. Yeah Oracle, his mom and him shared the ownership. He spent a lot of time on that horse, its a very sad situation when any horse is put down, but the good ones hurt a little more. It was a compound fracture, he said noway could they save the animal.

Originally Posted by The Bid

He had a small insurance policy, but it was his baby. Yeah Oracle, his mom and him shared the ownership. He spent a lot of time on that horse, its a very sad situation when any horse is put down, but the good ones hurt a little more. It was a compound fracture, he said noway could they save the animal.

Its so very sad. I just had someone inquire about 3 weeks ago about what it would cost to land him as a stud someplace. Never called.
I do remember calling him to see if he was for sale after his debut. The man was very, very, very nice and courteous. You could hear how excited he was about the horse in his voice. He could have cashed in on him after his debut and been set with a pile of change and a minority interest in the horse for stud. A lotta guys in his shoes woulda gone down that road.
Guy had guts and loved his horse. Of all the deaths recently, this is the one that sickens me the most. I'm real sorry for that guy and his horse. They both deserved better.

[randallscott35]

Came back with wraps. Tough injury to get over, never that sound to begin with. Ran too big early in his 3yr old season. Very sad.

[Cajungator26]

RIP boy...

I can't believe all of the deaths, lately. This is devastating.

[Buffymommy]

RIP you beautiful boy. I will never forget your game effort in the FOY.

[my miss storm cat]

From BH...

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=35500

[FATPIANO]

a crying shame, love this horse, was rooting for him in The JCGC. RIP..........

[Gander]

Man this is a very sad few months in our sport.
None of us will ever forget that brilliant FOY finish with Read the Footnotes.
Comes right after one of his best recent efforts, what a tragic shame. RIP.

[Chestnut Gal]

Another sad day for racing.
I also had high hopes for
him on the TC trail. It seems
like he couldn't catch a break
with his injuries. My condolences
to all his connections and fans.
Second of June-
May you RIP and Fly with the Angels.

[31lengths]

Originally Posted by merasmag

i am nauseated-rip

Me too. What a terrible year.

RIP.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Unbelievable...when is this year going to be over? RIP buddy.

[GPK]

damm*t....this crap has got to stop.

RIP big fellow...enjoy running on the big racetrack in the sky.

[Pedigree Ann]

My friend on another board wrote:

This year has been just miserable with all these losses, young and old. It's kinda like the Racing Gods said "We'll let you keep Barbaro, but it will cost you...."