Angels, 2013 ~ In Memoriam

[Rileyoriley]

Hall of Famer Amy, 5, After breaking down in race 3 at Del Mar.

[my miss storm cat]

Jesus this is sad.

Monzante, who won the Eddie Read back in 2008, today at Evangeline Downs (running for a 4k tag).

Poor guy.

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...072013USA4.pdf

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Personal Gem and Lamborgenie, as per Old Dog on the waiting for news on thread.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Jesus this is sad.

Monzante, who won the Eddie Read back in 2008, today at Evangeline Downs (running for a 4k tag).

Poor guy.

http://www.equibase.com/static/chart...072013USA4.pdf

Have you looked at his record on Equibase? He has 2 layoffs of over a year, then this race was coming back off an 8 month layoff. It's people like this that give the sport a bad name. He clearly had soundness issues and had no chance of being out of the bottom of the claiming barrel after being in G1s. I'm betting his sudden form drop and layoff was some injury he's been dealing with for years now. He was a 9 year old. It'd be one thing if he was a hard knocking campaigner who has no reason to stop because he's only ever had the same problems as any long-running horse. This didn't have to happen. I get that claiming races exist for a reason, but there was no way this particular horse was anything other than a ticking time bomb.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Have you looked at his record on Equibase? He has 2 layoffs of over a year, then this race was coming back off an 8 month layoff. It's people like this that give the sport a bad name. He clearly had soundness issues and had no chance of being out of the bottom of the claiming barrel after being in G1s. I'm betting his sudden form drop and layoff was some injury he's been dealing with for years now. He was a 9 year old. It'd be one thing if he was a hard knocking campaigner who has no reason to stop because he's only ever had the same problems as any long-running horse. This didn't have to happen. I get that claiming races exist for a reason, but there was no way this particular horse was anything other than a ticking time bomb.

Agree.

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Romanee Conti...

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http://www.pencarrowstud.co.nz/News/...t.aspx?c=17703

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Was just coming in to this thread to post about her. A really great mare - Hong Kong Cup winner herself, and then dam of champion Ethereal.

[my miss storm cat]

Black Rhino, at Saratoga...

http://blog.timesunion.com/saratogas...hanized/19153/

Need to add Slippin' Around (see Patricks thread).

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Black Rhino, at Saratoga...

http://blog.timesunion.com/saratogas...hanized/19153/

Need to add Slippin' Around (see Patricks thread).

Dang it!