In Memoriam 2013

[jjacks1]

Take Control Gorgeous photo credit to Marcie Heacox


Dullahan

[Flanders]

This was posted on Facebook:

Accorded to HRI website yesterday, there are three Ballydoyle juveniles that are now listed 'dead':

Unraced:
Canary (Fastnet Rock x Leonia)

Unbeaten winner:
Illinois (Galileo x Chintz)

Unplaced runner:
Snow (Galileo x Secrete Marina)

[Dusty]

Take Control was a reall looker - so sad - RIP

[Zenyatta]

I didn't even know about this until I got a phone call from a fellow member here. What a shame they kept such an obviously unsound horse in training for so long, especially since despite his lack of graded stakes wins he still could have gotten a few mares in foal with his royal breeding (do we want more unsound genes, though?). Regardless, what a loss. I had a bad feeling about this horse with all his stops and starts from the beginning. 

[Zenyatta]

Pointsoffthebench, dual graded stakes winner and contender for BC Sprint, died on the track this morning.. .RIP. He was my favorite for the race.

[Catalina]

Condolences to Mike Smith and all of Pointsoffthebench's connections and fans.  What a heartbreaking turn of events, Yakteen's first ever G1 winner, on the verge of running in the BC.

[jjacks1]

RIP Points Offthebench. This has been a bad year. 

[jjacks1]

Big Blue Sky 2010 Colt English Channel x Ting A Folie 16 starts 2-0-1 (Photo credit: Marcie Heacox)

Collided with another horse training at Golden Gate.

Heart's Music 2005  Mare Majesterian x Music To My Heart 90 starts 9-18-19
Fractured left hind leg training at Pleasanton.
90 starts? 8 yrs old? She hadn't earned a rest?

One Game Dude 2011 Gelding Game Plan x Lady Thatcher 1 start 0-0-0
Fractured sesamoids training at Golden Gate.

Stormin' Idiot 2011 Colt Idiot Proof x Stormy Racer 4 starts 0-0-1
Fractured right knee at Golden Gate.

RIP and condolences to their fans and connections. 

[Catalina]

RIP Points Offthebench. This has been a bad year. 

 

May they all RIP. 

[Lakeway]

Tears here - as an Alydar fan I follow his progeny and really enjoyed watching Points Offthebench and felt that he had a good chance to win his race.
Then I read jjacks1 post and 2 of the 4 also have Alydar bloodlines.
May ALL who were listed RIP and condolences to all of their connections...

[Catalina]

Big Blue Sky 2010 Colt English Channel x Ting A Folie 16 starts 2-0-1

Collided with another horse training at Golden Gate.

Poetry in motion...   

[Flanders]

I don't recall seeing these yet.  But with all the forum issues, I thought they deserved to be told RIP.

Unbroken Dream - 10/8 - unseated exercise rider-ran loose to barn hitting flower box-fx LF leg-euthanized - Aqueduct training
Doyouseeme - 10/9  - suffered fx LF leg while breezing-euthanized on track - Belmont training
King Wando - 10/9 - fx RH leg while galloping-euthanized - Belmont training
Roih Jones - 10/9 - severe LF hoof infection-euthanized - Belmont non-racing
Congaree King - 10/15 - appeared lame after race-x-rays next day revealed Fx LF leg - Finger Lakes racing
Poppo - 10/26 - Poppo suffered a fracture to his right front leg while breezing on the main track. Poppo was euthanized on the track - Belmont training

[jjacks1]

I don't recall seeing these yet.  But with all the forum issues, I thought they deserved to be told RIP.

Unbroken Dream - 10/8 - unseated exercise rider-ran loose to barn hitting flower box-fx LF leg-euthanized - Aqueduct training
Doyouseeme - 10/9  - suffered fx LF leg while breezing-euthanized on track - Belmont training
King Wando - 10/9 - fx RH leg while galloping-euthanized - Belmont training
Roih Jones - 10/9 - severe LF hoof infection-euthanized - Belmont non-racing
Congaree King - 10/15 - appeared lame after race-x-rays next day revealed Fx LF leg - Finger Lakes racing
Poppo - 10/26 - Poppo suffered a fracture to his right front leg while breezing on the main track. Poppo was euthanized on the track - Belmont training

Thank you and may they RIP. 

[Dusty]

Just wanted to keep this one

From the Exceller Fund - Verifiable - Son of Secretariat - So very sad - at least he had a year to run free.. Condolences to all who cared for him .


http://www.excellerfund.org/Domains/www ... 24-255.pdf

[jjacks1]

Hewitts 2004 (g) Concerto x Romance Me by Cozzene No photo credit given on PQ but this looks like Davids work (The Tin Man)



Unseated his rider then ran into a stationary object while training at Belmont Park October 26, 2013. RIP. 

Polecat 2011 (c) First Samurai x Miss Thermal Tech by Distinctive Pro
Fractured his front leg breezing at Belmont Park October 26, 2013. RIP little guy.