Fusaichi Samurai

[Seattleallstar]

what did happen to this horse? All I remember was the impressive maiden score then poof. After the debut words like superhorse were already being thrown around

I am still waiting on what happened to the racing career of Storm Cat.

[cakes44]

And when the heck is Malibu Moon going to get back to the races? He sure seemed to show a lot of promise.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

what did happen to this horse? All I remember was the impressive maiden score then poof. After the debut words like superhorse were already being thrown around

Good question. He was injured. I think he came back and ran at Hollywood once after that. TB Pedigree says "Retired in May 2007 and gelded" They paid like 2 million for him as a two-year-old, I recall, some outrageous amount.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Riot

Good question. He was injured. I think he came back and ran at Hollywood once after that. TB Pedigree says "Retired in May 2007 and gelded" They paid like 2 million for him as a two-year-old, I recall, some outrageous amount.

$4.5 million. Per the LA Times: "After [breaking his maiden], he became the favorite in some future books for the Kentucky Derby and jockey Victor Espinoza was quoted as saying he could be "the best horse ever."" Hmm.

[Seattleallstar]

that must of been one hell of an injury for him not to do anything more with his career. I think his maiden breaking beyer was n the low 90s

[RolloTomasi]

Article from 2008:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...hab-specialist

[Gaelic Storm]

I think he was a pinhook by Robert LaPenta, as was Stay Thirsty.

[Seattleallstar]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Article from 2008:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...hab-specialist

well thats nice to read that hes doing ok and going to be fine. A 4.5 million dollar trail horse..heh heh. I am happy he didnt have to suffer the indignity of falling into cheap claiming ranks.

I remember Baffert had a horse named Work for James McIngvale, i believe he was a 950k purchase. Apparently before he had his first race he was already running and training like something special, Baffert went as far to say that this was his Derby horse and one of his most talented, Work was even given a nickname that I am forgetting right now. Before you know it something wrong happened and he never panned out, last I remember of him he was running in a cheap claimer at Mountaineer.