What a gutsy animal!

Hickory Hill Hoff · #1 11-19-2006, 01:33 PM

Good ol' SPOOKY MULDER looked like he was beat deep in the stretch, but he showed that age means nothing to come back and win! This is what horse racing is all about!

paisjpq · #2 11-19-2006, 01:35 PM

is it any wonder why so many people love this horse?

KirisClown · #3 11-19-2006, 01:37 PM

Amazing performace.. getting passed on both sides then coming back to win like that... what a horse...

Pedigree Ann · #4 11-19-2006, 01:39 PM

Ever seen a gamer, braver horse than Spooky Mulder? Boy, if we could clone him..., Too bad he's a gelding, because he's the kind of horse we all love to watch run and should be the type breeders want to breed.

(For you X-filers, he has a younger brother by Smoke Glacken named The Smoking Man).

paisjpq · #5 11-19-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Ever seen a gamer, braver horse than Spooky Mulder? Boy, if we could clone him..., Too bad he's a gelding, because he's the kind of horse we all love to watch run and should be the type breeders want to breed.

(For you X-filers, he has a younger brother by Smoke Glacken named The Smoking Man).

I used to love that show when it was on...didn't know spooky had a brother by that name.

saucon17 · #6 11-19-2006, 01:47 PM

Spooky was just claimed back by Lake for 75K

KirisClown · #7 11-19-2006, 02:08 PM

For anyone who missed it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loHUIG5i_OY

MISTERGEE · #8 11-19-2006, 02:13 PM

That Was Fun To Watch

Solari · #9 11-19-2006, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by saucon17

Spooky was just claimed back by Lake for 75K

Bruce Golden the former owner of Spooky had Lake claim him back. Bruce Golden lost Spooky when he was claimed for $100K back in April. The claim today had to be for sentimental reasons. Good luck to the new (previous) connections!

randallscott35 · #10 11-19-2006, 08:00 PM

We'll see what good 'ol Scott Lake can squeeze out of him.

SentToStud · #11 11-20-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Solari

Bruce Golden the former owner of Spooky had Lake claim him back. Bruce Golden lost Spooky when he was claimed for $100K back in April. The claim today had to be for sentimental reasons. Good luck to the new (previous) connections!

If it was sentimental, they could have claimed him back a couple months ago for $100k. Taking him for $75k yesterday was a better move. This year he'll go into the Gravesend off 30 days instead of the 2.5 weeks he had last year. Aside from the Gravesend, there's probably 10 other small stakes or $75k Optionals they can find for him over the inner during the winter.

I disagree with the ppl who say he should be retired. He's pretty sound, with his feet being the worst of his ailments. To try as hard as he did yesterday in his 70th race, tells me that he wants to run and still can. And if something's not right, he shuts himself down, as he did in the Meadowlands race.

He's made over $200k this year and will go off at something like 3-1 or 4-1 if he makes the Gravesend. If they retired the horse, what would he do?