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05-26-2007, 05:44 PM
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Milk it Mick.....
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05-26-2007, 07:21 PM
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Oh good Lord..... one has to read the UAE press releases to find out Friendly Island was retired.
No author listed..... Meanwhile, in other American news: Friendly Island, who finished second to Kelly’s Landing in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (Gr.1) on March 31 and to champion Thor’s Echo in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Gr.1), has been retired after sustaining an ankle injury. Stud plans have not been announced for the six-year-old son of Crafty Friend who raced for the Anstu Stables of Anita and Stuart Subotnick. Trainer Todd Pletcher said that the injury would take too long to heal for Frienldy Island to be able to compete in this year’s Breeders’ Cup and so the decision was made to retire him, leaving his record at eight wins in 19 starts with earnings of US$1,369,714. * * * Happy retirement to Peeress, my favorite girl. Last edited by my miss storm cat : 05-26-2007 at 07:34 PM.
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#143
06-07-2007, 12:00 PM
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Grand Central.....
He'll stand in South Africa.
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#144
06-08-2007, 02:39 AM
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Visindar..... injured and retired.
A shame.
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#145
06-13-2007, 05:38 PM
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From DRF.....
Certifiably Crazy retired Certifiably Crazy, the two-time New York-bred male turf champion, has been retired due to a recurring problem with the stifle in his right foreleg, trainer Rick Schosberg said Wednesday. A 7-year-old gelded son of Fit to Fight, Certifiably Crazy posted a record of 8 wins, 12 seconds, and 3 thirds from 30 career starts. He debuted in August 2003, winning a $12,500 maiden claiming event at Calder by 8 3/4 lengths. Later that year, he finished second in the Grade 3 Calder Derby, one of three graded events in which Certifiably Crazy finished second. He was beaten a nose in the 2004 Red Smith at Aqueduct and a head in the 2005 Knickerbocker Handicap. In 2006, Certifiably Crazy won three restricted stakes, including the West Point at Saratoga and the Mohawk at Belmont. Certifiably Crazy was entered for the Kingston here last month but scratched due to the stifle issue. "We found instability in that stifle joint and concluded it looks like a torn ligament that would take quite a long time to heal,'' Schosberg said. "We decided he had done more than enough and it was time to call it a career.'' Schosberg, who trained Certifiably Crazy for Joseph Sweedler's Double S Stable, said Certifiably Crazy would be retired to the Wallkill facility of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation in upstate New York. http://www.drf.com/news/article/85762.html
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06-13-2007, 10:08 PM
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06-13-2007, 10:15 PM
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my handy chart shows the stifle in the rear legs in what would be the knee in humans i guess. the joint is high on the rear legs.
http://extension.missouri.edu/explor...sci/g02837.htm
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06-13-2007, 10:17 PM
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06-26-2007, 06:50 AM
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#150
06-26-2007, 08:27 PM
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Helene Elegance..... nine-year-old quasi-icon of Hong Kong.
Happy retirement, good boy! 
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07-04-2007, 12:04 PM
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Day Flight... injured at Goodwood.
Saturn, HK warrior.
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07-04-2007, 12:51 PM
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Milky Way Guy - a Suffolk Downs favorite due to a slight injury at age 9.
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07-11-2007, 02:41 AM
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Gee I Jane, and sad news from a UAE press release.
Australia’s Dubai star Benedetti suffers career ending injury (no author listed) Australia’s star of the 2007 Dubai International Racing Carnival, Benedetti, has been retired after suffering a serious injury in the spelling paddock. Spelling after his brilliant third in the Group 1 Strabroke Handicap in early June, Benedetti fractured two splint bones. His trainer, Tony Noonan, told nzracingnews.co.nz that the five-year-old’s racetrack career is definitely over and he is awaiting a decision by vets on the x-rays to see if the smart sprinter can be saved. Benedetti was the first horse from Australia to race in Dubai outside of the Dubai World Cup mneeting and he impressed all winning his first two starts before his fifth to Kapil in the Listed Zabeel Mile.
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#154
08-06-2007, 04:11 PM
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Godolphin press release.....
LEADING SPRINTER SONSTER RETIRES TO DARLEY 06 August 2007 The hugely-impressive Grade Two winner Songster has been retired and will join the Darley stallion roster for the 2008 season. The black Godolphin four-year-old was among the USA's most exciting sprinters following two clear-cut and fast-time victories in Graded Stakes at three and an impressive win in his only start this year. A fee for Songster will be set at a later date. Only once out of the exacta in eight career starts, Songster showed his brilliance early on in his sophomore season winning impressively at seven furlongs on his debut at Gulfstream. Later that year, he led at every call to win the six furlong G3 Hirsch Jacobs at Pimlico – geared down but by ten lengths, in 1:09.72. Next time out, back at seven furlongs, he came from off the pace to defeat Too Much Bling by two lengths in the G2 Woody Stephens Breeders' Cup at Belmont. His time: 1:21.45. He returned in the G3 Bold Ruler at Belmont, taking it under a hand ride by two-and-a-half lengths in 1:08.9. Mike Watchmaker, of the Daily Racing Form, listed Songster at the top of his weekly divisional ratings for sprinters, but injury has denied the colt a favorite's shot at the fall's championship sprints. A son of Songandaprayer, Songster's pedigree combines two of the leading speed influences of the day in Unbridled's Song and French Deputy. A Florida bred from the family of G1 sire Slewpy, he sold for US$200,000 as a yearling. Charlie Boden, Darley's nominations manager said, 'It's disappointing Songster won't be able to challenge for championship honors, but he's a really exciting stallion prospect. He's great looking, a natural athlete, with top class form and commercial bloodlines. It will be a thrill to welcome him to Darley.'
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08-07-2007, 10:30 AM
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ACE, Bushfire, Home Affairs and Quito.....
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08-08-2007, 10:13 PM
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Bulldozer.....
Asian Maze..... Last edited by my miss storm cat : 08-08-2007 at 10:25 PM.
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08-09-2007, 02:22 PM
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08-09-2007, 02:28 PM
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08-09-2007, 04:48 PM
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 he looked like one of the leading top older handicap horses...this seems to always happen! 
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08-14-2007, 12:06 PM
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I love this one.
From Sporting Life... Happy retirement, good boy. Nayyir Bows Out (no author listed) Multiple-winning veteran Nayyir has been retired by trainer Gerard Butler. Twice successful in the Lennox Stakes at Goodwood, the nine-year-old had shown little in three outings this season and the Irishman admitted it was a difficult decision to make. "Unfortunately, we have retired Nayyir and it is the end of a great career," said Butler. "It really choked me when I told the owners what I thought they should do. We've done it before something went wrong, he just doesn't seem to be enjoying it as much anymore. "I would never have forgiven myself if something had gone wrong in a race or in training - at least he retires sound. "I will speak to the owner but I would imagine he will go to a place like Moorcroft (Racehorse Welfare Centre). I don't think he would be suited to lounging around my yard." The son of Indian Ridge won nine races in all, picking up £570,612 in win and place prize money. Cotton Blossom..... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15991 Wilko and Cash Included..... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15932 edit - Forgot to mention that Chinese Dragon was retired.
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