interesting workout

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

the other day, im sure most remember the horse


Horse Name Date Track Dist Time Surf Cond. B/H
Startac 12/27/2006 PMM 3F :36.30 Dirt Fast B

[AeWingnut]

Did he ever run at Santa Anita? Grass horse? There was a horse with that name or close to it. He had a huge neck. Veins popping out everywhere. I got off my horse to bet him. He finished up the track and my horse won....


It's hard to say. It has been a very long time

[Linny]

He won some race in AZ or something for Paulson and had everyone thinking Derby. He's grass bred and I think he was better on that surface. He must be 8 or something.

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

im just surprised theyre bringing the horse back next year@ age9. heres some more info


Owner: Allen E. Paulson Living Trust
Breeder: Allen E. Paulson
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 17 Starts: 5 - 3 - 2, $697,728

At 2: Won Generous S. (G3); 3rd Pinjara S.
At 3: Won Secretariat S. (G1), Turf Paradise Derby; 2nd El Camino Real Derby (G3), Hill Rise H.
At 4: Won Belmont Breeders' Cup H. (G2); 2nd Jim Murray Memorial H.

[Scav]

Playa, come on, they are not bringing this horse back, not a chance.......It was just incorrect

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah I think he was with either DeSaroux or Orman then. Must be with Pletcher now.

Simon Bray was the trainer

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by Scav

Playa, come on, they are not bringing this horse back, not a chance.......It was just incorrect

well johns call ran through age 10 and won stakes on the lawn through then, he won 2 g1's@9 and was 3rd in the bc i believe that year

[Scav]

This horse went to Stud FIVE years ago.

TRust me, I would LOVE to see him again, I liked the horse alot, but realism kicks in......

[Scav]

He isn't in the stallion registar so maybe not at stud

[Scav]

I'll email TVG and see if Bray will answer

[Scav]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Maybe he was firing blanks, so they decided to see if they could get him back in racing shape, ala Artax.

Possible, but they would have known that right away. 9 years old, and not raced in 4 years, that is a pretty serious comeback if you ask me

BC TURF HERE WE COME

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

the horse has breezed yet again


Horse name Startac
Notes
Activity type Workout
Activity date 01-05-2007
Track Palm Meadows
Surface Dirt
Distance 4 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 0:50.00
Track condition Fast

[Scav]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

the horse has breezed yet again


Horse name Startac
Notes
Activity type Workout
Activity date 01-05-2007
Track Palm Meadows
Surface Dirt
Distance 4 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 0:50.00
Track condition Fast

That is crazy....KEEP me updated....

[Gander]

I thought you were talking about my workout....

Horse name: Gander
Notes
Activity type: Morning Run
Activity date: 01-06-2007
Track Saratoga East side/Downtown
Surface: Road
Distance: 60 furlongs
Workout type: Tempo Run
Workout time: 60 min
Track condition: wet

[lemondropkid1]

You sure he's not a Quarter Horse? Equibase doesn't notate the difference and I was getting notifications for Ghostzapper after he retired. Lot of QH have big TB names.

[lemondropkid1]

Nevermind that. I tried adding the name to my stable, and the TB is the only one that comes up. Interesting...

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Gander

I thought you were talking about my workout....

Horse name: Gander
Notes
Activity type: Morning Run
Activity date: 01-06-2007
Track Saratoga East side/Downtown
Surface: Road
Distance: 60 furlongs
Workout type: Tempo Run
Workout time: 60 min
Track condition: wet

Most important thing in this thread is that you can run 7 and a half consecutive 8 minute miles in a wet/fast downtown track.

[witchdoctor]

Startac retired to stud and proved to be sterile. They ran him last year in England and he ran up the track.

[Linny]

Originally Posted by lemondropkid1

You sure he's not a Quarter Horse? Equibase doesn't notate the difference and I was getting notifications for Ghostzapper after he retired. Lot of QH have big TB names.

The work was at Palm Meadows, no hotbed of QH activity...