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Post by bluebluesea on Mar 24, 2008 12:08:42 GMT -5
I'm glad she didn't break down in a race, but I will miss watching her tear up the track. She was one heckuva racehorse and had a lot of popularity beyond racing going for her.
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Post by whatsnottaken on Mar 24, 2008 19:26:53 GMT -5
DO WHAT!? I knew she had retired after an injury, but she died? Details?
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Post by elizabeth_h on Mar 25, 2008 7:56:44 GMT -5
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Post by whatsnottaken on Mar 25, 2008 20:04:42 GMT -5
Oh, whew! I hadn't realized she'd gone back to work and had retired last year...
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Post by bluebluesea on Mar 26, 2008 11:51:04 GMT -5
Sorry . . . for any confusion, just a farewell from the spotlight. Yes, off to be a mommy, which I really don't agree with - she's had injuries throughout her career. The TB breed is already pretty fragile as it is - and yes I do understand what an investment she is - but we really should try to breed durability back into the breed . . .just my thought.
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Post by juliab on Mar 30, 2008 16:33:06 GMT -5
That scared me too for a minute. You know, you hear a lot about old fashioned TBs and how they were much more durable, but I wonder at that. I read about Citation being the first horse to win over a million and they kept him racing so that he would meet that milestone when so many said he should have retired after winning the Triple Crown. That was back in the 1940's. I don't think TBs are any more fragile than any other breed. They are just pushed much harder and speed kills.
But anyway, Rags is a beautiful mare and wicked fast. Looking forward to seeing her babies.
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Post by janebo on Apr 1, 2008 11:01:30 GMT -5
I'm thrilled they retired her, before she got hurt. I couldn't bear to watch another Ruffian or Pine Island scenario. I look forward to seeing her babies
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Post by fancyhorse on Apr 1, 2008 16:40:08 GMT -5
She was sold as a yearling for $1.9mil and have made over $1.4mil. They plan on her first breeding to be by Gaint's Cosway! Holy cow, now that foal will be worth a HUGE amount and talk about a GREAT cross!!!! Can't wait to see that foal!
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