But he's 17, PP... come on, you've got to feel bad for this guy. :eek:

I do. But then again I feel sorry for retards and old people but some of them compete in athletic competitions. The only odd thing about this is it's an old horse running against a few younger retards.

17 yrs old = too old for racing

I haven't even thought about age limits in years, since it's been by and large an irrelevant topic.

But I thought that some states had an age limit of 13.......years ago.

If the horse makes it another year they can send him to Iraq.

Depends on the horse. I saw a 17yo run in and nearly win a steeplechase at the Ky Horse Park back in the early 1980s. McCaslin was his name. Of course, 'chasers often peak at age 10, not 5 like flat racers (on average)...,

How old r u .....honey?

Two score and sixteen.

Oh?





Interesting. Older ladies can be very enjoyable.

Do you have admirable boo-bees?....and dupa?

Would ya say the thighs are still firm?

What about stamina?





How are ya there Sweetie?

Jim, at 15, with that kind of tire wear, you need a two year freshening :)

Seriously though, they shouldnt be putting this horse out to run.

Anny?

I don't know what to think about this, I guess if the horse wants to race but geesh 17. Hope he comes out OK.
Can someone link the video of the race, Ellis has no live stream and I cannot get HRTV, dang Directv.

Alpena Magic, the 17 year old horse scheduled to race today has been scratched.

On another board, there's a rumor (for the record I don't like posting rumors but i'll make an acception since it's not bad news or anything.....) that the owner of Ellis Park offered to buy him and might turn him into an outrider pony.

I never post, just had to chime in here - I read on another board that the owner of Ellis park was not happy about Alpena running and so bought Alpena himself. He will have a new job as a pony so that he can stay at the track. Apparently, Alpena's owner had tried to retire him before (hence the two year's off) but he was not happy at the farm. So, now he gets to stay at the track where he's happier.

I was hoping that there was good news behind the scratch, and if this rumor is true it is good news imo. I hope to get the real story because if indeed the owner of Ellis Park did this its a very humane act and probably also not a bad PR move either. win-win.

Whew...glad to hear that, the scratch is not showing on Ellis's site.
And that is very good news, horse is now happy, owner is not under scrutiny, and owner of Ellis park did a good thing.

Yes, first he cuts takeout on the pick 4 wager and now he is buying old horses!


I must say I like this new owner! He is good for the sport!