boundary, at claiborne, euthanized due to the infirmities of old age. 22 years old.

:(


http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ies?source=rss

Grand Hotel and All Bar One. Both from colic.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/br...D=238780&id=FP

El Merito-8
Euthanized after sustaining a hindleg injury in the 4th at SA.

elite alex. he had a chip removed about a month ago but developed an infection.

Uncle Byrn, 4, at Musselburgh after falling...

Mr Chow, 8 at Cheltenham...

Refuse to Bend...

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45581

Bobby Ewing...

Excerpt
(Written by David Pipe)

Unfortunately it has been a quiet week on the racing front and there seemed to be more poignant news than usual, notably the sad passing of legendary Grand National winning trainer Josh Gifford as well as our own inmate, Bobby Ewing.

We had sad news of our own on Saturday morning when promising hurdler Bobby Ewing collapsed and died on the gallops at Pond House. He had shown top class form when slamming Menorah by ten lengths at Doncaster in 2009 and we subsequently bought him from the sales in 2010 with a leg injury. His owners had shown great patience to give him the time necessary to make a full recovery and we had been very pleased with him as he continued his progress back towards his racecourse reappearance. The world really was his oyster and sadly we will never get to see just how good he could have been.


http://www.davidpipe.com/index.php?o...ates&Itemid=35

Simonsberg, 9, after falling at Musselburgh.

Lucky Together, in the barrier trial that Darren Beadman was injured in the other day.

He was 3.

The end of an era indeed.

Royal Academy.

http://www.coolmore.com/news-article.php?id=9499

* * *

War Image, Valid Trefaire, Fire Blitz, and 24 others in a horrific barn fire...

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...n-fire-victims

Sharp Beauty, who broke down last night at Charles Town

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45807



She was a 4YO by Sharp Humor out of Call Me Chief. 4-2-2 out of 12 starts, she had earned $58,567.

Wes Vegas-3 yr. old colt by Sunriver broke down in the 2nd at AQ.

el oso, euthanized after breaking down at oaklawn in thursdays fifth race. his jock, justin shepherd, was injured and will miss the rest of that meet. he broke his left shoulder and five ribs.

Tentaun on March 1st...

Moving Wings, a 7 year old gelding who was racing at odds of 100 to 1 after falling...
In his 11 lifetime starts he had been pulled up 5 times and fallen once.
He had never hit the board.

Bygones in Brid... a 6 year old gelding, who also fell to his death. He was one of the favorites but fell at the first hurdle.

Marigolds Way, a ten year old mare, in what I believe was her 40th start.

* * *

This past week...

Danehill Willy, 10 years old... (at Ludlow)
King of Keyes, 4...(Bangor-on-Dee)
Blue Ronnie, 4...(at Ludlow)
Pendoun, 10...(Bangor-on-Dee)
Hopeful Start, 8...(Wetherby)

I just don't get it... Poor baby :(

I don't get it either.

Sometimes you wonder what people are thinking.

Big Polka Dot today in Aqueduct's 3rd.

I'm seeing reports that Going Ballistic is gone. Reports state he shattered his pastern in his stall. Just retired to stud at Victory Rose and report says he covered 5 mares but I see nothing else on this. OH NO. Happened on 3/3/2012

That's a shame. I always liked that guy.

I was shocked to read this today...

Sand Cove and Jungle Wave.

http://www.tripledeadheat.ca/2012/03...medium=twitter

Unbelievably sad.

Yes, painfully so.

:(

Noverre-14


Champion Noverre, Half Brother to Arazi, Dies
By Blood-Horse Staff
Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012 2:14 PM
Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012 2:14 PM


Noverre, an English champion who ran in two Breeders’ Cup events, died in India, where he was standing at stud, according to the Racing Post. A half brother to international champion Arazi, Noverre was 14.

By Rahy, Noverre was bred in Kentucky by Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stud Management. Campaigned by Godolphin, Noverre was England’s champion 3-year-old male miler in 2001. He won that year’s Champagne Lanson Sussex Stakes (Eng-I) and ran second in two English group I events. He finished first in that year’s Dubai Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I, the French Two Thousands Guineas), but was disqualified two months later after testing positive for a prohibitive substance and placed last.

Noverre contested his first Breeders’ Cup race in the 2000 Juvenile (gr. I) at Churchill Downs. Attempting to emulate Arazi, who won the 1991 running at Churchill in dramatic fashion, Noverre finished 11th to Macho Uno .

Noverre was back in the Breeders’ Cup the following year. The 4-1 favorite in the Mile (gr. IT) at Belmont Park, he ended up seventh behind Val Royal.

Noverre, who also raced in Canada, Dubai, and Hong Kong, was retired after his 4-year-old season with a record of 5-7-4 from 21 starts and earnings of $1,429,344.

Noverre stood at Sheikh Mohammed’s Kildangan Stud in Ireland and at the sheikh’s Darley Australia before his stint in India. He has sired more than 20 stakes winners including 2010 English champion 3-year-old filly miler Music Show. His other top runners include Le Havre, who won the 2009 Prix du Jockey Club (Fr-I, the French Derby), and Enora, who captured the 2010 Preis der Diana-Deutsches Stuten-Derby(Ger-I, German Oaks).

According to the Post, Noverre is the sire of Hachiko, a two-time stakes winner in India this year.

Noverre is out of the Northern Dancer mare Danseur Fabuleux. His fourth is blue hen Dinner Partner.



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Scotsirish, Garde Champetre and Educated Evans... at Cheltenham today (Tuesday).

Abergavenny and Featherbed Lane... Cheltenham on Wednesday.