Take Charge Indy (my 2012 Derby pick).

That was a great race. If I remember right, it was Quintessential coming down the outside at the end.

I just watched the replay and you're right of course!

Freedom Child.

Stewards report, Randwick...

RACE 5: McGrath Estate Agents Missile Stakes 1200m:

D Smith, trainer of Atomic Force, which weakened badly over the concluding stages, reported the gelding would now be retired.

Winning the G1 Railway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKakHVK8oKs

... and the G1 Galaxy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmNbXfQTiFg

Thanks for the memories. :)

Wasserman...

WASSERMAN BOWS TENDON, RETIRES AS LEADING EARNER

Wasserman was pulled up in Sunday’s seventh race and vanned back to trainer Howard Belvoir’s barn, where the trainer said the track’s all-time leading earner was in no distress.

According to Belvoir, the 11-year-old gelding suffered a bowed tendon in his left front leg and is retired from racing.

"He's doing great,” Belvoir said of Wasserman. “Grooms from other barns came over to see him. Everybody's feeding him and he's eating it all. He feels great.

“A bowed tendon needs to heal and he'll be fine. He's been an unbelievably sound horse.”

The track’s all-time leading earner with $575,024, Wasserman is 13-13-13 in 71 career starts at Emerald Downs, including a win in his most recent start August 9.

Wasserman’s magical 2008 season, in which he won four stakes and the 2008 Longacres Mile, is one of the greatest years by any horse in Washington racing history.


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Thanks for all the fantastic memories. :)

Thanks. Needed some good news.

:)

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Little Bridge was retired today but NO idea why, especially strange as the season starts this weekend.

Hope he's okay.

With Danny Shum, Zac Purton et al after his glorious win in the King's Stand...

On Little Bridge...

Ambitious Dragon is going to stay at home for the regular season and possibly head aboard at the end of the term," said Purton, who visited Little Bridge at the Beas River spelling facility after trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing informed him the seven-year-old hadn't recovered sufficiently from a tendon injury.

"He was the horse that gave me a breakthrough international Group One, so he is very special to me and I thought it was only right I go up and give him a pat."

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20130904.asp

Winslow Homer Retired to Journeyman Stud

Grade III winner Winslow Homer, a son of the late Unbridled's Song out of the graded stakes-winning Summer Raven (by Summer Squall), has been retired and will take up stallion duty at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ourneyman-stud

For some reason I thought he had already been retired!

Tampa Bay Derby winner Prospective retired

John Oxley's dual graded stakes winner Prospective has been retired from racing and will stand his first season at stud in 2014. By Malibu Moon, Prospective captured the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby and Grade 3 Ohio Derby in 2012.

http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/edito...e.cgi?id=39558

Nice little piece on Rosie, and Sugar...

http://offtrackthoroughbreds.com/201...not-forgotten/

5 time G1 winner, Shoot Out...

http://formguide.cyberhorse.com.au/2...t-Retired.html

No Inflation...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glen-...wall&filter=12

Shirocco Star...

http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd#

Richard's Kid...

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/09/24/2...-kid-into.html

It feels like I've been watching him forever, I couldn't help but like him and cheer for him. He has campaigned a very respectable career. I hope he stays in the states.

Bucky
http://www.drf.com/news/keeneland-lo...lee-retires-84

Hope so too.

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Lethal Force...

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/i....aspx?id=68918

Joyful Victory