RIP "Inky": Invisible Ink dies from a neurological disorder
 

http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse...roughbred.aspx

Very moving column by Steve Haskin. It's hard not to tear up. I failed in that endeavor. This horse was a trooper. My condolences to John Fort. I want to say that Inky died too young (and he did), but he nearly died much younger. It's such a miracle that he lived as long as he did. RIP.

Geez, I remember that Derby. I had a $20 exacta with Invisible Ink over Congaree. When the objection sign lit up my heart almost stopped. If the exacta would pay 10K or more I would have gotten back 100K.

My newlywed wife sitting next to me I didn't want to tell her what the dollar amounts were. So I just told her I had an exacta ticket and needed the winner to come down to third (with 2nd and 3rd places a nose apart there was no way they could split them so I think Monarchos would have to be placed 3rd). When it went official I cursed a little and told her we were close to winning big. I think she was thinking 5K, I couldn't tell her it was almost 100K.

Anyway, I will always remember Invisible Ink as the horse that almost won me 100K......RIP Inky

Ink was a DrugS Derby special as well.

Did he do anything as a stallion?

it's just too bad that they lost him, and at only 13. hate to see a horse leave at an early age, especially one who'd shown so much spirit and heart. i remember the whole story of the horse almost dying and the measures they took to save him.

:tro:

Loved this guy, more for the incredible story than for his talent. This is the best piece Haskin has done in a long time.

Of course, it was a reprint of a 2001 piece.

Well, not all of it. I was reaching for the kleenex before I ever got to the 2001 reprint.

So sad. John Fort loved that horse. The story about the buttermilk cure they used on Inky is infamous. Sorry to hear it.

so the buttermilk was severly looked down upon?

sad about the horse.

No. It was a good thing. But it was "infamous" as it was .... old fashioned. Daring. Risky. Putting rotted buttermilk down an already sick animal? But it worked. So still talked about. The more natural precursor to more expensive current "probiotics" ;) Ofttimes nature is best.

When I was a teenager, old horsemen (and old vets) were still putting drenches of turpentine, whisky and linseed oil down colic horses. No wonder so many died in pain.

Sad news. Fan Favorite! R.I.P. Inky!

I think in general the answer is pretty much no, but Honey Chile is a nice 3yo filly this year. She broke her maiden here last year and has hit the board in several graded stakes events in Kentucky this year.

I remember that she's an Invisible Ink because I don't recall seeing very many of them.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/invisible+ink2


that's the list of his progeny. pretty much explains why he was in pa for 1500.

yeah, i looked that up right after i posted that. i only remember noticing a few ever running.