It’s Truly Obvious, “Ziggy,” at age 20.
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Kentucky-bred
Innovate, 19-5-1-4 $226,598 at age 18 due to a uterine rupture. As a 3YO she won the Suffolk Downs Oaks, and as a 4YO she won the Rockingham Breeders Cup Handicap and the Rockingham Spicy Living Sweepstakes Handicap.
3YO filly
Bakinthpulpitagain, by Lucky Pulpit out of the Devil’s Bag mare Ninaakinia, was euthanized after fracturing her left shoulder in a training accident. 3-1-0-1 $6,255, she broke her maiden last October in her third start at Fresno, leading wire-to-wire under Pedro Flores.
Kingsize Shoe Nami, a 4YO Louisiana-bred colt by Wildcat Shoes, 5-1-1-0 $17,274, fell and was euthanized at Delta Downs in his 5th career start.
Amazing Bubba collapsed and died after finishing 4th in a maiden special weight at Charles Town. He was a 4YO Florida-bred gelding by B L’s Appeal out of the Brief Ruckus mare Brief Sunrise. With 17 starts, he was 0-3-4 $22,949.
California-bred
Junction Minister, a 4YO gelding by Minister’s Wildcat (Deputy Minister) out of Oasis (Water Bank), fractured his left tibia in the stretch run of a maiden special weight at Golden Gate Fields, was vanned off and euthanized. It was his third start. He previously finished third and second, earning $12,038.
RIP