Cotton Blossom Retired

[Sightseek]

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=40215

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Mikey "Or..." will be very unhappy.

[docicu3]

These horses seemingly have the racing life expectancy of a goldfish!!!

Are we breeding the longevity out of these animals faster than global warming becomes a relavant event?

[Cajungator26]

I'm sorry to hear this news. Cotton Blossom was one of my faves.

[sumitas]

I believe her last race was on the dirt at the Test S. in Saratoga.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by sumitas

I believe her last race was on the dirt at the Test S. in Saratoga.

You are so ridiculous

[philcski]

Originally Posted by sumitas

I believe her last race was on the dirt at the Test S. in Saratoga.

My last race was the Test S on dirt in Saratoga, what's your point?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by docicu3

These horses seemingly have the racing life expectancy of a goldfish!!!

Are we breeding the longevity out of these animals faster than global warming becomes a relavant event?

by broken vow...who is by unbridleds song, notorious for siring unsound horses.

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by Danzig

by broken vow...who is by unbridleds song, notorious for siring unsound horses.

How much longer until it's Octave

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Danzig

by broken vow...who is by unbridleds song, notorious for siring unsound horses.

Broken Vow is by Unbridled --- not Unbridleds Song.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

How much longer until it's Octave

Hopefully long. She's not very good, but has grown on me.

I think Pletcher should point either her or Panty to the Personal Ensign. A disappointing list of horses pointed there.

[slotdirt]

Really though, hasn't she done enough?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Broken Vow is by Unbridled --- not Unbridleds Song.

oops...still makes the case tho, unbridled sired fast but fragile horses.

[Sightseek]

It's a bad week to have 'cotton' in your name...High Cotton was also retired.

Sorry Ms. Swap Fliparoo (the poster) no more Hi-C

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Danzig

oops...still makes the case tho, unbridled sired fast but fragile horses.

I agree that he sired fragile horses, but I certainly wouldn't say "fast" ones.

He's actually won the four major Classic distance races for 3-year-olds with four different differnt horses.

Derby: Grindstone (who closed with a furious rally to get up)

Preakness: Red Bullet

Belmont: Empire Maker

Travers: Unshaded (who came with a big late run to nail Albert the Great)

Most of his horses were two-turn routers who came from off-the-pace.