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Old 03-19-2009, 02:09 PM
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Papi Chullo retired
By Dave Grening, DRF

Papi Chullo, a stakes winner who plummeted to low-level claimer, has been retired from racing after his new connections found a chip in a front ankle. He has been sold and will stand at stud in Jamaica.

Trainer Joe Imperio claimed the horse on behalf of Elizabeth Loftus for $10,000 on Dec. 28. Imperio said he was getting close to running him, but X-rays taken last week revealed "a brand new chip in his ankle,'' Imperio said.

"We didn't want to hurt him,'' Imperio said. "We did the right thing.''

Imperio said Loftus and Michael Imperio, the trainer's cousin, helped make a deal to stand the horse in Jamaica.

Papi Chullo began his career with owner Greg Norman, who employed five trainers during the horse's first 17 races. The horse was sold privately to Steve Sigler's Winning Move Stable and turned over to Gary Contessa in the spring of 2007 and the horse won an allowance race and the Birdstone Stakes. The IEAH Stables bought into the horse before the Birdstone.

Papi Chullo's career went south after the Birdstone as he was well-beaten in the Whitney and Philip Iselin handicaps. The horse was off for 14 months before winning a $16,000 claimer last October.

Papi Chullo won 7 of 25 races and $391,062.
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Old 03-19-2009, 02:10 PM
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Irie mon!
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Old 03-19-2009, 02:23 PM
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God knows what Papi, or that nice filly he ruined (Miss Norman?), might have been in the hands of someone besides Norman...
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Old 03-19-2009, 05:03 PM
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Papi Chullo is coming to Jamaica? I hope he's near our St Johns campus so I can visit him in Jamaica, Queens! Stay away from Jamiaca Ave though, rough area!
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Old 03-19-2009, 11:48 PM
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Papi did the best he could under unstable management early in his career . I'm glad he has been retired to the shed .
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Old 03-20-2009, 12:02 AM
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I didn't realize he sunk so low as to run in 10k claiming races
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Old 03-20-2009, 07:22 AM
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Never heard of Norman. Where does he train at?
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He thinks he's a trainer but he's far far from that . Just another egotistical meddling owner .
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Papi Chullo retired
By Dave Grening, DRF

Papi Chullo, a stakes winner who plummeted to low-level claimer, has been retired from racing after his new connections found a chip in a front ankle. He has been sold and will stand at stud in Jamaica.

Trainer Joe Imperio claimed the horse on behalf of Elizabeth Loftus for $10,000 on Dec. 28. Imperio said he was getting close to running him, but X-rays taken last week revealed "a brand new chip in his ankle,'' Imperio said.

"We didn't want to hurt him,'' Imperio said. "We did the right thing.''

Imperio said Loftus and Michael Imperio, the trainer's cousin, helped make a deal to stand the horse in Jamaica.

Papi Chullo began his career with owner Greg Norman, who employed five trainers during the horse's first 17 races. The horse was sold privately to Steve Sigler's Winning Move Stable and turned over to Gary Contessa in the spring of 2007 and the horse won an allowance race and the Birdstone Stakes. The IEAH Stables bought into the horse before the Birdstone.

Papi Chullo's career went south after the Birdstone as he was well-beaten in the Whitney and Philip Iselin handicaps. The horse was off for 14 months before winning a $16,000 claimer last October.

Papi Chullo won 7 of 25 races and $391,062.
Yeah for Papi...
Hope he enjoys the Caribbean, I would!!!
Glad to see he is retired fairly sound, he had lots of fans.
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Old 03-20-2009, 02:24 PM
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God knows what Papi, or that nice filly he ruined (Miss Norman?), might have been in the hands of someone besides Norman...
Don't forget the horse that won the Super Derby...The Daddy??
He was a half to the ill fated With a City.
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