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12-22-2007, 02:52 PM
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A Final Farewell
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the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break. ~ William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, Scene III I'll preface this by saying for those of you who hate this kind of thing? Please just try to understand that for some of us, this is how we deal with this beautiful yet brutal sport that we all love. Some of us need to pay a small tribute and say goodbye as that's all we can really do. Goodbye to those we've lost this year. This list is incomplete - it's all I can do in one sitting - so please feel free to add anyone I've left off and I apologize for anyone who should be here and is not. The names are in no particular order as they were all important, they all mattered, and they've all left holes in the hearts of their connections and their fans and the racing world. Farewell..... King's Drama Mac's Joy Brother Bobby Alexander Tango Always Happy Three Degrees Simply Because Sun Boat Graphic Approach Latin Rhythms Woodlander Supervisor Khyber Pass Mending Fences Itty Bitty Pretty Freils For Real Drill Down Indian Flare Super Frolic Private Horde All Black Gold Arbuckle Bandit Joint Effort Sportstown Mikki Street Winnwinnchickndnr Iktitaf George Washington Granite Jack Telecom Owner Detroit City Halo Steven American Ivy Majesticardo Theatre Old Thunder Like Mom Like Sons Lyrical Sound Mr. Whitestone Sure Speed Dance Smartly Shattered Dreams Mohawk Mayor Borzath Nip It Go Johnny Heza Legend Mom's Command Coastal Eddy Shattered Dancer Valid's Valid I Did It Again Risk Assessment Gold Train Tirol Northwest Hill Cadillac Cruiser Jimmy O Venn Ottery Dream of Angels Gumshoe Quiet Resolve Take a Bow Kid Grindstone Cantrel Diamond Lover Cards Speak Maria's Mon Midway Station Hoist Her Flag Lethal Grand Polish King Windicator Tropical Star Bright One Voulez Vous Candy Stripes Always Happy My Snookies Boy Blue on Blues Wild Blonde Asbury Hill Charming Hostess Walter Ringer Half Famous War Lord Stars in his Eyes Massoud Pipe Bomb Celestial Wave JR Ringo Into the Shadows He's No Pie Eater Barkley Sound Salsa Music Chilukki Omi Ten Cents a Shine Casino Evil AP Dixie Bowman's Crossing Swept Gold Who Doctor Who Candy Box Sinister G Zcake Joe Got Even John Henry Barbaro and Hendrix When you are sorrowful look into your heart and you shall see that you are weeping for that which has been your delight ~ Kahlil Gibran Run in peace. Last edited by my miss storm cat : 12-22-2007 at 03:22 PM. |
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12-22-2007, 02:55 PM
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As always.....you bring a touch of class to this site.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - MMSC! "HHH"
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12-22-2007, 02:56 PM
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Great post. Sad to see that many of our warriors gone over the year...
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12-22-2007, 03:03 PM
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12-22-2007, 03:05 PM
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Thanks for that. It's amazing how many I can picture. It's good to remember them.
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12-22-2007, 03:15 PM
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12-22-2007, 04:00 PM
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Who Doctor Who.....the memories that name invokes. I can still hear Terry Wallace's voice bellowing out as "The Doctor" came rolling on home.
Thanks for the wonderful post.
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12-22-2007, 04:17 PM
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Thank you.
Some great names on this list, I hope they will remain great wherever they might be right now. These past few weeks have caused heartbreak for many racing fans in the UK, The deaths of Granit Jack, Detroit City and Macs Joy touched the hearts of even the most unforgiving racing fan. I haven't been able to get into National Hunt racing since and for the first time in many years, I'm not looking forward to Cheltenham or Aintree next year. It has come to the stage where I'm just hoping every horse gets around and comes back safe, which isn't how this sport should be. I saw Granit Jack in the paddock before his great second in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, not knowing that the next time he would appear in the same paddock he would be moments from his death  This is the final time I saw him in the flesh. Sleep well big man.
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12-22-2007, 05:11 PM
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Thank you for posting this.
I feel all of our warriors should be remembered, but unfortunately there is no readily accessable list of names. So many fall through the cracks. Inesperado also fell this year.
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12-22-2007, 06:50 PM
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thats fng depressing... poor horses.....massuesd owes me and a team money......guess we will how to w it off..rip
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12-22-2007, 06:55 PM
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Thank you for your persistent concern. Let us all pray the list will be much shorter next year. God Bless all our heroic horses.
"Pose for me there before you depart, And I'll paint your fair picture on my lonely heart." Last edited by sumitas : 12-22-2007 at 07:06 PM. |
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12-22-2007, 07:32 PM
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12-22-2007, 08:25 PM
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Sanctimony knows no bounds.
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12-22-2007, 08:28 PM
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The horses (besides the ones already on the list) that broke down at Bay Meadows this past year:
Cards Speak He's Storming Imperial Eyes (the horse Russell Baze was whipping to excess and was then suspended for) R.I.P. and thank you, to all of these horses, for the joy (and sometimes sorrow) that you brought to us.
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12-23-2007, 10:50 AM
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More importantly we should be making a thread adding our loved ones that we have lost this year, and praying for them.
Merry Christmas |
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12-23-2007, 10:52 AM
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