Angels

[my miss storm cat]

Ladies Din.....

Rest in peace.

From DRF.....


Ladies Din dies while show jumping

Ladies Din, a winner of 12 of 37 starts and $1,966,754, died earlier this summer of a suspected heart attack, his co-owner Bernie Schiappa and trainer Julio Canani said on Wednesday. The incident occurred when Ladies Din, 12, was show jumping, they said.

Ladies Din retired in 2003. He won such major races as the 1998 Del Mar Derby, 2000 Eddie Read Handicap and 2002 Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile. Owned by Schiappa and Terry Lanni, Ladies Din was one of the finest turf milers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. In his final start, Ladies Din finished sixth in the 2003 Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park.

Even though Ladies Din had not raced in several years, Schiappa had kept up on the gelding's life after his racetrack retirement.

"It's very sad and very emotional," he said. "To me, he was part of the family."