Mack Miller has passed away

[alysheba4]

java gold....talk about an underrated horse........

[RockHardTen1985]

RIP

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

java gold....talk about an underrated horse........

You must have missed King Glorious's reign on this message board.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

You must have missed King Glorious's reign on this message board.

Yes - supposedly he was much better than Sunday Silence and Easy Goer as a 3yo. I hope he unloaded at 2/1 in the Ohio Derby.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yes - supposedly he was much better than Sunday Silence and Easy Goer as a 3yo. I hope he unloaded at 2/1 in the Ohio Derby.

After viewing his two route victories (I believe they're on youtube), you can't help but laugh at the notion that he could hang with Sunday Silence or Easy Goer.

By the way, the poster King Glorious was also in love with Java Gold (his avatar IIRC).

[King Glorious]

Racing isn't restricted to 9f races and longer. What I said on here was the same thing Chris McCarron said before and that was that if you go 9f or 10f, he would probably get beaten by EG and SS but that at 8f, they wouldn't know what hit them. He rode SS too. What I said was that I've seen other instances of lone speed and that I'd love to have seen him get his shot at them.

Anyway, Java Gold was one of the two best horses I've ever seen and Mack Miller was one of the nicest guys I've ever met. If not for him, I probably wouldn't even still be a racing fan today.

[Merlinsky]

http://www.aikenracinghalloffame.com...e-Members.html

I was looking into Aiken and came across this site, immediately noticing the influence of Mack Miller. I guess Sea Hero didn't go there. I have to think that whatever else happened in his career, wins in the Champagne, Derby, and Travers would've gotten him in their HOF. Midshipman made it and Quality Road was their 2009 HOY.

I was interested to learn that Gallorette and Kelso went through Aiken. There are some nice pictures of the various horses and pdf's of their race records.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

http://www.aikenracinghalloffame.com...e-Members.html

I was looking into Aiken and came across this site, immediately noticing the influence of Mack Miller. I guess Sea Hero didn't go there. I have to think that whatever else happened in his career, wins in the Champagne, Derby, and Travers would've gotten him in their HOF. Midshipman made it and Quality Road was their 2009 HOY.

I was interested to learn that Gallorette and Kelso went through Aiken. There are some nice pictures of the various horses and pdf's of their race records.

The rules for induction to their HOF (on that website) states that the horse had to have been recognized as a champion. Sea Hero never won an Eclipse.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

The rules for induction to their HOF (on that website) states that the horse had to have been recognized as a champion. Sea Hero never won an Eclipse.

Ah, I was thinking he had for some reason, but now I remember of course he didn't get the 3yo Eclipse, Prairie Bayou (RIP) did. You'd think a Derby/Travers winner would have a good shot at it, but consistency was not Sea Hero's constant companion.

He might've gotten Aiken-trained HOTY, but I'm not sure what other horses racing that year would be up for it. I had to go back and look at who was HOTY in 1993--Kotashaan.