Too many good horses died -12 months

Nulty

I mentioned in another thread that Dever Dream and Mille Chief were lost in early Autumn. Since then we've lost 3 Grade 1 winning horses out of Mullins yard Lovethehigherlaw, Kempes and Golden Silver. Add to that previously in the last 12 months Rewilding in the King George and QE, Sam Bass G3 winning juvenile, Racing Post Chase winner Razor Royale, Pride Of Dulcote a Gold Cup candidate, Glencove Marina and Money Trix in the Hennessey.

I'll stop there without going as far as Twist Magic, Tell Masini and others.

Meanus Dandy has reportedly died after an injury sustained in his last race.

It gets frustrating after a while

(Obviously no disrespect to the horses I haven't mentioned)

Johner

From twitter today,

Racing Post @Racing_Post
Trainer Gordon Elliot has announced one of his top staying chasers, Beautiful Sound, has been put down due to a persistent cancerous growth

Hidden Keel was also put down a few weeks back after breaking a leg in his race at Cheltenham.

ft9

Alpha Ridge died on Paul Nolan's gallops today, due to a heart attack.

He was entered in the Thyestes next week.

dubguffer

Am just wondering what the point to this conversation is??...horses died?...Obviously race horses but I still dont see the point...are you saying they died because of racing? because i'm sure other horses, that have nothing to do with racing, have died also...just wondered..lol

TheMilkyPirate

dubguffer wrote: »

Am just wondering what the point to this conversation is??...horses died?...Obviously race horses but I still dont see the point...are you saying they died because of racing? because i'm sure other horses, that have nothing to do with racing, have died also...just wondered..lol

He's highlighting the unusual amount of top grade horses that have died in the past twelve months

mr.jingle

dubguffer wrote: »

Am just wondering what the point to this conversation is??...horses died?...Obviously race horses but I still dont see the point...are you saying they died because of racing? because i'm sure other horses, that have nothing to do with racing, have died also...just wondered..lol

There was another topic on here called 'What Happened Them' when people couldn't find out whether a horse was sold on to Asia,America or whatever or else he had been injured fatefully, sometimes people have an old favorite horse of there's that they haven't heard of or seen on a racecard in a while so think this topic could well be useful in that respect.

Willie Mullins has been very unlucky losing some top animals with potential over the years through injuries(Black Harry,Glencove Marina spring to mind) and fatalities(Golden Silver,Kempes,Cousin Vinny and many more i'm sure)

UrbanSea

What happened cousin vinny?

ft9

dubguffer wrote: »

Am just wondering what the point to this conversation is??...horses died?...Obviously race horses but I still dont see the point...are you saying they died because of racing? because i'm sure other horses, that have nothing to do with racing, have died also...just wondered..lol

Thats like saying to someone who's granny just died that its no difference sure loads of people have died before

mr.jingle

UrbanSea wrote: »

What happened cousin vinny?

I thought i read somewhere he died if not apologies To be honest he popped into y head first thing so I'll have a look around now just to clarify

hucklebuck

UrbanSea wrote: »

What happened cousin vinny?

Hate to say but it looks like he got abducted by some beastiality hoebag :eek::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H71-xxJhkCo

Johner

Cousin Vinny isn't dead.

He's entered in the Boyne Hurdle on Sunday at Navan.

fitzygirl

Hi. I know these comments were posted 2 years ago but heres an update on cousin vinny, he is in a happy home in the south east with a friend of mine enjoying his retirement, hacking and has done the odd racehorse to riding horse class and has done a bit in the riding club so very much alive and loving retirement 😊

Johner

fitzygirl wrote: »

Hi. I know these comments were posted 2 years ago but heres an update on cousin vinny, he is in a happy home in the south east with a friend of mine enjoying his retirement, hacking and has done the odd racehorse to riding horse class and has done a bit in the riding club so very much alive and loving retirement 😊

Good to hear.

Adding to the thread it was a terrible Cheltenham for horses lost to be honest,

Our Conor, Raya Star, Akdam and Stack The Deck all lost their lives.

mdwexford

Johner wrote: »

Good to hear.

Adding to the thread it was a terrible Cheltenham for horses lost to be honest,

Our Conor, Raya Star, Akdam and Stack The Deck all lost their lives.

It was and I hate the way apart from Our Conor the rest were barely mentioned even on the RP website.

Fenton and O'Leary should be getting ripped out of it about poor Last Instalment as well, pair of greedy scumbags.