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September 3, 2006

Stable Update: Two setbacks, one winner

People have asked me to give them an update from time to time on G-Biscuit Stable, of which I am a part owner. In my last post on the topic, I mentioned how Purple Shamrock fizzled in his July race. Well, Shamrock came right back two weeks ago and won in impressive fashion in a $10,000 claiming race at Suffolk Downs. On the same card, Lucky Geisha finished second by a half-length in an $8,000 race. So the stable made some money that day. However, we also had some bad news. Our allowance champion, Tropadaro, suffered a slight fracture in his right hind leg, and Purple Pirate, an unraced 3-year-old being prepared for his debut, also suffered a leg fracture. Both likely occurred in training. While both horses can and will be saved, they are done for awhile. Tropadaro had won both his races, earning close to $40,000, since his purchase in May. He was operated on Wednesday in New Hampshire, where a screw was placed in his leg to reattach the bone. All went well. He will face 6 months of recuperation on a Runnymeade Farm in North Hampton, N.H. The prognosis is a 90 percent return to his prior form. As for Purple Pirate, his injury can best be healed with a ong layoff on a farm. He was shipped to a Long Island farm that caters to disabled children,.
He will stand there and get the attention of all the kids, who learn skills by grooming and caring for the horse. Pirate might be back in 9 months, but the chances are 50-50 he will race again. We'll see.

As for the rest of the stable, Lucky Geisha runs on Labor Day at Suffolk,
while Gee's Bend and Shamrock are waiting patiently for their next race. Actxpresso, our other allowance champ, is training forwardly for a return to the races after a year's layoff. She is expected to run at Laurel Race Course in Maryland in October.
Have you ever been to the race track? Why not?

Posted by JimC at September 3, 2006 9:21 AM