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Marco Be Good, a seasoned campaigner who earned more than a half million on the track, retired from Suffolk Downs this week. Through a collaborative effort by Lorita Lindemann (above), Michael Blowen of Old Friends Equine, and many others, the horse will be retired in NY.

Marco Be Good retires to Old Friends NY

Marco Be Good, a seasoned campaigner who earned more than $570,000 in 85 starts, was retired this week to Old Friends Equine’s New York chapter in Clermont, N.Y. The 12-year-old gelding chestnut, who is said to be in excellent health and fine body, was loaded up at Suffolk Downs this week and put on the road to Clermont Farms following a call for his retirement by horse lovers who argued, via social media discussion groups, against his return to racing. Discussions noted Marco had been retired two years earlier, and deserved to stay retired. The horse, bred by Toronto-based horseman […]