Old Friends: Creator dies of colic
Press Release — Creator, a Group 1 winner in France, was euthanized at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital on Saturday, February 28 due to complications from colic. The 29-year-old son of Mill Reef had been a pensioner of Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY, since 2004, when he was retired from stud duty in Japan and returned to the United States. A homebred for Sheikh Mohammed, Creator (Mill Reef – Chalon, Habitat) won seven of his16 starts for career earnings of $550,537. His most impressive victory came at Longchamp in the GR 1 Prix Ganay-a race his […]
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French dressage taught Batman to cool his jets
Batman flew around the ring like he was chasing the bad guys. Heavy on his forehand, he’d dig in and pull, then with a burst of speed, would leap into the air carrying his young rider Christine Brubaker on turbocharged rides that could barely be contained. During six months of lessons, Brubaker, only 14 years old at the time, tried several different bits to rein in the fiery son of Eclipse Award Champion Turkoman, until finally, she and her riding coach decided to take a Zen approach to the speedster. Babe’s Mantel Barn name: Batman Sire: Turkoman Dam: Swift Response […]
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Photo of the Week: From Germany with Love
The popularity of the off-track Thoroughbred is also running high in Germany, reports owner/rider Julia Francke. Her mare One Night Girl was born in 2000 and was on the track until 2009, after she was retrained for “military” riding, which is similar to Eventing in the US. Francke mainly does dressage with her mare, and enjoys lower-level jumping and trails with her mare, who she has owned since last year. Francke’s trainer Nina is pictured on her. —If you have a picture of your OTTB that you’d like to see featured here, please send it to susansalk@gmail.com.
