Comeback hopes for famous painting horse
There is a glimmer of hope that Metro Meteor, the famous painting horse who suffered sudden onset blindness over the weekend, will recover, says his owner. Ron Krajewski reports that his famous OTTB, a media celebrity since he learned to grip a paintbrush in his teeth to create abstract acrylic paintings, shows signs of improving after testing positive for a type of contamination known to cause temporary, reversible blindness. Metro tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that can be transmitted between species, including man, and can cause equine uveitis, which he was diagnosed with, and is the leading cause […]
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Touch Gold retires to Old Friends
GEORGETOWN, KY — Belmont Stakes winner Touch Gold, the horse famous for denying Silver Charm the Triple Crown in 1997, has been retired to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Ky. Michael Blowen, founder and president of Old Friends, made the announcement yesterday. The 21-year-old stallion comes to Old Friends from Adena Springs in Paris, Ky., and has been generously donated by Adena owner Frank Stronach along with an endowment. In October, Old Friends also accepted the Stronach-owned Alphabet Soup. Touch Gold Sire: Deputy Minister Dam: Passing Mood Foal date: May 26, 1994 Earnings: $1,679,907 in 15 startsSired […]
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Metro, the famous painting horse, goes blind
Metro Meteor, the famous painting ex-racehorse, was stricken over the weekend by sudden blindness in both eyes. The 13-year-old bay Thoroughbred, who became a media sensation after owner and portrait artist Ron Krajewski taught him to grip a paintbrush in his teeth and create abstract acrylics on canvas, was initially diagnosed with equine uveitis in his left eye. Then suddenly, over the weekend, the blindness had spread to both, Krajewski says. He is under the care of his veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Brokaw, DVM, of Maryland, but was expected to travel to the New Bolton Hospital sometime today to see a […]
