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De not hear that Ruiz was getting out of racing-was this announced somewhere earlier? Reason?Flanders wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:57 pm FT February Digital Sale features Phase 1 of the Ruis Dispersal. The March sale will feature Phase 2. They go with no reserves.
Article : https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... gital-sale
Catalog : https://digital.fasigtipton.com/sales/s ... -sale-2024
Same question from me. I haven't heard anything about his getting out either. And maybe I'm imagining things, but it seems to me that his barn and horses have been doing kind of good in recent weeks. This is really a surprise to me!Squeaky wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:43 amDe not hear that Ruiz was getting out of racing-was this announced somewhere earlier? Reason?Flanders wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:57 pm FT February Digital Sale features Phase 1 of the Ruis Dispersal. The March sale will feature Phase 2. They go with no reserves.
Article : https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... gital-sale
Catalog : https://digital.fasigtipton.com/sales/s ... -sale-2024
Sorry was away all day. I was going to say there wasn't an article when I had looked. To me its not a surprise really. He has quit training multiple times(actually last year was the first time he trained since 2019) and hasn't really had anything of note as an owner or trainer since 2018. And just cause I saw it when I had searched the other day, I forgot that in 2018 he threw a tantrum and said he was leaving California racing because they didn't give him as much stall space as he wanted at Santa Anita. He didn't. I mean I suppose he did as a trainer himself.Squeaky wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:14 pm This article kind of explains things- wants to spend more time with grandchildren/ family and his construction business which ( disturbingly to me as I am all for preserving open land-seems like everyone wants to move to Montana) is starting a 2000 home development project in Montana. Keeping a few horses for daughter to train, may sell one of his farms that he purchased a few months ago. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... dispersals
He also had a falling out with his own daughter at one point and pulled the horses that she had trained for him. He seems to like big dramatic decisions.Flanders wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:51 pmSorry was away all day. I was going to say there wasn't an article when I had looked. To me its not a surprise really. He has quit training multiple times(actually last year was the first time he trained since 2019) and hasn't really had anything of note as an owner or trainer since 2018. And just cause I saw it when I had searched the other day, I forgot that in 2018 he threw a tantrum and said he was leaving California racing because they didn't give him as much stall space as he wanted at Santa Anita. He didn't. I mean I suppose he did as a trainer himself.Squeaky wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:14 pm This article kind of explains things- wants to spend more time with grandchildren/ family and his construction business which ( disturbingly to me as I am all for preserving open land-seems like everyone wants to move to Montana) is starting a 2000 home development project in Montana. Keeping a few horses for daughter to train, may sell one of his farms that he purchased a few months ago. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... dispersals