Forty Niner

bare it all · Mon May 18, 2020 10:47 am

RIP champion. A longer and happier life we would all be blessed to have.

I’d be interested to see someone better at it than me “dive back” and see how far back the old man is in pedigrees now.

Diver52 · Mon May 18, 2020 1:51 pm

A long life well lived indeed.

TwilightTear · Mon May 18, 2020 2:10 pm

You can tell by the photos how appreciated and loved he was by his caretakers in Japan. Although I'm sure good genes played a role, they did a tremendous job caring for him.

Run free amongst the clouds, Forty Niner.

WarBiscuit · Mon May 18, 2020 2:25 pm

RIP Forty Niner. Lucky boy.

WarBIscuit

firehorse · Mon May 18, 2020 10:51 pm

Lucky boy indeed, if only they all had such a life and could live so long.

Missbeholder · Thu May 21, 2020 10:42 pm

I will still never forgive Woody Stephens for what he did to this horse. He sacrificed him to execute a grudge. And he said he was going to do it before the race was even run!

Forty Niner was a Champion and a very special horse. He didn't deserve that. Woody was a great trainer, but he lost the respect that he'd earned after all those years with that move.

Sorry, but that's the way I feel.

tachyon · Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:41 am

I had completely forgotten to post this.....

-- from uma-furusato.com news (Oct 28th)
https://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_103764

Memorial ceremony for Forty Niner was held at JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station on Oct 21st 2020.
And his tombstone was built over there.

Diver52 · Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:40 pm

It's very touching to see the appreciation and respect Japan has for these horses.