Sales/Rescues

BlindLucky · Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:48 pm

Ziggypop wrote:This is new and this horse really needs our help!!! $2000 claimer and running every other week. 7 yoHarley D Needs help of $2100 or the pos that owns him is going to run him again with a bad leg.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-T ... 9770651156

Apparently he's now retired and is being evaluated. That page has a picture of him on the trailer as he was leaving the track.

tres borrachos · Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:53 pm

BlindLucky wrote:
Ziggypop wrote:This is new and this horse really needs our help!!! $2000 claimer and running every other week. 7 yoHarley D Needs help of $2100 or the pos that owns him is going to run him again with a bad leg.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-T ... 9770651156
Apparently he's now retired and is being evaluated. That page has a picture of him on the trailer as he was leaving the track.

Am I not seeing what you saw Blind Lucky? It says they need $2100 by tomorrow to claim him but they didn't have it as of last night.

second_glance · Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:42 pm

tres borrachos wrote:
BlindLucky wrote:
Ziggypop wrote:This is new and this horse really needs our help!!! $2000 claimer and running every other week. 7 yoHarley D Needs help of $2100 or the pos that owns him is going to run him again with a bad leg.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-T ... 9770651156
Apparently he's now retired and is being evaluated. That page has a picture of him on the trailer as he was leaving the track.
Am I not seeing what you saw Blind Lucky? It says they need $2100 by tomorrow to claim him but they didn't have it as of last night.

BL is correct. Try this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 440&type=1

Catalina · Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:34 pm

second_glance wrote:Trainer Jose De La Torre, who has dumped both QHs and TBs at low-end auctions, has been kicked out of Los Alamitos for clenbuterol positives.

http://www.drf.com/news/los-alamitos-de ... eave-track

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/peopl ... -alamitos/

second_glance · Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:31 am

Catalina wrote:
second_glance wrote:Trainer Jose De La Torre, who has dumped both QHs and TBs at low-end auctions, has been kicked out of Los Alamitos for clenbuterol positives.

http://www.drf.com/news/los-alamitos-de ... eave-track
http://www.paulickreport.com/news/peopl ... -alamitos/

Good news! Thanks for the update.

Oldowan · Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:16 pm

Not sure where to post this, but a colleague of mine was showing me a horse a relative of hers is buying. It turned out to be an ex-racer named Prom Queen, by Discreet Cat. If anyone knew that horse was on the market, or was worried about her, she's going to a good home.

Catalina · Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:20 pm

Oldowan wrote:Not sure where to post this, but a colleague of mine was showing me a horse a relative of hers is buying. It turned out to be an ex-racer named Prom Queen, by Discreet Cat. If anyone knew that horse was on the market, or was worried about her, she's going to a good home.

Glad to hear of every one that successfully made a transition into a second career. Thanks for letting us know!

Izvestia · Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:14 pm

Nice female family on Prom Queen. 2nd dam is multiple GSW Parade Queen, the dam of G3 winner Untouched Talent (dam of Bodemeister), group-1 placed Obay, and SW King Gulch.
Her dam sold for $210,000 in 2008.

second_glance · Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:14 pm

Thisis 5yo Lincoln Launch. Another Los Al special. He ran on Jan. 3, and apparently came out of the race with a knee fracture. This morning Jenny Earhart got a call (not sure from whom) that he was bound for the feedlot this afternoon, but she could have him if she got to the track first. She did.

Catalina · Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:38 pm

second_glance wrote:Thisis 5yo Lincoln Launch. Another Los Al special. He ran on Jan. 3, and apparently came out of the race with a knee fracture. This morning Jenny Earhart got a call (not sure from whom) that he was bound for the feedlot this afternoon, but she could have him if she got to the track first. She did.

He's a very lucky boy. And somebody was trying to look out for him.

second_glance · Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:55 pm

Thisis 5yo Lincoln Launch. Another Los Al special. He ran on Jan. 3, and apparently came out of the race with a knee fracture. This morning Jenny Earhart got a call (not sure from whom) that he was bound for the feedlot this afternoon, but she could have him if she got to the track first. She did.

tres borrachos · Wed Jan 22, 2014 2:34 pm

I'm so glad he's safe. Had a guardian angel watching out for him.

second_glance · Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:02 pm

Yesterday was 5yo Veruca Salt's lucky day. Two RMR volunteers found her at a TX auction. Intense fundraising by RMR made possible her purchase from a meat buyer. She last ran at Sam Houston on 2/7. Trainer admits taking her to the auction, but said he didn't think KBs would be there. Sure.

Catalina · Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:14 pm

second_glance wrote:Yesterday was 5yo Veruca Salt's lucky day. Two RMR volunteers found her at a TX auction. Intense fundraising by RMR made possible her purchase from a meat buyer. She last ran at Sam Houston on 2/7. Trainer admits taking her to the auction, but said he didn't think KBs would be there. Sure.

Not much of a liar even. Let me guess, nothing will happen to him because after all it was an "honest mistake"? I think the only mistake was he didn't figure to get caught.

Hopefully RMR will be able transition this girl to a career more suited to her. and hopefully a few days at RMR will see this mare start to perk up a bit.

second_glance · Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:03 pm

Catalina wrote:
second_glance wrote:Yesterday was 5yo Veruca Salt's lucky day. Two RMR volunteers found her at a TX auction. Intense fundraising by RMR made possible her purchase from a meat buyer. She last ran at Sam Houston on 2/7. Trainer admits taking her to the auction, but said he didn't think KBs would be there. Sure.

Not much of a liar even. Let me guess, nothing will happen to him because after all it was an "honest mistake"? I think the only mistake was he didn't figure to get caught.

Hopefully RMR will be able transition this girl to a career more suited to her. and hopefully a few days at RMR will see this mare start to perk up a bit.

Not at all sure Sam Houston has an anti-slaughter policy. Also: As I understand it, at almost any auction, the seller can set a reserve. So if you really care about where that horse goes, you can set a reserve above what KBs are currently paying (and, really, all you have to do is ask around at the auction site to figure out what that price is). Admittedly, that's a little more complicated where charros might be involved.

You can also, at most auctions, ask that your horse be ridden through. More chance that there will be other bidders.

second_glance · Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:10 pm

Some good news for Texas TBs. A Texas division of CANTER is starting up. Right now, this will only be a listing service, as many CANTER groups are: photos and blurbs about horses that trainers/owners are interested in getting off track. But that's important since LOPE is no longer doing listings. You can help by contributing a few bucks to the startup fundraiser: http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/can ... ser/140671

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CANTER-T ... 1993981898

tres borrachos · Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:04 am

second_glance wrote:Yesterday was 5yo Veruca Salt's lucky day. Two RMR volunteers found her at a TX auction. Intense fundraising by RMR made possible her purchase from a meat buyer. She last ran at Sam Houston on 2/7. Trainer admits taking her to the auction, but said he didn't think KBs would be there. Sure.

Of course he didn't.

I hope that SOB gets chronic jock itch.

I'm so glad Veruca is safe.

tres borrachos · Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:05 am

second_glance wrote:Some good news for Texas TBs. A Texas division of CANTER is starting up. Right now, this will only be a listing service, as many CANTER groups are: photos and blurbs about horses that trainers/owners are interested in getting off track. But that's important since LOPE is no longer doing listings. You can help by contributing a few bucks to the startup fundraiser: http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/can ... ser/140671

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CANTER-T ... 1993981898

I know where my next donation is going.

serenassong · Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:20 pm

tres borrachos wrote:
second_glance wrote:Yesterday was 5yo Veruca Salt's lucky day. Two RMR volunteers found her at a TX auction. Intense fundraising by RMR made possible her purchase from a meat buyer. She last ran at Sam Houston on 2/7. Trainer admits taking her to the auction, but said he didn't think KBs would be there. Sure.

Of course he didn't. I hope that SOB gets chronic jock itch.

I'm so glad Veruca is safe.

via equibase- owner/trainer was Mark N. Hibdon

second_glance · Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:40 pm

Sam Houston does have a no-tolerance policy on sending horses to kill auctions. So Donna Keen is taking them her evidence.