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Horses Archive

No Rematch?

“ Fans might not get to see the two great mares Azeri and Sightseek duke it out again” in the Personal Ensign at Saratoga on August 27. Trainer Bobby Frankel is rethinking Sightseek’s schedule: “I don’t want to be running her every three weeks.” (New York Daily News)

Posted in Horses on August 6, 2004

World’s Worst Racehorse to Retire

“Hapless racehorse Haru Urara dreams of win before retirement.” Zippy Chippy only lost 86 races — the “deplorable,” but very popular, Haru Urara has lost 112 in a row since her debut. Japan Racing Association sources claim the owner plans to retire Haru Urara by next March following one last race in which she’ll be ridden by Japan’s top jockey, Yutaka Take. (Mainichi Daily News)

Posted in Horses on August 6, 2004

Gone too Soon

Free House died too soon, too suddenly, writes Jay Hovdey. “The death of Free House on Monday afternoon at Vessels Stallion Farm marked one of those unsettling moments when a seam rips loose in the fabric of the Thoroughbred universe, and for a second, nothing much makes sense.” (Daily Racing Form)

Posted in Horses on July 22, 2004