msc 18,479 Posted May 3, 2017 ^ Had/has prostate cancer, no? David Ashforth, thank you, new page. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 3, 2017 Another day, another Grand National winner heads for the glue factory, this time 2000 winner Papillon aged 26... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted May 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, themaninblack said: Another day, another Grand National winner heads for the glue factory, this time 2000 winner Papillon aged 26... Phew, at least our old, liked, and respected members aren't posting stuff that has already been posted. Wait a minute... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 3, 2017 To be fair it was on another page... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 4, 2017 17 hours ago, themaninblack said: To be fair it was on another page... There goes that damn search box again--only searching the last page of each topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted May 18, 2017 Alan Swinbank, trainer of 2005 Irish St Ledger winner Collier Hill among others, dead at 62. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted June 4, 2017 Trainer David "Dandy" Nicholls reportedly dead at 61. https://twitter.com/RacingPost/status/871312905052053504 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 30, 2017 Herve Filion was, for many years, the winningest harness racer who ever steered a sulky. He came in first 15,179 times in 82,336 starts, and held the record for most wins in a year, 814, set in 1989. Filion, who would have won even more races were it not for a seven-year suspension beginning in the mid-1990s, died on June 22 at a hospital in Mineola, N.Y. He was 77. The cause was complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted July 6, 2017 Word on the street is that Mercy Rimell has died. Anyone with insider knowledge? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyTheSuperSnail 66 Posted July 6, 2017 I met Ron Turcotte at the Belmont this year. Seems to be in good health, even after almost 40 years of being paralyzed. Gave him a tip on the first race... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted July 6, 2017 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Word on the street is that Mercy Rimell has died. Anyone with insider knowledge? Seems to be confirmed now: https://twitter.com/PAracing/status/883042691273117696 and https://www.racingpost.com/news/news/champion-hurdle-winning-trainer-mercy-rimell-dies-aged-98/291995 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted July 10, 2017 Martin Molony, three time winning jockey in the Irish Grand National, winner of the 1951 Cheltenham Gold Cup and Irish Champion Jockey seven years in a row between 1945 and 1951, dead at 92. His career was over by the age of 26 due to injury, which makes it all the more impressive a CV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted July 12, 2017 Tommy Carberry dies aged 75. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/40587613 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Carberry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,066 Posted September 17, 2017 Derby winning trainer Geoff Wragg dies aged 87: https://www.racingpost.com/news/geoff-wragg-1930-2017/derby-winning-trainer-geoff-wragg-dies-at-the-age-of-87/301178 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Wragg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,418 Posted September 17, 2017 Penny Chenery, an American horse breeder, has died aged 95. She notably bred Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in 1973 - a DDP pick. Edit: Daily Mail obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,154 Posted September 17, 2017 50 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Penny Chenery, an American horse breeder, has died aged 95. She notably bred Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown in 1973 - a DDP pick. I didn't think you were allowed to pick animals for the DDP 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 15, 2017 Patrick Haslam is away aged 69 http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/tributes-paid-middleham-trainer-patrick-haslam/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 24, 2017 Multiple sources are reporting the death of horse racing magnate Beverly Lewis. Beverly and her husband Bob campaigned four classic winners from 1995-2000. The Lewises were Kentucky Derby winners in 1997 with Silver Charm. Charismatic followed suit in 1999. Beverly passed away on October 20 after a long illness. She was 90 years old. She is preceded in death by her husband, who passed away in 2006. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted October 24, 2017 Here is one for the anoraks out there.. Can anybody name any Classic winning horses that are still alive? UK 1000/2000 Guineas /Derby/Oaks/ King George/ St Ledger/Arc winners and, for our US chums winners of the Kentucky/Preakness ( and the others coz I do not know) as well as the Breeders Cup Turf and Dirt or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,154 Posted October 24, 2017 There's a few here http://coolmore.com/ireland/stallion-roster-ireland 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted October 24, 2017 Camelot (2012) is the only living horse to have won both the 2,000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 24, 2017 The King George a 'Classic' ? * Kings Theatre @ 14's my happiest memory of that non Classic..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted October 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, charon said: The King George a 'Classic' ? * Kings Theatre @ 14's my happiest memory of that non Classic..... It's a classic. One of the great races...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 24, 2017 Ate you sure you're only 57? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,154 Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, charon said: The King George a 'Classic' ? * Kings Theatre @ 14's my happiest memory of that non Classic..... It's more highly regarded than the St Leger nowadays. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
