Retirements and Departures 2013

[Diamond Geezer]

Imperial Guest, runner-up in last season's Stewards' Cup at Goodwood, was on Wednesday evening put down after fracturing a bone in a hind leg at Kempton.

 

[edgt]

That is a pity; he was a fine consistent horse.

 

[trudij]

Ashborne Folly yesterday, and also Baltimoar today too. Not the best start

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Sad news from Lanwades Stud as Selkirk has died aged 25

 

[Cruella]

Sad news from Lanwades Stud as Selkirk has died aged 25

Really sad to hear this, one of my favourite stallions.

 

[Colin Phillips]

Not quite retirement but Burton Port is out for the season.....tendon trouble.

 

[trudij]

No great suprise bless him, he's made of china that one

 

[Diamond Geezer]

2008 Champion Hurdle hero Katchit has died of colic aged ten.

 

[Colin Phillips]

That's a bit sad.

 

[BlazingWalker]

Gougane's fall at Huntingdon Friday was fatal unfortunately.

 

[chroniclandlord]

Voler la Vedette has been retired.

 

[granger]

Got as close as anything to BB, looks like it bottomed her

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Weapons Amnesty retired

 

[granger]

Once they go wrong, so hard nigh on impossible to get them back

 

[chroniclandlord]

Weapons Amnesty had so much potential, a real pity about him.

 

[Grasshopper]

O'Leary should send him to Mark Pitman. He could look forward to at least two more years of positive bulletins and no runs, before retirement is announced.

 

[rorydelargy]

1998 Kim Muir winner In Truth, who'd enjoyed a long retirement at Steve Gollings' yard, died a few days ago.

 

[Diamond Geezer]

Generous, dual Derby hero and King George winner of 1991, has died aged 25

 

[Euronymous]

RIP

Personally don't think any horse I've seen since could have lived with him that day at Epsom.

 

[LUKE]

RIP

Personally don't think any horse I've seen since could have lived with him that day at Epsom.

He was awesome that day-I think he gave too much in the summer,enough to stop him winning the Arc.

 

[Arazi]

Outstanding Derby winner, won the best Irish Derby I've seen against the brilliant Suave Dancer and then put in an outstanding winning performance in the King George.

There are very few 1m 4f horses that could have beaten Generous during the summer of 1991.

RIP

 

[sunybay]

Great horse

 

[edgt]

A wonderful horse.
I was at The Dewhurst 1990 and saw this little chestnut who was runner up at Royal Ascot winning at 50/1.
Fluke result I thought. How wrong I was; not for the first or last time!
Next time I saw him was at The Curragh beating Suave Dancer when Cash was suspended.
He deserved his high rating for sure.

 

[rorydelargy]

A wonderful horse.
I was at The Dewhurst 1990 and saw this little chestnut who was runner up at Royal Ascot winning at 50/1.
Fluke result I thought. How wrong I was; not for the first or last time!
Next time I saw him was at The Curragh beating Suave Dancer when Cash was suspended.
He deserved his high rating for sure.

Bog Trotter clearly a better prospect, imo.

 

[G-G]

Generous, dual Derby hero and King George winner of 1991, has died aged 25

One of the greatest athletic sights on a race course when in full flow. Fabulous to watch. Didn't get all the chances at stud he could have had.