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Quote: from Alchemist on 3:32 pm on Dec. 20, 2005[br]I agree Steve, its about enjoyment.
I probably wont be as good at golf when i’m 65, thats not necessarily a reason to stop playing is it?<br>
<br>No problem at all with old men enjoying a recreational activity.<br>However I personally prefer to see champion professional performers go out on top rather than be remembered as "has beens" who carried on too long and struggled to maintain a semblance of their former level of performance.<br>In football Denis Law went out on top after his back heeled goal relegated his former club Man Utd. whereas Jimmy Greaves ended up with Barnet.<br>In boxing remember Ali being beaten up by Larry Holmes who was pleading with the ref to stop the contest? Evander Holyfield should also retire.<br>As for golf, Ballesteros still deludes himself that he is a contender!<br>Untimely as their deaths were, at least we will remember RB and Best Mate at or near the top of the tree
(Edited by Lingfield at 4:11 pm on Dec. 20, 2005)
Quote: from davidjohnson on 5:03 pm on Dec. 20, 2005[br]Yes becuase we all remember Muhammad Ali for losing to Holmes and Berbick don’t we.
<br>Actually some of us boxing fans do.<br>Sad to see a legend being beaten up by Holmes ,who used to be his sparring partner, although was a good fighter in his own right.Probably didn’t do a lot for Ali’s Parkinson’s either
So glad I got to see him at Huntingdon recently – never got to see Matey which I will always regret. Very, very sad news and as for it being a bigger loss for anything to happen to a young horse, I’ve never heard such disrespectful rubbish.
He’ll be very much missed, I’d hoped to see him in many a pre-race parade after such a great race career that meant so much to so many people.
Let’s leave the boxing out of it chaps, just focus on what the thread is actually about…..
Rest in peace ol’ boy.
Absolutely gutted,first remember him catching my eye in a novice hurdle at Exeter where if i recall he was placed behind Roddick when still trained by the Mitchells.<br>Followed him after that and backed him when he won the County Hurdle (a most deserved win after many great efforts without that bit of luck).<br>It was onwards and upwards after that with his Champion hurdle win and the aformentioned gallant performance in the Tote Gold Trophy particular highlights.<br>Saw him once in the flesh at Punchestown and it’s so sad he won’t have the retirement he deserved.
RIP
He was my absolute favourite horse of the last few years. Was fortunate enough to see him in the flesh at punchestown.
His Champion win will always send a tingle down my spine. Maybe if Hardy hadn’t been able to dictate the pace so easily in 04 he might have defended his crown.
His win at Huntingdon this year was such a great sight and brought back memories of better days.
Rest in peace in grey heaven Rooster, you so richly deserve it
What a horse. Never made a bean on the thing, but I cheered him home every time.
RIP Rooster.
It’s really sad news. He was such a gutsy horse and always wonderful to watch. A real battler. I’ll miss him.
I cant believe Giggins comemnts
Along with Peaty Sandy on the KGV thread (which are admittedly very offensive) some people just completelky miss the point
Rather like me standing at my Dads funeral and saying "well it would have been wrose if it had been my mum"
Here clivex he was a horse not a human being. Remember they arent pets. Would you not consider it worse if it was a good young promising horse??
Quote: from Burroughhill on 6:30 am on Dec. 21, 2005[br] A real battler. <br>
Likeable as he was, let’s not go rewriting history. He was a strong travelling sort that did most of his work on the bridle.
Quote: from Gigginstown Man on 10:48 am on Dec. 21, 2005[br]Here clivex he was a horse not a human being. Remember they arent pets. Would you not consider it worse if it was a good young promising horse??<br>
No. What is wrong with you?? (I’m not trying to be funny, BTW.)
People who make comments like your previous one usually end up regretting them, one way or another.
Gigginstown: Rooster Booster probably felt like a pet to everyone at the Hobbs yard, and those closest to him. Of course human deaths are different but it that relevent? Is there any need to compare his death to one of a promising youngster? In my mind it’s just as tragic, and just because he had enjoyed a successful career and was getting on a bit in racing years, it doesn’t mean he didn’t have a long and happy retirement ahead of him.
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