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Sadly not, Martin – I was at Ripon yesterday and confirmation of Businessman’s demise came pretty quickly. The
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‘s analysis reads;
"Something was obviously amiss with Businessman, who came out of the stalls awkwardly and broke down approaching the 3f marker. The on-course vet reported that he had a suspected fractured pelvis and, sadly, he had to be put down"
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Creepily, the Ripon Rowels Handicap that followed the 2yo event yesterday had witnessed a similar incident exactly 20 years previously, when the popular grey miler Boot Polish had to be euthenised after breaking down. One of the BBC’s last visits to the course, if memory serves, and certainly not among the happiest.
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Didn’t know where to put this but every time we lose one of our favorite runners to injury, daeth, or retirement it could be classified as a "low" for sure. Just read this tonight:
Courtesy of Thoroughbred Times:Group 1 winner Lush Lashes retired
Group 1 winner Lush Lashes has been retired from racing, trainer Jim Bolger told Racing Post.
The four-year-old Galileo (Ire) filly won five of 14 career starts and banked $2,386,374. She will be offered at the Tattersalls December breeding stock sale.
Lush Lashes won four of ten starts at three, including victories in the Coronation Stakes (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot and the Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-G1) at Newmarket. She also won the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Ire-G1) last year but was winless in three starts this season for Bolger.
"She was one of the most talented and versatile fillies I have trained,” said Bolger, who conditioned Lush Lashes for his wife, Jackie. “She was beginning to show bits of wear and tear, so we decided not to take any more chances with her."
Bolger purchased Lush Lashes for $102,072 at the 2006 Goffs Million yearling sale. From the family of 1990 CIGA Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-G1) winner and sire Saumarez (GB), Lush Lashes is out of the winning Anabaa mare Dance For Fun.
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