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Heartbreaking news, really thought he was destined to be one of the greats. Tragic too that in this day and age, with all the tools the veterinary profession has, a simple infection was all it took to end his life. Poor lad.
Must admit that when the race started, we were talking about him and I actually said ‘I hope nothing happens to him, it would be sod’s law.’ I was so glad to hear he got round, and then the announcement that he was down….just….dammit.
Jesus. Terrible news, awfully sad end for the horse and connections, and the worst PR for the sport. RIP lovely boy.
Thankyou. I do think if they can make this happen in any way possible, they’ll do so, and he’ll squeak in somewhere, but it was interesting to hear your thoughts.
To be honest though, if I had something unraced and that kind of cash hanging in front of me, I’d probably be MORE tempted to have a go than I would with a horse that had raced a few times and been comprehensively beaten – after all, you never really know what you’ve got until the chips are down!!
Do you think that will still hold true bearing in mind the money up for grabs here? Do you not think the normal decision making process may be swayed when there’s quite a lot extra to play for, or do you think the main factors in those decisions are ones that wouldn’t be influenced either way?
Not challenging your statement, by the way – I’m just a casual racing fan so am simply interested to hear how someone with your background comes to a decision in these situations.
Had a share in this beautiful lad right from the start, and really thought he might be something special after his magnificent win at Doncaster. Sadly he was plagued by minor niggles and never really seemed to get the opportunities he deserved.
It was wonderful to see him do so well last summer, and I’m gutted it ended this way for him. It would have been nice to see him have another good summer and then a long and happy retirement. RIP handsome lad.
Marlingford I do wonder if it was a case of him thinking he might be castigated for missing out on a place if he pulled up.
That close to the end, ten places to play for, and he had been right in the vanguard.
He likely had no real idea how many were still coming up behind or how much they had left, and perhaps thought he could nurse him home, until the tank very abruptly ran empty at the last.
I’m guessing he feels pretty awful and would do anything to run it over again.
Well no, it’s awful, but I guess at least we can discuss it in a rational sense and look at what lessons need to be taken from it, rather than simply screaming ‘ban all animal sports’ which you know will be the reaction elsewhere.
Either way, a desperately sad outcome, especially after they’d posted video of him saying he was bright. I guess something internal will likely show up in the autopsy to explain it.
Very sad news, backed him the first time he won at Cheltenham and many a time since, and he rarely let me down. Condolences to all connections.
Yet another fatal breakdown at cruising speed on the flat. I don’t know if my memory is just flawed but I’ve watched racing for 40 years and can never recall so many horses shattering legs while just lobbing along.
Yes there were falls and occasionally heart attacks but now it’s pretty much every week that something is ‘going wrong’ with no obvious reason.
Am I just misremembering or is there something rotten at the heart of it? Poor breeding? Poor training? Young horses doing the wrong things, too soon?
I love NH racing but I can’t help but feel this stuff will ultimately be the demise of the sport, because you surely can’t keep going when there’s barely a day passing without an animal ending up dead.
Just came on to comment, phone screen jumped and I’ve accidentally reported previous poster so at this point I’m going away before I do more damage sorry 🤦🤦 RIP Black Caviar
I’m fairly sure Hors La Loi III passed away about ten years ago at the age of 19, but the only Facebook post about it is no longer up.
Genuinely heartbroken at this, he was one of my all time favourites, and the same age as my own horse who I lost a few years ago.
But what a wonderful retirement he had. Sleep tight fella and thankyou for the memories.Just seen a clip and was confused at first, he appears to have gone over backwards, they got him out but then he looked to collapse behind the stalls. You can then see a horse trotting about and at first glance it appears he’s got up, but on closer viewing that’s another horse and you can actually just glimpse Thaki still on the ground behind, mostly obscured by the dip in the ground and all the horses in the stalls.
I was watching to cheer Guard Duty on but that incident just took all the joy out of the day, poor Valsad.
Condolences to his connections, he had served them well on the flat and looked to have a bright future over jumps.
