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,unfortunately time catches up with all of us and i can see him being retired after it,Win or lose!Kauto defineately wont be going to Cheltenham afterwards as it will be one test too many,i hope connections allow him a worthy retirement.
Utter Baloney… The horse Is the same age as Denman who I witnessed In the Hennessy Gold Cup under 11/12 losing no points In coming third under that weight handicap.
Kauto will win… now Imperial Commander Is out due to a leg Infection, It will be all the easier. When Kauto wins we will see him In the Cheltenham Gold cup. Only then will there be any talk of retiring him so he goes out on a high.
In actual fact, Kauto has only fallen 4 times In his racing career, one of which Ruby re-mounted and came second. His blunders are not as the racing media like to Imply.Very interesting stuff Fox. Ubedizzy was an old favourite of mine and very interesting to hear about those warts which may explain all his ‘unusual’ antics.
Thankyou,..Good to hear that folk remember him. He was a very special horse and a great entertainer.
I remember Ubedizzy, had a bite out of someone one day at a televised meeting.
He was trained by Steve Norton I think, only just got 5f, needed an easy to win. Tough sod though.
I appreciate this thread is some-what old but wanted to add some imformation.
‘Ubedizzy’ did not turn vicious when he went to stud as quoted by another poster. He was always difficult and his aggression became increasingly worse as his racing career heightened.
He did not bite the fingers off a stable lad in the ‘Runners’ Up’ enclosure in 1978, it was a steward and why The Jockey club banned him from racing in Britain.
The race was at Newmarket and Ubedizzy was beaten into 2nd in a photo finish by ‘Boldboy’ over 6 furlongs in 1978.
The horse was notorious for un-seating his rider at the starting gate and bolting, often covering great distance before being re-captured and returned to the starting gate.
Ubedizzy ran blinkered in order to stop him from his habit of biting any horse that challenged him in the final furlong. His racing tactic was to leave the starting gate and ‘amble’ comfortably for the first two to three furlongs and begin to make ground around the fourth. He would make rapid headway into the final furlong and most results were a heart-stopping photo finish.
His forte was six furlongs but equally as devastating over five.
His track record for bolting and delaying races would see most horses withdrawn not under orders but Ubedizzy got away with holding up many a race. I remember one race where he actually completed the circuit, was captured, returned and went on to win in style.
In 1977, Ubedizzy had his best season and held the record that year for the heaviest handicapped horse winning his final race of the season carrying 16lb extra and coming in at 33-1.
After the savaging of a steward at Newmarket and recieving the ban, he went on to race briefly in Ireland and it was here that he savaged the stable lad. he was returned to britain to be sold at the ‘Newmarket selling stakes.
Hundreds and hundreds of fans turned out to see Ubedizzy at the sale but sadly, not to buy him, merely to see him perform his notorious antics. Ubedizzy did not fail to please the crowds and gave them what they wanted by trying to kick out a brick wall.
He only just made his 8,000 Guienea reserve and was bought for stud. It was then after a thorough vetinary examination, Ubedizzy was found to be suffering from highly painfull warts on the knee’s. It is believed he suffered this condition for many years and the pain would have become increasingly worse as he progressed through his career, heightening in the famous attack at Newmarket. The warts were removed successfully through surgery and he recovered well.R.I.P. UBEDIZZY
MEMORIE’S COME AND GO
UBEDIZZY REMAINS
