Lava Man in the Eddie Reade (Charles Pravata)
Lava Man will lead the parade to the post for today’s Cal Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
Post time is 4:30 PST if you have access to view Oak Tree and would like to get one last look at Lava Man on the track!
Posted by dana on Oct 05 2008
Filed Under: Charles Pravata, Geldings, 2008, Santa Anita, Lava Man, Fans, Retirement, Racing
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Fan favorite Evening Attire at Aqueduct (Sarah K. Andrew)
No doubt the blogosphere and racing sites in general will be regaling Evening Attire with well deserved retirement send offs in the next couple of days.
Until then, just wanted to say a simple “thank you” to Evening Attire and his connections.
His last out, a win on the road in the Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park:
The announcer couldn’t have said it better, “Evening Attire, amazing!”
Posted by dana on Sep 28 2008
Filed Under: Get Well Soon, Farewell, Geldings, 2008, Sarah K. Andrew, Evening Attire, Fans, Retirement, Race Replay, Injury, Racing
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My all time fav shot of Lava Man, winning his 3rd Hollywood Gold Cup (Charles Pravata)
The reports are in, my favorite horse currently racing is official retired. As it turns out he has some issues with his ankles so he won’t get the Funny Cide one last harrah race many of us were hoping for. It’s still unclear if he’ll be Doug O’Neill’s stable pony so keep your fingers crossed!
There weren’t as many of his races up at YouTube as I would have liked, in an ideal world I would post all three Hollywood Gold Cup’s and both Santa Anita Handicaps.
2005 Hollywood Gold Cup:
2006 Hollywood Gold Cup:
You’ll have to go to NTRA video archive to the 2007 Hollywood Gold Cup.
2007 Santa Anita Handicap:
Back to NTRA for the 2006 Santa Anita Handicap.
While not a race, here are his last minutes on the track as a race horse after the Eddie Read:
I’ve written about Lava Man frequently and you can see all of my posts here.
Congratulations to Lava Man’s connections for possibly the best claim ever and many thanks for keeping him around… he’ll be missed. Enjoy your retirement old man!
Posted by dana on Jul 30 2008
Filed Under: Farewell, Charles Pravata, Geldings, Hollywood Gold Cup, 2008, Doug O'Neill, Santa Anita, YouTube, Retirement, Fans, Lava Man, Race Replay, :(, Hollywood Park, Racing
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Evening Attire out of the gate in the Brooklyn (Sarah K. Andrew)
10 year old Evening Attire just demolished the Greenwood field and ended his 0-10 losing streak on the road!
The new Breeders’ Cup Marathon just potentially got a whole lot spiffier!
Posted by dana on Jul 19 2008
Filed Under: :), Geldings, 2008, Sarah K. Andrew, YouTube, Breeders' Cup, Race Replay, Evening Attire, Racing
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Declan’s Moon in the Winner’s Circle, certainly not a recent sighting (chriswwalsh)
Although, you’d only know it you happened to read the article on Heatseeker’s Hiatus… or in my case, see in Racehorse Girl’s rss feed!
His last out was a miserable 7th and his 5th consecutive loss. The poor guy has had his share of injuries, including a mysterious breathing problem.
In recent starts, Declan’s Moon has been plagued by a breathing problem, which contributed to losses in all three of his starts this year. In Thursday’s race, Declan’s Moon, 6, led to early stretch but faded to finish 10 lengths behind race winner Mostacolli Mort.
“He can’t get his air,” Ellis said. “It was only under severe stress that it happened. We tried everything and it’s not something that can be fixed.”
I suppose it’s safe to assume that if he wasn’t a gelding that he would have been swooped right off to the shed with this first injury prior to the 2005 Derby. Maybe he would have faired better as sire than a race horse or perhaps he would have passed on his issues, we’ll never know. The good news is that he’ll have a comfortable landing:
“The Siegels will find a nice place for him to live out his life in peace and quiet,” Ellis said.
Here’s his fantastic Hollywood Futurity:
Best of luck to him for an enjoyable retirement!
Posted by dana on Jun 29 2008
Filed Under: Farewell, Geldings, 2008, YouTube, Declan's Moon, Retirement, Race Replay, Racing
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