Taikun at SA today (4/1)?

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Taikun at SA today (4/1)?

Postby magic code » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:38 pm

He was 8/5 in a $50k claimer down the hill. Crossed the dirt and kind of suffered a meltdown and jumped the inside fence.

In his previous race, in February, he bled and was pulled up and vanned off.

Anyone know if he and jockey Aaron Gryder are OK?

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Postby Tairaterces » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:28 pm

Gryder is fine and Taikun bled again . . . . other than bleeding he's fine too.

That horse needs to find a new career . . . . . . . .

**addenda to above, Aaron Gryder's pants were covered with blood. Two more bleeding events and the horse is banned from racing in California.
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Postby wallinga » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:37 pm

is that the anabaa taikun?

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Postby Tairaterces » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:49 pm

wallinga wrote:is that the anabaa taikun?


Yes, imported last year and in the barn of Ron McAnally. I have to assume he was shipped here because he is a bleeder . . . . . correct??

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Postby wallinga » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:14 pm

That's right, he ran second in the group one galaxy here when trained by our greatest trainer bart cummings