Just read on Dmr forum What A Song injured his knee this morning on the track.
Louis can you please check thru your sources . . . . .
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Re: Louis . . . . . . What A Song . . injured????
Tairaterces wrote:Just read on Dmr forum What A Song injured his knee this morning on the track.
Louis can you please check thru your sources . . . . .
Thank you.
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Just posted on Dmr forum by our own Miles.
Author: milesm (---.crlsca.adelphia.net)
Date: 8/19/2005 8:43 am
Breaking News from Del Mar (e-mail from Bruno)
The top two-year-old in the country, undefeated, What A Song suffered a knee injury in a gallop at Del Mar on Friday morning.
At approximately seven in the morning What A Song was galloping with his regular rider, Manuel Avila, on board when he went wrong in the front right. He was immediately pulled up.
He walked on to the equine ambulance on his own power and walked out under his own power. The injury, seemed to be in the knee area.
What A Song just won the Best Pal Stakes in authoritative style this past Sunday and was undefeated in three lifetime starts.
Regretfully, we will not see the Henny Hughes ~ What A Song match-up in the future.
Tough break for Baffert and owners, Bob & Beverly Lewis.
Stay tuned for more on this unfortunate incident.
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Rest in Peace - What A Song
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Date: 8/19/2005 11:45 am
What a Song had to be put down about 40 minutes ago on the backside.
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Date: 8/19/2005 11:45 am
What a Song had to be put down about 40 minutes ago on the backside.
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Best Pal Winner What a Song Euthanized
by Ray Paulick
Date Posted: 8/19/2005 2:57:04 PM
Last Updated: 8/19/2005 2:57:04 PM
What a Song, the $1.9-million Barretts March sale topper who won Sunday's Best Pal Stakes (gr. II) at Del Mar for owners Bob and Beverly Lewis, was euthanized Friday after suffering a fractured sesamoid in his right front leg during a routine gallop a few hours earlier.
The 2-year-old Songandaprayer colt was returning to the track for the first time since his 2 3/4-length victory over Bashert in the Best Pal when the injury occurred. According to trainer Bob Baffert, What a Song jogged a mile in tandem with a stable pony around 6:45 a.m., then broke off on what was to be an easy one-mile gallop. "When he got to the top of the stretch, he switched leads, and it just buckled and went 'boom,'" Baffert said.
A splint was applied to the injured area and What a Song was vanned back to Baffert's barn for X-rays. Three veterinarians examined the colt, and a decision was made to euthanize him.
"There was nothing they could do with this type of injury," Baffert said. "It's the kind that won't heal, and they usually founder and suffer."
The sesamoids are two small bones located above and at the back of the fetlock, the joint located between the cannon bone and long pastern bone in the ankle. The severity of damage to the soft tissue and blood supply to the area usually determine a horse's chances of survival.
"For some reason, this is the worst one I've ever felt," Baffert said. "You lose horses. That's the worst part about this business, but this one is devastating.
"I let myself get attached to him," he continued. "He reminded me so much of Silver Charm, the way he acted, and the way he fought back when he won that stakes at Hollywood Park. He showed the same grit. You search and search for a horse like this one. He didn't have any flaws. And then, just like that, he's gone.
"I still can't believe this happened. He was just going real slow around there. Nice and easy. No sign that anything was wrong and then, just like that, it's over. It just makes me sick."
Baffert said the telephone call to Bob Lewis was one of the toughest he's ever had to make.
What a Song, produced from the Tough Knight mare What a Knight, was bred in Florida by Susan Kahn. Pinhooker Murray Smith bought What a Song for $95,000 at the 2004 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction, then consigned him to the Barretts March sale, where Bob Lewis outbid fellow California Sid Craig. He is from the first crop of Songandaprayer, an Unbridled's Song stallion who is being moved from Hartley/deRenzo, Walmac South, to Walmac Farm in Kentucky for the 2006 breeding season.
What a Song was unbeaten in three starts, winning a June 18 maiden race by 3 1/4, followed by a neck victory in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) July 16. His Best Pal triumph made him one of the leading candidates for the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).
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by Ray Paulick
Date Posted: 8/19/2005 2:57:04 PM
Last Updated: 8/19/2005 2:57:04 PM
What a Song, the $1.9-million Barretts March sale topper who won Sunday's Best Pal Stakes (gr. II) at Del Mar for owners Bob and Beverly Lewis, was euthanized Friday after suffering a fractured sesamoid in his right front leg during a routine gallop a few hours earlier.
The 2-year-old Songandaprayer colt was returning to the track for the first time since his 2 3/4-length victory over Bashert in the Best Pal when the injury occurred. According to trainer Bob Baffert, What a Song jogged a mile in tandem with a stable pony around 6:45 a.m., then broke off on what was to be an easy one-mile gallop. "When he got to the top of the stretch, he switched leads, and it just buckled and went 'boom,'" Baffert said.
A splint was applied to the injured area and What a Song was vanned back to Baffert's barn for X-rays. Three veterinarians examined the colt, and a decision was made to euthanize him.
"There was nothing they could do with this type of injury," Baffert said. "It's the kind that won't heal, and they usually founder and suffer."
The sesamoids are two small bones located above and at the back of the fetlock, the joint located between the cannon bone and long pastern bone in the ankle. The severity of damage to the soft tissue and blood supply to the area usually determine a horse's chances of survival.
"For some reason, this is the worst one I've ever felt," Baffert said. "You lose horses. That's the worst part about this business, but this one is devastating.
"I let myself get attached to him," he continued. "He reminded me so much of Silver Charm, the way he acted, and the way he fought back when he won that stakes at Hollywood Park. He showed the same grit. You search and search for a horse like this one. He didn't have any flaws. And then, just like that, he's gone.
"I still can't believe this happened. He was just going real slow around there. Nice and easy. No sign that anything was wrong and then, just like that, it's over. It just makes me sick."
Baffert said the telephone call to Bob Lewis was one of the toughest he's ever had to make.
What a Song, produced from the Tough Knight mare What a Knight, was bred in Florida by Susan Kahn. Pinhooker Murray Smith bought What a Song for $95,000 at the 2004 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction, then consigned him to the Barretts March sale, where Bob Lewis outbid fellow California Sid Craig. He is from the first crop of Songandaprayer, an Unbridled's Song stallion who is being moved from Hartley/deRenzo, Walmac South, to Walmac Farm in Kentucky for the 2006 breeding season.
What a Song was unbeaten in three starts, winning a June 18 maiden race by 3 1/4, followed by a neck victory in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) July 16. His Best Pal triumph made him one of the leading candidates for the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I).
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Posted: 8/19/2005 3:55:00 PM ET
Undefeated juvenile What a Song euthanized after fracturing sesamoid
Bob and Beverly Lewis’s undefeated What a Song, one of the nation’s top two-year-olds, was euthanized on Friday after fracturing a sesamoid bone in his right front leg during a one-mile gallop at Del Mar.
"This is just devastating for me and my team," said trainer Bob Baffert. "It was a routine gallop. He was turning into the stretch and when he switched to his right lead that’s when it happened. We had a bunch of different vets look at him to see if surgery was possible They got together and they all said they wouldn’t. The sesamoids are really difficult to save a horse."
The Lewises purchased the dark bay colt for $1.9-million on March 15 at the Barretts Equine Ltd. sale of selected two-year-olds in training, and once he hit the track he immediately began to justify that price tag.
After winning his debut by 3¼ lengths at Hollywood Park on June 18, What a Song won the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (G3) on July 16 and the Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar on August 14. He ran the 6½-furlong Best Pal in 1:15.64, second fastest time for the race since it was shortened in 1993.
"He reminded me a lot of Silver Charm," Baffert said. "I think that’s why this was so emotional. He has the same demeanor, very noble, gallant, and very tough. They’re just these freaks of nature. They know they’re good. It’s hard to get one like that. I think I’m still in denial."
What a Song won all three of his career starts and earned $179,700. Bred in Florida by Susan Kahn, What a Song was by Songandaprayer out of the stakes-winning Tough Knight mare What a Knight.—Pete Denk
Posted: 8/19/2005 3:55:00 PM ET
Undefeated juvenile What a Song euthanized after fracturing sesamoid
Bob and Beverly Lewis’s undefeated What a Song, one of the nation’s top two-year-olds, was euthanized on Friday after fracturing a sesamoid bone in his right front leg during a one-mile gallop at Del Mar.
"This is just devastating for me and my team," said trainer Bob Baffert. "It was a routine gallop. He was turning into the stretch and when he switched to his right lead that’s when it happened. We had a bunch of different vets look at him to see if surgery was possible They got together and they all said they wouldn’t. The sesamoids are really difficult to save a horse."
The Lewises purchased the dark bay colt for $1.9-million on March 15 at the Barretts Equine Ltd. sale of selected two-year-olds in training, and once he hit the track he immediately began to justify that price tag.
After winning his debut by 3¼ lengths at Hollywood Park on June 18, What a Song won the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (G3) on July 16 and the Best Pal Stakes (G2) at Del Mar on August 14. He ran the 6½-furlong Best Pal in 1:15.64, second fastest time for the race since it was shortened in 1993.
"He reminded me a lot of Silver Charm," Baffert said. "I think that’s why this was so emotional. He has the same demeanor, very noble, gallant, and very tough. They’re just these freaks of nature. They know they’re good. It’s hard to get one like that. I think I’m still in denial."
What a Song won all three of his career starts and earned $179,700. Bred in Florida by Susan Kahn, What a Song was by Songandaprayer out of the stakes-winning Tough Knight mare What a Knight.—Pete Denk
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I was at Bafferts barn this morn at SA and I was asking his foreman Lalo how his 2yr. olds were coming along. Lalo didnt know WAS was injured.
When I make my rounds in the morn I get attached to these wonderful equine athletes and when they go down to injury or illness it makes you feel down in the dumps.
I know just how the Lewis's feel about their loss of WAS. God Bless them and WAS may he rest in peace Amen.
When I make my rounds in the morn I get attached to these wonderful equine athletes and when they go down to injury or illness it makes you feel down in the dumps.
I know just how the Lewis's feel about their loss of WAS. God Bless them and WAS may he rest in peace Amen.
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hi onalimb
You ask "...would (What a Song) have repaid his price tag??"
Hard to say with certainty...but probably not at the race track...possibly in the breeding shed. Regardless...it's probably fair to say that Economics 101...is not exactly the bible of the thoroughbred game...at least for those playing with what seems like monopoly-money.
Thrills...dreams...possibilities...heart-pounding excitement...goose-bumps...notoriety...ego... might be some of the words to describe why some partake in the world of thoroughbreds and become passionately driven. Arguably for some it's not the economics of it...it's about winning at the highest level, and the quest to get there...regardless of cost.
Getting to the finish line first sounds so easy...but all the money and riches in the world cannot guarantee it.
I suggest there is nothing quite like it.
Respectfully
You ask "...would (What a Song) have repaid his price tag??"
Hard to say with certainty...but probably not at the race track...possibly in the breeding shed. Regardless...it's probably fair to say that Economics 101...is not exactly the bible of the thoroughbred game...at least for those playing with what seems like monopoly-money.
Thrills...dreams...possibilities...heart-pounding excitement...goose-bumps...notoriety...ego... might be some of the words to describe why some partake in the world of thoroughbreds and become passionately driven. Arguably for some it's not the economics of it...it's about winning at the highest level, and the quest to get there...regardless of cost.
Getting to the finish line first sounds so easy...but all the money and riches in the world cannot guarantee it.
I suggest there is nothing quite like it.
Respectfully
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Please read my message about What a Song on the General Information section. This horse had major problems that should have been adressed. How do I know? Just take a look at his picture on the Daily Racing Form page. Its a disgrace.......... happy 2yr olds do not wear outside scoop blinkers or run sideways with the bit through their mouths with a look of horror on their faces.
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Does anyone in the barn know how to flex a knee OR an ankle?
How does ANY horse go to the track and poof catastrophic breakdown at a lope. I'm not so "green" that I don't know how bad a horse has to be to suffer that kind of injury at a moderate rate of speed. Gimme a break. I'd love to head the lynching mob.
He did repay his purchase price in his meager earnings AND the insurance.
As for the interview, he deserves an emmy. Daytime drama... leading actor.
How does ANY horse go to the track and poof catastrophic breakdown at a lope. I'm not so "green" that I don't know how bad a horse has to be to suffer that kind of injury at a moderate rate of speed. Gimme a break. I'd love to head the lynching mob.
He did repay his purchase price in his meager earnings AND the insurance.
As for the interview, he deserves an emmy. Daytime drama... leading actor.
FOS wrote:Regardless...it's probably fair to say that Economics 101...is not exactly the bible of the thoroughbred game...at least for those playing with what seems like monopoly-money.
Thrills...dreams...possibilities...heart-pounding excitement...goose-bumps...notoriety...ego... might be some of the words to describe why some partake in the world of thoroughbreds and become passionately driven. Arguably for some it's not the economics of it...it's about winning at the highest level, and the quest to get there...regardless of cost.
FOS, as my posts recently may have suggested, I've been trying to understand the mindset of what drives the commercial market. Some of the behavior patterns of the buyers totally baffled me, but your words seem to help clarify all the madness. Very well said.
As to poor What A Song, may he rest in peace. After seeing his sire in person earlier this year, I emailed the farm and congratulated them on Songandaprayer's first big winner and told them what a promising colt WAS appeared to be. What a tragedy.
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