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Full Moon Madness

Postby Swaps1955 » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:11 pm

Just got a DRF notice that he's entered on January 28th at Sunland Park. 10th race (a stake), 5 furlongs, post 10. Not too encouraged by the distance because he tends to come from behind. Being ridden by R. Jaime. Anybody in the area who can give me a rundown on how he does? He's a favorite of mine. 11 years old over $1.2 million in earnings and recently claimed for $16,000 at Santa Anita.
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Postby Indychase » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:41 am

Bleah, I was afraid when he got claimed he'd get packed off to New Mexico. Hope there's someone there who can keep an eye on him. Maybe Carava can find somebody to claim him back from there.
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Re: Full Moon Madness

Postby Tairaterces » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:52 am

Swaps1955 wrote:Just got a DRF notice that he's entered on January 28th at Sunland Park. 10th race (a stake), 5 furlongs, post 10. Not too encouraged by the distance because he tends to come from behind. Being ridden by R. Jaime. Anybody in the area who can give me a rundown on how he does? He's a favorite of mine. 11 years old over $1.2 million in earnings and recently claimed for $16,000 at Santa Anita.


You can probably see the race after @ calracing.com.

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Postby Swaps1955 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:17 pm

Cal Racing shows Sunland?
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Postby Tairaterces » Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:23 pm

Swaps1955 wrote:Cal Racing shows Sunland?


He's a CalBred . . . . (but works with non-CalBreds too)

Click on the replays, then click on the horse tab, put his name in there, click search . . . .

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Postby Swaps1955 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:02 pm

Thanks so much! I'll do that.
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Postby summerhorse » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:20 am

11 years old and running in cheap claimers? What does a millionaire have to do to earn a decent retirement?
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Postby Swaps1955 » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:05 pm

Regarding Love that Red, the articles I read said that the owner saw him running around in a field and thought he might as well run around in a race. (People use that excuse that horses love racing, which they can, but totally ignore the fact that the horse is old, its legs can't stand the treatment that they could as a young horse, and that the horse has given them lots of pleasure and money.) Personally, I think it's just greed. You can give all the excuses you want (love to run, unhappy at the farm, etc.) but it comes down to the owner is either missing being in the winners' circle or tired of paying board bills. Regardless, the structural soundness of an old horse is being sacrificed at the ego and greed of the owner. Same thing with Full Moon Madness. A gorgeous old horse who deserves to retire. When I've visited Thoroughbred retirement homes, the ones I've been to put a lot of time and effort into making sure the horse that's gotten a lot of attention on the track gets put where things are going on. If s/he doesn't want to be with other horses then s/he's given a pen near activity, etc. It's a real joy to see a field of old class geldings mingling and eating grass together. They certainly deserve that.
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Postby Tairaterces » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:10 pm

http://www.drf.com/news/article/71790.html

About Moony in the Budweiser H @Sunland on Saturday.
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Postby Loree » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:03 pm

summerhorse wrote:11 years old and running in cheap claimers? What does a millionaire have to do to earn a decent retirement?
The race he's entered in on Saturday is a stakes.

Wasn't he claimed by Chris O'Dell? He's entered under Leonard Duncan on Saturday. Believe Duncan was recently suspended in California for failing to fulfill a financial agreement. I was hoping Full Moon Madness would stay in O'Dell's barn...he's very honest and very good with the older guys.
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Postby Tairaterces » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:12 am

Just noticed Michael's Bang is in this race too. Bang is coming off a win on 12/21.
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Postby Tairaterces » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:13 pm

Bang won impressively . . . . . . in the stretch the race caller said, "where are the challengers . . . there are none". Bang really looked on the muscle.

Moony finished 6th.

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Postby ZiaLand » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:35 pm

Bang ran in New Mexico and I missed him? Darn. Would have loved to see that race. I wasn't even tuned in to TVG that day. :roll:

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Postby Inish Glora » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:39 pm

Fullmoon Madness has new owners, so technically he still "owes" them for his purchase price. He won the million plus for his old owners.
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Postby StrawberryFelidos » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:10 pm

Fullmoon Madness has new owners, so technically he still "owes" them for his purchase price


Man, I hope they didn't pay much for him then :o

Seriously, the owners were the ones who chose to claim an old horse whose best days are way behind him- it ain't his fault if they don't make their money back. He don't owe them nothin' :twisted: Good luck to 'em all the same, though... JMHO
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