Put down...absolutely sick.
Put down...absolutely sick.
Me too...
Nothing more to be said
such a cruel cruel game
Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done
I am so gutted I cant put it into words.
Absolutely ******* gutted.
May you rest in peace Gorgeous George! You were awesome.
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He was put down very quickly as it was so bad.
Poor George... the ball did not bounce his way
I am sick and will take some time off.... it is so depressing
Thank you GW
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Like many of the very best ten-furlong horses, Powerscourt has that ability to quicken. He's a very tough and genuine horse and was a joy to train."—Aidan O'Brien
Terribly sad.
He was a very talanted and fantastic looking racehorse.
Same Breeders....both George and Barbaro.. same result ..sad
The Racing Gods have not been kind
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Like many of the very best ten-furlong horses, Powerscourt has that ability to quicken. He's a very tough and genuine horse and was a joy to train."—Aidan O'Brien
GEORGE TRAGEDY AS CURLIN WINS CLASSIC
George Washington's Breeders' Cup Classic bid ended in tragedy as he suffered a fatal injury in a race won in brilliant fashion by Curlin at Monmouth Park.
The Aidan O'Brien-trained four-year-old showed up handily early in the $5million contest, which was run on mud-splattered dirt track, but soon began to struggle.
As Curlin powered away to beat Hard Spun, George Washington's rider Mick Kinane dismounted his horse, who was quickly attended by racecourse veterinary staff.
He could not be saved, however, and the decision was taken to have him humanely destroyed.
O'Brien's wife Anne-Marie was in floods of tears on the rail and was then consoled by her husband as the family walked back into the paddock.
On-course veterinarian and equine joint expert Dr Wayne McIlwraith said George Washington suffered an open fracture of both sesamoid bones.
Dr McIlwraith added: "The decision was made very quickly. The injury was bad and Aidan O'Brien made the request for euthanisation. He was with the horse."
According to the people on RUK, the injury to his leg was very very bad. The crowd also applauded George as he was driven off in the back of the horse ambulance, a fitting tribute to a great horse.
Unfortunately had no access to RUK today so was left in the lurch re the situation at the end of the ATR coverage even though according to both here and the betfair forum it had already been confirmed.
Was lucky enough to see him win the Guineas at Newmarket and here's one of the piccies that will be on the photo archive of the forum but thought I'd repost here.
Was there that day too Arkers. Remember thinking Sir Percy was about to assert and go win it when something went flying by. Someone shouted "It's George!". Great days.
Just so Desperately sad .....
Only four, but such a wonderful enigmatic character, whenever and wherever he appeared I believed .....
But as Hen said, almost exactly two years ago ,
'When you train horses, you have to accept that anything can happen '.
We shall miss you GG. X
Lovely pic Arkwright
Thank You
So long GW
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Like many of the very best ten-furlong horses, Powerscourt has that ability to quicken. He's a very tough and genuine horse and was a joy to train."—Aidan O'Brien
thats a beautiful picture
A real character of a horse, probably more words written about him than any other horse over the last few years.
I'll miss seeing his attitude
Sorry to hear such a tragic thing to have happened.. my CABEL VIRGIN went down on Wednesday and unfortunately no repair man until Monday morning, so I just read the sad news...RIP GEORGE..................
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One of those horses that made the game what it was, you couldn't fail to like the animal. Desperately sad news
Gutted, absolutely gutted...
That pic really is a beauty Arkwright.
Did he get any of the mares he covered in foal?
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I think a few were caj, think it was in the single figures though
I believe he got a small number in foal. I think we're talking single digits.