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Thread: Equine Retirements, Long Term Injuries and Departures

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    My Filleule retired.

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    Joseph O'Brien officially retired from race riding

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Joseph O'Brien officially retired from race riding

    Not surprised at that-saw him on tv at the last Leopardstown meeting and he looked to have wintered well ( relatively speaking).
    I look forward to him landing some big gambles as a trainer this year.

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    Olofi retired and will run in ptp

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    Dubai Hills at Southwell on Tuesday - apparently was to be his last race before retirement/retrianing

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    The Govaness killed in that last-flight fall in the mares' hurdle.

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    Real shame

    Activists will pounce on that
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    The Govaness killed in that last-flight fall in the mares' hurdle.
    What a shame , I thought it looked bad - RIP The Govaness

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    And Pont Alexandre broke a leg on the flat in the 4-miler. Sad day.

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    No, no, no! I adore that horse.

    Ruined the day completely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    And Pont Alexandre broke a leg on the flat in the 4-miler. Sad day.
    RIP Pont Alexandre

    Just heard them mention him being seem by the vets on RUK - was hoping he might be OK

    Sad day indeed

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    Tough game.

    Poor Pont
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruella View Post
    And Pont Alexandre broke a leg on the flat in the 4-miler. Sad day.
    Thats a real downer.

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    Rezorbi in the last as well. F*cksake.

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    Three on day one? Desperate stuff
    Vote Alfie!!!!

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    Very grim to lose a horse a race in the last three races . The govaness and Rezorbi had both fallen at earlier Cheltenham fixtures this season - the mares hurdle is run at a much faster pace than all the other mares hurdles and the same appears to apply to the novices handicap .

    Poor pont was just bad luck .

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    No More Heroes

    RIP fella.

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    what a downer

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    Oh that's sad, was hopeful that he'd be save able.
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    B*gger, had hoped they might manage to save him

    RIP No More Heroes

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