Palace Malice Returns Home a Hero

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Lise from Maine — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:09:36 GMT

Hi!

Of course Palace Malice is a hero at the local level.

It means much more at the local level so, Aiken, South Carolina, enjoy him.

Thank you!

Lise from Maine

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Ida Lee — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:13:18 GMT

Palace Malice is a beautiful and talented boy. I adore him as much as I adored his dad, the Mighty Curlin. I'm still hoping to get to Aiken to see him.

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Rachel NH — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:49:20 GMT

As much as I love horse racing, "Heroism" has nothing to do with being a racehorse.

I'm thinking of a man I know very well who ran into a burning building and rescued 3 toddlers...that was heroism.

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Alysheba4ever — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:38:35 GMT

I absolutely love this horse. Was sure he would run a big race in the Breeders Cup Classic. But when he had his jockey hurt in that bad spill and then from what I have read about the start of the Classic (which I was unable to see as NBC thought showing the back of the starting gate was the place to be instead of the front so one could see how well their choice broke)pretty much figured it was another bad luck race. I am happy that they are running him as a 4 year old as this colt will only get better and better. May the racing gods be with him in 2014 and the toughness of his daddy Curlin shine through.

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lolson — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:43:25 GMT

Great story on Palace Malice. I was at Keeneland when he ran in the Bluegrass Stakes. Even though he didn't win he ran a great race and earned enough points to run in the Derby. The following morning at the hotel i was staying in, I had the pleasure of talking to one of his owners. He mentioned he had a horse run the previous day in the bluegrass. When I asked who it was, he modestly mentioned it was Palace Malice. He was so excited about him earning enough points to run in the derby. He said he probably wouldn't sleep for 3 weeks.! I wished him luck in the upcoming weeks and was so thrilled to see him standing in the winners circle at Belmont!

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Thoroughbreds are the best — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:58:14 GMT

Wonderfully equine oriented town! Hitchcock Woods is another Aiken treasure! Aiken is a class act and probably my favorite Southern town.

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CarolinaJude — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:57:59 GMT

I am proud to live in Aiken and thank you, Steve, for giving it, Palace Malice and Cot Campbell this long overdue attention!

Visitors are welcome to come and see him on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at the Aiken Training Track. He works out at 8:30 am and is hand grazed at 1:30 pm on those days. Don't miss this chance to see this great horse!

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Mookie's Hero — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 07:09:27 GMT

It seems like Palice Rumor has found her forever home in Japan. She sold for quite a bit of money ( over two million I believe) to Japanese interests. I'm hoping she will be bred to I'll Have Another and someone will bring back the foal to North America.

All the best wishes to Palace Malice for a great 2014. He and Will Take Charge should have an interesting rivalry. This will be good for the sport.

Mookie's Hero

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dogcathorse — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:37:18 GMT

So nice to see Palice Malice getting his due. I have been following him and not enough credit has been given to his accomplishments. I believe ith his blazing speed he ould have been an exceptional miler and yet he as stretched out for longer distances. To me he is very special as to what he has done and how many races he has run and ho he has always been consistant

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ksweatman9 — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:40:09 GMT

Staying up on 4 good hooves is half the battle. Life as a 4 year old is a different world from that of a 3 year old. That being said, Palice Malice has much racing potential in front of him. With a little better luck next year, who knows? He could be on top of his game at this time in 12 months. Lots of love and a little patience goes a long way in the career of a thoroughbred. Here's to you, Palice Malice, may some of your papa's success rub off on you next year. Stay strong and don't loose heart.

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SpectacularB — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:14:03 GMT

Oh I love this story on Palace Malice - thank you Steve Haskin! Loved Curlin, too. Now I love Aiken, SC!

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steve from st louis — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:50:43 GMT

So many great stables have wintered in Aiken from Triple Crown and Hall of Fame trainer Max Hirsch (who won with Assault) to his Hall of Fame son Buddy to Cot Campbell and others. Cot is southern gentleman personified and it's so great he has Palice Malice to keep him young.

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Rachel Masen — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:50:58 GMT

There's a little bit of Aiken out here in the SF Bay area. Palace Malice is my #1 horse of 2013. I love this guy! I cannot wait to cheer him on in 2014. Thank you for the blog on him Steve.

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PalMal — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:49:42 GMT

Faster than a speeding bullet in the Kentucky Derby, more powerful than a locomotive in the Belmont Stakes and come 2014 able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

PALACE MALICE

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superdog — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:15:18 GMT

Great column, and wonderful story for a great thoroughbred,Palice Malice. Been to Aiken. Great town and wonderful people. Good stuff.

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lunar spook — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:51:53 GMT

This horse will always be special to me , I told everyone the entire week leading up to the Belmont he was sitting on a big race and went off at about 15-1 , great story steve !!!

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SoloSolo — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:40:56 GMT

Great story, Steve. I am a huge Curlin fan and have eagerly followed and cheered for Palace Malice. As a 3 year old, he won the Belmont for his daddy (who lost by a nose to the great filly Rags to Riches), so hopefully as a 4 year old he'll win the Breeder's Cup for Curlin, who lost on a poly surface (still bitter about that!)