Da Hoss' Miracle Mile

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Rita — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:17:35 GMT

Everyone thanks for your great advice and info that I'm writing down so I can check on later. I love this blog everyone just seems so warm and caring. Just wonderful!

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Soldier Course — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:18 GMT

Rita:

Follow your doctor's advice, so that you can follow your dream.

You have a wonderful goal now - your trip to Kentucky. This goal will give you not only the motivation to get underway with your surgery, but also the determination to get through rehabilitation and recovery.

We're all pulling for you, Rita.

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Ted from LA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:20 GMT

Do it Rita. Life's short. I've known a few people who had double knee replacement and they all were VERY happy they did. Warmest regards to you.

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mz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:47:32 GMT

OK, Ted from La, we're on. Only problem: do you take Canadian dollars at par?

And Jason: you better be doing some gym work!

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Soldier Course — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:19:51 GMT

Rita:

You can have a great visit in the Lexington area with 5 days.

1. You can easily visit 3 or 4 farms a day as an independent visitor if you cluster them wisely. For ex., Three Chimneys, Hopewell, Darley, and Mill Ridge around Lexington. Or Claiborne, Adena Springs, and Castleton Lyons in the Paris area.

2. You can do Old Friends and the Kentucky Horse Park in the same day. Old Friends in the am, lunch at Sam's Truck Stop, and KHP in the pm.

3. I like to do the organized horse farm tour bus trip on either the first or last day of my trip, because these are the days that you need to relax the most.

4. Here's another good day's itinerary: Keeneland in the earky am, Ashford Stud around noon, lunch in Midway, Woodford Reserve Distillery in the pm.

5. I always stay near The Mall at Lexington Green, so that I am only five minutes from the Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Artique Jewelry and Gifts. I have all my dinners at the Bistro in the bookstore. Lexington's not a big restaurant destination, so no need for big bucks dining.

6. Sunday early am breakfast at Keeneland Track Kitchen, early service at Pisgah Presbyterian Church (casual attire), drive out to Hill 'N' Dale Farm to see burial site of Seattle Slew (call ahead to let them know you're coming).

Hope this helps. I enjoyed this vicarious trip.

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Rita — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:53:59 GMT

Steve thank you for your well wishes and your offer to help.Might take you up on it one day but hope I want have to bother you. That's one big problem I don't know how to go about arranging a trip to cover all I want to see since I'll only have a week. I thought 5 farms 1 a day,Horse Park 1 day and old Friends 1 day. Maybe it will work out. Thanks again Rita

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Rita — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:40:58 GMT

Soldier Course Lexington is exactly where I want to start from since everything seems to be close.Thank you for all the info I've been reading up on alot of the places since about 2003.Since 2002 I've read more books than in all of my life and their all about horses. I can't get enough of them.I really thank you for your thoughtfulness and your feelings. I plan to beat my problems and hopefully head out of here again thanks.

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Ted from LA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:20:31 GMT

I'm in. For those of you worrying about weight and age the race will be handicapped. Steve will be carrying a 5 year-old girl and Jason Mr. T.

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Rita — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:18:23 GMT

Thank you Robin for all your prayers I need them.I've been putting me off because of my sister who is 13 years older than me. She got sick last August and is alot better now but still has a few issues like the skin cancer that has come back on her shoulder it is to be removed this coming month.I have knee problems both have to be replaced or I'll be in a wheelchair doctors have told me this.Also 3 degenerating disc in my back. So I want to get my knees fixed so I can at least walk around when I make the trip.This is the only thing in life I want to do. So thanks again

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Karen in Texas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:08:28 GMT

I had to stop myself from some sort of "weight for age" quip earlier this afternoon!

Steve, if you were really inclined to have a little Bloodhorse Blog Stable Sprint at a track of your choosing, I bet we posters would pledge per meter to an equine charity. How many of us on these blogs have talked about the need for permanent homes for retired racehorses? How many times have we expressed our thanks for this forum? We could use it to raise a little contribution money, couldn't we?

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mz — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:25:12 GMT

I'm sorry about your choice, Ted from LA, but you'd have to consider weight for age....or is it weight AND age?

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Ted from LA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:50:36 GMT

I'm betting on Steve all the way.

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Freetex — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:25:48 GMT

Thank you so much Greg J for the info on Johns Call. And you too, Bill. I also loved watching him race.

To Soldier Course: Thank you for the information on Lexington.

Steve, your the best. I just watched the video on DaHoss (Bloodhorse) and it was great.

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TerriV — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:45:47 GMT

Thank you for the info, Steve. It does put a shadow over an otherwise perfect day. So sad! We were concerned as we watched them try to load him. There was another horse that put up a fight at the gate and they scratched him right then. Do you think that an extreme problem at the gate is a sort of sign (for lack of another term) that something is wrong?

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Karen in Texas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:37:48 GMT

Ted from LA---I'm almost serious--I was thinking more along the lines of laminitis research or a thoroughbred retirement fund. Money could be pledged to the entrants per yard/meter run.(You know how they do Jump Rope for Heart in the public schools?) We bloggers would "sponsor" our chosen BH staffer(s). It would be fun! Steve is probably beginning to regret having allowed this particular conversation!

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Soldier Course — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:25:13 GMT

Ted from LA:

There'll be T-shirts:

"Forget Hay, Oats, and Water. Powered by Hot Air!"

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Steve Haskin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:19:13 GMT

Terri, thanks for the kind words. Sadly, Cape Marco had to be euthanized. That always takes away from a great day.

Rita, I hope you feel better soon and can make it to Kentucky. If you ever do and need any help getting into the big farms, please let me know and I'll try to arrange it for you.

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Ted from LA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:07:50 GMT

And those jockeys better not spare the whip... especially on Shandler for all his censorship.

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Ted from LA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:02:28 GMT

Great idea Karen. And naturally they will have to carry jockeys. If they do it for cancer research I can assure you Arlington would host the event. We might have to shorten the distance. 1/4 mile seems more realistic. Post position draw and breaking from the gate is a must. Arlington Million Day.

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Karen in Texas — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:27:08 GMT

Ted from LA---That's actually too funny! Maybe the BH staff could all race for a charity?

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Soldier Course — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:53:00 GMT

Ted from LA:

Hoo boy! Call Mr. D. Tell him to write The Great Shanaskin Match Race.

Can you buy an exacta box for a match race?

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Scottish Racing — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:41:49 GMT

Great article Steve. MD was before my time in racing but his record here in the UK was outrageous. Proabably one of the few mistakes Robert Sangster made was getting rid of him so quickly.

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TerriV — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:34:50 GMT

Steve you always take us to the very heart of why we love these beautiful creatures. They (and you) bring out depths of emotion that most people don't like to acknowledge they even possess. Could you find out something for me? A horse on the undercard at Belmont on Sat. was injured and taken off the track in the ambulance (Cape Marco is his name, I believe) He was just beserk at the gate and they were barely able to get him loaded. He came up injured at the end of the race. Do you know how he is? My daughter and I are worried about him.

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Ted from LA — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:17:54 GMT

I think this sport desperately needs a match race. I vote Arlington Park, three weeks from Saturday, one mile, Jason Shandler vs. Steve Haskins. This would give the sport the attention it so badly needs.

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Bill — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:26:03 GMT

Thanks, Greg J., for the articles on John's Call. What a great gelding he is! There is obviously something very compelling about aged horses rising to the occasion and knocking off the young guys. Since I'm showing my age here I'll end now. Thanks again!