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Our family has an interesting fascination with race horses. We'd take them all home with us if we could. We don't particularly care for the way some of them are treated and we volunteer with organizations to help rescue horses that need to be retired.
Electrocutionist, 2006 Dubai World Cup Winner, Dies of Heart Attack
Electrocutionist has sadly died following a suspected heart attack.
Winner of eight of his twelve starts and never out of the first three, the five-year-old won three Group One’s, the most notable being his thrilling victory in the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup, at Nad Al Sheba in March.
Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: “Earlier in the week, we detected an abnormality in Electrocutionist’s heart. He was admitted to the veterinary hospital for tests and further investigations. He appeared to be responding well to treatment, but during the night he suffered what seems to have been a fatal heart attack.
“It is terribly sad. He was a great horse for Godolphin and a real stable favourite. He will be sorely missed by all of us.”
source: godolphin.com
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$16 million dollar 2 year old colt
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Godolphin and the guys from Coolmore are at it again. This rivalry is pushing these horses into the millions and setting world record prices. It’s almost unbelievable that Mohammed and John Magnier keep going at it head to head over these horses. The latest was the Florida Fasig-Tipton sale when John Magnier and Derrick Smith pushed the price to $16,000,000. This folks is insane. This colt is also unproven, unnamed and the odds of him ever making $16,000,000 on the track is not going to happen. I hope he’s fertile!!!!!!! (additional photo)
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Dubai International Racing Carnival
Dubai International Racing Carnival is in full swing and today I discovered that they have a blog.
I think this is an excellent idea. You can learn about the horses, the events and more. The Dubai World Cup is the world’s richest horse race and it’s sponsored by the Maktoum family.
Check out their blog.
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