Breaking News! Slew o' Gold euthanized at 27

Slew 'O Gold, a bay foal from Seattle Slew's first crop passed on October 14, 2007. He was 27. He had an amazing career, running 21 races: 12(8): 5(5): 1(1) and earning Champion 3-year-old colt and Champion older male the next year. During his career, he earned over $3.5 million! He almost won the Eclipse Horse of the Year in both 1983 and 1984, but was beat out by the filly All Along, and then his buddy John Henry. He was bred at Claiborne Farms, and not only has Seattle Slew as his dad, but Alluvial by Buckpasser for his mom. He was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also voted #58 of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th century by Blood Horse.

He retired as Three Chimney Farms very first standing stallion. He foaled 4 grade 1 stakeswinners in his first foal crop, and 6 by his second crop. He sired 28 stakeswinners over his career. He was pensioned in 2002 at the age of 22, and by his dotage had EPM and Cushing's. Like John Henry, he suffered in the heat this summer, so they set up his stall with air conditioning. He perked up as the weather cooled over the past few weeks, and on the day he passed, he trotted happily in his pasture in the morning, but fell ill by afternoon. They knew his time had come.

He passed 6 days after his rival and running mate, John Henry, passed.
http://slewogold.com/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slew_o

All Along and My Girls!!!

My girls are related to All Along, a very important filly with a number of major "firsts" to her credit. She was a French filly owned by Daniel Wildenstein, a renowned French art dealer and highly successful horseman. She won numerous prestigious races in France, England, and Japan, and was one of the top fillies of the last part of the 20th century. Her track record was 21: 9-4-2. She won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1983 and was immediately shipped to Canada where she won the Rothman International, and two weeks later won the Turf Classic at Aqueduct in Jamaica, New York, followed shortly after by a win at the Washington D.C. International in Laurel, Maryland. She had four consecutive major wins in three different countries in just 41 days!!!! It's no wonder that she won the 1983 Eclipse Horse of the Year Award in America and the 1983 Horse of the Year Award in France too. That year, she also earned Older Grass Female. In fact, she was the first foreign-based horse to win the Eclipse Award as Horse of the Year!! As a 4-year-old, she became a world champion Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse. And she was the first filly since Regret in 1915 to win the Eclipse Horse of the Year! She won the Champion Older Female Runner in France twice. She earned $3,018,420 over her career in racing, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. AND she was voted #68 top race horse of the twentieth century by Blood Horse magazine. She retired to Three Chimney Farms in Midway, Kentucky and bore 13 children, 11 of whom started, and 4 who were winners!!! She was pensioned in 2003 and then euthanized in 2005 at the ripe age of 26 due to infirmities from old injuries. The late Daniel Wildenstein's son, Alec Wildenstein, said of her passing, "She took us—my father, my brother and myself—on a joy ride like no other, culminating in an achievement we scarcely dared to dream about, which was Horse of the Year in America. Sad as it is to lose her, I am glad she had such a long and healthy life in return for all the happiness she gave us." Of course, my girls are related to this beautiful girl. They share many relatives including these champs: Princequillo, Nasrullah, Bull Lea, Hyperion, Gainsborough, Discovery, Man 'O War, Sweep, Teddy, Bend Or, and Phalaris. You can read more about this great racer and great broodmare and great family member at the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Along

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http://www.racingmuseum.org/news/nrm-news-view-story-detail.asp?varID=57

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2005-02-25-all-along-dies_x.htm

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http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/horse.asp?ID=5