Proof they are animals. not machines!
Dec 18, 2013 13:44:52 GMT -5
Post by cait on Dec 18, 2013 13:44:52 GMT -5
what a stubborn little guy lol he forgot his speedo but was smart to go for a little swim in the fl heat after a scare - thankfully he's fine
they are living, breathing animals, not robots - which is why you can cap and cap but may not always win
Cosequin presents OTTB Showcase: A Horse Out of Water
by Jen Roytz
Some horses earn notoriety for their exploits on the track, others for what they sell for in the auction ring. Based on some low-level, highly unscientific research via Google, it is safe to say that there is only one horse that has earned his fame swimming in the infield pond at Tampa Bay Downs.
Meet Shipping News.
Shipping News wasn’t bred to be a swimmer. By Horse of the Year Point Given, he was born in New York and sold as a yearling for $15,000 to Roy Lerman’s Lambholm Stable. He was a late foal, born toward the end of June, 2007. Wanting to make sure the gelding had enough time to properly grow and mature, owner/trainer Lerman opted not to enter the horse for his first start until the beginning of his three-year-old year.
Shipping News was able to bring home a few checks with second and third place efforts in New York and Florida, but it was after his final race that he went from forgettable to infamous.
Shipping News was making the seventh start of his career in a maiden special weight on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs. At around the six furlong mark of the 1 3/8-mile race, the gelding brushed the inside rail, was pulled up, and collapsed on the turf course from apparent heat exhaustion. After being hosed down and treated, the horse got back up on his feet and all seemed to be relieved.
During the ordeal, however, his bridle had come off and once on his feet, the colt escaped his handlers. Evading capture at a lumbering pace, he crashed once again through the inner turf rail. He then propped and turned and came crashing back through the inner rail and back onto the turf course. Then, in an effort to escape the growing throng of people trying to corral him, he plowed back through the inner turf rail for a third time and trotted right into the infield pond, surprising himself and everyone else.
they are living, breathing animals, not robots - which is why you can cap and cap but may not always win
Cosequin presents OTTB Showcase: A Horse Out of Water
by Jen Roytz
Some horses earn notoriety for their exploits on the track, others for what they sell for in the auction ring. Based on some low-level, highly unscientific research via Google, it is safe to say that there is only one horse that has earned his fame swimming in the infield pond at Tampa Bay Downs.
Meet Shipping News.
Shipping News wasn’t bred to be a swimmer. By Horse of the Year Point Given, he was born in New York and sold as a yearling for $15,000 to Roy Lerman’s Lambholm Stable. He was a late foal, born toward the end of June, 2007. Wanting to make sure the gelding had enough time to properly grow and mature, owner/trainer Lerman opted not to enter the horse for his first start until the beginning of his three-year-old year.
Shipping News was able to bring home a few checks with second and third place efforts in New York and Florida, but it was after his final race that he went from forgettable to infamous.
Shipping News was making the seventh start of his career in a maiden special weight on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs. At around the six furlong mark of the 1 3/8-mile race, the gelding brushed the inside rail, was pulled up, and collapsed on the turf course from apparent heat exhaustion. After being hosed down and treated, the horse got back up on his feet and all seemed to be relieved.
During the ordeal, however, his bridle had come off and once on his feet, the colt escaped his handlers. Evading capture at a lumbering pace, he crashed once again through the inner turf rail. He then propped and turned and came crashing back through the inner rail and back onto the turf course. Then, in an effort to escape the growing throng of people trying to corral him, he plowed back through the inner turf rail for a third time and trotted right into the infield pond, surprising himself and everyone else.