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End of an Era
« Thread Started on Nov 7, 2009, 6:28pm »
Well, my first really good horse, Kool Thing, is no longer part of the eddie stables. :-[

In his 40th race, the old boy was claimed for $35k. He was a great stayer that I had no intention of breeding over, so I'm not sad about that...but I'll miss him.

He always ran from the front, so I got many experiences of watching other horses slowly gain on him, as I sweated out the finish! He won two straight G1's in '07 to become my first G1 winner. He's just $18k short of $1mil. earned, but he won't reach it with me I guess...

oh yeah, and he was one of the first horses I bred for my ATC stable that I opened when this resi was started! Good on ya, KT! and Go ATC!!
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Trainer of the Eddie Empire! featuring the G1 winning Kool Thing(IRE) and Indy Rock Senor(IRE) and Stakes winning Muadib and. GO ATC!!!
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« Reply #1 on Nov 8, 2009, 8:04am »
yeah its always a bit tough to lose or breed a horse you've had for years isn't it? Congrats on a great career with Kool Thing and may he have many more races in front of him!
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« Reply #2 on Nov 8, 2009, 8:59am »
Great career, well done!
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Re: End of an Era
« Reply #3 on Nov 9, 2009, 3:12am »
Kool Thing was practically a fixture. Best of luck to him and his new trainer!
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« Reply #4 on Nov 9, 2009, 12:10pm »
Kool Thing certainly brought both you and the ATC a lot of great races, especially with those back to back G1's. Sad to see him go.
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« Reply #5 on Nov 9, 2009, 7:11pm »
thanks guys!

If I can remember to, I'll probably try to claim him back if I can.
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