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Title: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 08, 2023, 07:59:30 PM
Long gone are these days. When horses like Cole Muffler hailed from IL.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Chips N Salsa on August 08, 2023, 09:10:42 PM
Dominated IL for years and threw some killers
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Lance on August 08, 2023, 11:22:31 PM
Long gone are these days. When horses like Cole Muffler hailed from IL.

 I remember a few good studs that hauled from IL. Top notch, high seman count.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Balmoral buzz on August 08, 2023, 11:23:53 PM
He wasn’t better than sportsmaster or ideal society.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: COUNSELOR on August 09, 2023, 12:33:57 AM
TOP HORSE AND TOP PEDIGREE BY TYLER B.   WE FINANCED THIS COLT FOR TERRY HUNT OF COTTONWOOD FARMS.  TERRY WAS A PURE GENTLEMAN AND DID EVERYTHING WITH CLASS.   NOT SURE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COTTONWOOD FARMS BUT TERRY WAS A TRUE GENTLEMAN.  MR. HUNT WS NOT AFRAID TO SPEND MONEY ND HE DID SO TO HELP THE SPORT.  THE SPORT NEEDS MORE TERRY HUNTS.

WHATEVER HE IS DOING WE WISH HIM WELL.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Balmoral buzz on August 09, 2023, 12:41:42 AM
TOP HORSE AND TOP PEDIGREE BY TYLER B.   WE FINANCED THIS COLT FOR TERRY HUNT OF COTTONWOOD FARMS.  TERRY WAS A PURE GENTLEMAN AND DID EVERYTHING WITH CLASS.   NOT SURE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COTTONWOOD FARMS BUT TERRY WAS A TRUE GENTLEMAN.  MR. HUNT WS NOT AFRAID TO SPEND MONEY ND HE DID SO TO HELP THE SPORT.  THE SPORT NEEDS MORE TERRY HUNTS.

WHATEVER HE IS DOING WE WISH HIM WELL.
Terry hunt would of made=millions if he just used a better trainer then Frankenstein Fransen. Horrible. Terry gave that guy so many nice horses but I’m talking about the royally bred babies that we never saw. When fransen would brake one down terry would send him another until one of them made it big. That’s not too hard to do.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Bernie Madoff on August 09, 2023, 06:21:29 AM
Terry was Kane County auditor for two terms and lost the last election. I think he still lives in Big Rock. He sold the farm to Joe Ludwig and he sold it to some Indian meat processors. Terry went broke investing in standardbreds, but he inherited his money, so he's right back where he started. His passion for horses was admirable, but he surrounded himself with some very questionable employees. He had a good run, but when the casinos were approved, it was lights out. Very sad.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 09, 2023, 09:26:42 AM
I remember a few good studs that hauled from IL. Top notch, high seman count.

 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 09, 2023, 09:27:27 AM
TOP HORSE AND TOP PEDIGREE BY TYLER B.   WE FINANCED THIS COLT FOR TERRY HUNT OF COTTONWOOD FARMS.  TERRY WAS A PURE GENTLEMAN AND DID EVERYTHING WITH CLASS.   NOT SURE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COTTONWOOD FARMS BUT TERRY WAS A TRUE GENTLEMAN.  MR. HUNT WS NOT AFRAID TO SPEND MONEY ND HE DID SO TO HELP THE SPORT.  THE SPORT NEEDS MORE TERRY HUNTS.

WHATEVER HE IS DOING WE WISH HIM WELL.

Cottonwood, was a top notch mid west operation. Very good people.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 09, 2023, 09:38:50 AM
Cole Muffler 1.53.3 on a 5/8ths 1989   very respectable   about 680k  earned
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 09, 2023, 09:40:06 AM
Dominated IL for years and threw some killers

Yes! I remember a filly named Oneinamiliongirl, very nice filly, never became a producing broodmare.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 09, 2023, 09:40:49 AM
theres a pic of him with John Campbell aboard online summertime   did ever see the big M?
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 09, 2023, 09:54:05 AM
theres a pic of him with John Campbell aboard online summertime   did ever see the big M?

I've not seen it.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: LUCPARK on August 09, 2023, 10:59:28 AM
 COLE MUFFLER MARES CROSS GREAT WITH ROCKIN IMAGE AND JKS AT INDIANA \\

Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 09, 2023, 11:07:33 AM
COLE MUFFLER MARES CROSS GREAT WITH ROCKIN IMAGE AND JKS AT INDIANA \\

Yes they seem to be.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Balmoral buzz on August 09, 2023, 04:55:58 PM
Terry was Kane County auditor for two terms and lost the last election. I think he still lives in Big Rock. He sold the farm to Joe Ludwig and he sold it to some Indian meat processors. Terry went broke investing in standardbreds, but he inherited his money, so he's right back where he started. His passion for horses was admirable, but he surrounded himself with some very questionable employees. He had a good run, but when the casinos were approved, it was lights out. Very sad.
If terry never met mark fransen he would of made millions in the business. Fransen ruined a lot royally bred babies. But terry being a nice guy just couldn’t get away from Fransen.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Bernie Madoff on August 09, 2023, 05:42:01 PM
I think it was a matter of convenience for both. They lived within five minutes of each other, and they were "partners" in many horses. Mark wasn't a great trainer, but he certainly wasn't the worst.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: Balmoral buzz on August 09, 2023, 10:20:53 PM
I think it was a matter of convenience for both. They lived within five minutes of each other, and they were "partners" in many horses. Mark wasn't a great trainer, but he certainly wasn't the worst.
Very true. Can you imagine if terry was with Tex moats or Farrington back then? He would of made millions.
Title: Re: Cole Muffler, an Illinois Legend.
Post by: horses first on August 10, 2023, 12:36:24 AM
Terry didn't spare an expense with those horses to the day they were sold at auction or the ones they kept  along with the mares. Always looking at their best didn't cut many corners. Ludwig bought a part of Cottonwood Farms which they used to stall horses for rent. Now that his younger other half left the stable someone mentioned he has sold off the property is correct. Like most things IL horse racing it's a distant memory now.
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