Southwind Amazon should be retired

[Mrpick5]

      Beaten favorite. If the mfr was 12-1 beat not a word would be mentioned. Sounds like someone lost there $2

I am not a $2 bettor. I wager 6 figures yearly. I tossed Southwind Amazon off the late pick 4 yesterday. He is sound watching him race. But he just doesn’t have the go anymore. He pulls up in the last 1/4. Like yesterday. Had his own way in the slop on the front. You knew he was beat around the last turn. His prior start he was awful.

[Bernie Madoff]

I wager 6 figures yearly.



$100.000

[SDST2009]

  He is doing what he likes to do. Always been front end type and your not going to change that at his age. He still looks sound I don't see any wrong racing him. Probably needs a break to freshen up. I love them old war horses there tough. Amazon and Holzman keep on keeping on 

If the old guy is (relatively) sound and happy I see no issue with racing right along. What I do worry is, what happens after he ages out. Nice, nice horses end up Amished, used up, and sold per lb. They serve their connections well, and the connections should return the favor.

Not saying that won't happen here, but always in the back of my mind.

[Mrpick5]

I wager 6 figures yearly.


Move the decimal point over to the right 3 spots. Or show up at my local otb on Monday or Thursday evenings and you can hear me firing away.
$100.000

[Mrpick5]

If the old guy is (relatively) sound and happy I see no issue with racing right along. What I do worry is, what happens after he ages out. Nice, nice horses end up Amished, used up, and sold per lb. They serve their connections well, and the connections should return the favor.

Not saying that won't happen here, but always in the back of my mind.

He looks sound. But. He just pulls up on turn 4. It’s degrading to see such a warhorse racing against garbage bottom class plodders. I remember when he was a baby. I believe Greg McNair had him as a 2 or 3 year old. He was purchased I think after his 3 year old season.

[BoKnows]

At 4 or 5, Ron Adams had him after Josh Green couldn't get him to go at Harrington. Got claimed from Adams at Mohawk for $40k. Not going to be able to claim many horses for $40k canadian that end up making $1.4 million.

[Stan durbread]

6 figure bettor at Northfield. 100,000/209 race day / 15 races a day = around $32 a race.

[Hay 4 sail]

Old boy on cruise control tonight 

[Tievoli]

Well he should have won...bottom class. Only racing him so Holzman can get his picture on the Wall Of Fame at Northfield for training the all time winnest horse. Can't take nothing from the horse but he he deserves to be retired. Horse has raced for years with no break. Just have to wonder what cocktail he gets every week.

[Deadbeat]

Poor animal. Still being sent like he was in the open race when he was young and in his prime. He made over a million the hard way. And they still race him. What a disgrace. It’s obvious he’s had enough.

There’s an easy answer to this, especially for someone like you who has such a strong opinion. Go buy the horse and then YOU retire him.

[sledge hammer]

It's not like he was all out to win in the bottom class...he dominated by open lengths totally in hand, and paid $2.20.

And also what's wrong with going after the record for most wins with a sound horse who loves to race?