Pocket Power - is he retired or not ? transparency please !
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From Mike Bass website.....
A fifth Queens Plate title was not to be for Pocket Power who fought on bravely to make the frame in 4th position, but it was Mother Russia who reminded us just how brilliant she is by making light work of one of the strongest Queens Plate fields ever assembled.
“He ran a great race” said Fayd’Herbe of his mounts performance. “He ran his heart out right to the line, and I could not have asked for any more than he gave me.”
As his trainers, we are very proud of him that he managed to hold onto that 4th position so bravely, in his way, reminding us all of what a champion he really is. It was also his own way of letting us know that it is all too much for him now, his time at the top has now sadly passed, and that it is now time to pass on his title of Champion of the turf to the next worthy beholder.
He has been a great soldier to us, and for most part, made us who we are today, so we will always be enormously indebted and grateful to him. He has made this race his own in the years gone by, and I suspect his incredible record of four wins (and now a place) will stand, I would suspect, for many lifetimes.
It has been an amazing and beautiful ride and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for their support and best wishes leading up to this event. We will be making an announcement to the press in the coming weeks as to the details of his retirement.
While I salute the champ and reckon he deserves a send off just like Ntini got yesterday I also had a bet on him this morming for the Met.
. I don't mind doing my money as rules are rules, but no horse is bigger than the game and I believe either way the public deserve to know today whether he will run in the Met.
A fifth Queens Plate title was not to be for Pocket Power who fought on bravely to make the frame in 4th position, but it was Mother Russia who reminded us just how brilliant she is by making light work of one of the strongest Queens Plate fields ever assembled.
“He ran a great race” said Fayd’Herbe of his mounts performance. “He ran his heart out right to the line, and I could not have asked for any more than he gave me.”
As his trainers, we are very proud of him that he managed to hold onto that 4th position so bravely, in his way, reminding us all of what a champion he really is. It was also his own way of letting us know that it is all too much for him now, his time at the top has now sadly passed, and that it is now time to pass on his title of Champion of the turf to the next worthy beholder.
He has been a great soldier to us, and for most part, made us who we are today, so we will always be enormously indebted and grateful to him. He has made this race his own in the years gone by, and I suspect his incredible record of four wins (and now a place) will stand, I would suspect, for many lifetimes.
It has been an amazing and beautiful ride and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody for their support and best wishes leading up to this event. We will be making an announcement to the press in the coming weeks as to the details of his retirement.
While I salute the champ and reckon he deserves a send off just like Ntini got yesterday I also had a bet on him this morming for the Met.
. I don't mind doing my money as rules are rules, but no horse is bigger than the game and I believe either way the public deserve to know today whether he will run in the Met. Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
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Re: Re: Pocket Power - is he retired or not ? transparency please !
14 years 4 months ago
magiclips Wrote:
> Chillax, Tommy? Is that an Oregonese word?
These Americanos Magic, they love their neologisms here. Certainly not an Oregonese term, but rather the whole damn country
I'll try and come up with a few more pearlers just to keep you boys donw south up to date on the latest word crazes
> Chillax, Tommy? Is that an Oregonese word?
These Americanos Magic, they love their neologisms here. Certainly not an Oregonese term, but rather the whole damn country
I'll try and come up with a few more pearlers just to keep you boys donw south up to date on the latest word crazes
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Must sound fantastic with a Zuid Afrikanse accent......
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gregbucks Wrote:
> Must sound fantastic with a Zuid Afrikanse
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And I can proudly say I will endeavor to NEVER loose that "moederland" accent for as long as I live........and I'm going to try and teach my "pie in the sky" kiddies to speak the lingo as well
> Must sound fantastic with a Zuid Afrikanse
> accent......
<And I can proudly say I will endeavor to NEVER loose that "moederland" accent for as long as I live........and I'm going to try and teach my "pie in the sky" kiddies to speak the lingo as well
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Good man Tommy, I see your pops (Harry Hotspur) is on line:D ....
PS. Whats this tipping 60-1 shots on HB><
PS. Whats this tipping 60-1 shots on HB>
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