Western Sequel (AUS)

Bay filly 1998 - 20/4/2002, by Old Spice ex Carre D'or
Trainer: ?
Owners: M Giacci, MP Giacci
6 3-0-1 $17,900 Stakes AU
Flemington ~ 2000m 3yo Handicap
Promising filly who fell heavily in the straight and suffered a fractured leg in the first race on the program, she was euthanased on track, Flemington 20th April 2002. Later on the same race program, Holy Grail (see memorial) fell in a hurdle and was also euthanased.

Big Bonus (AUS)

Chestnut gelding 1995 - 22/6/2002, by Bold Rancher ex Meo Moon
Trainer: ?
Owners: L Hutchison
43 4-8-2 $100,025 Stakes AU
Moonee Valley ~ Ian Macdonald Steeplechase
A winner of his past two sarts over the jumps, Big Bonus suffered serious injuries after falling at a hurdle and had to be euthanased, Moonee Valley, 22nd of June 2002.

Holy Grail (NZ)

Brown gelding 1995 - 20/4/2002, by Zabeel (NZ) ex Olga's Pal (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: EC Drakos, JA Maiolo
32 6-3-4 $105,548 Stakes AU
Flemington ~ 3200m Hurdle
After fracturing a hind leg in a hurdle race at Flemington, talented jumper Holy Grail (NZ) was euthanased on track, Flemington 20th of April, 2002. He was a last start winner over the jumps at Moe, and had started a short priced favourite.

Blue Marloo (AUS)

Bay gelding 1993 - 26/12/02, by Blue Run ex Song of Charm
Trainer: Graham Rewald at Taroom Qld
Owners: Mrs L.J. Bourke
Calliope Races QLD Boxing Day, 2002
68: 12-8-8 $44,960 Stakes AU
Blue Marloo was struck by lightning and killed instantly whilst being held by strapper, just before he was due to race in the first at the Calliope Cup meeting on Boxing Day 2002. The entire meeting was immediately postponed.

Specialist (AUS)

Bay gelding 1997 - August 2002, by Danzero ex A Jewel
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Owners: C Searle-Ward, G Schmidt, P Dyson, W Webster, P O'Toole, R Heap
18 7-3-2 $125,220 Stakes AU
Trackwork/Training accident
Specialist, a talented galloper racing at the elite level who strung together 4 wins in succession, hit his head whilst swimming in the equine pool. His handlers tried in vain to get him out, but he sadly drowned, August 2002.

Ideal Harbour (AUS)

Brown gelding 1996 - 25/3/2002, by Ideal Planet ex Scandina (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: SC Stevens
13 1-2-0 $5,300 Stakes AU
Gundagai ~ 1180m Class 1
Ideal Harbour suffered a ruptured flexor tendon in his off hind leg when he was squeezed between horses on the turn, he was euthanased 25th of March, 2002.

Ludgate (AUS)

Bay gelding 1997 - 16/1/2002, by Faltaat (USA) ex Rancheress (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: DM Staunton
15 2-2-1 $16,150 Stakes AU
Canterbury ~ 1900, 3yo and up
Broke down badly in the off fore and euthanased, Canterbury 16th January 2002.

Glorious River (AUS)

Bay gelding 1995 - 24/12/2002, by Rivotious (USA) ex Steal Munda
Trainer: Fred Thomason at NOWRA
Owners: NC Thomason
19 2-1-0 $8,635 Stakes AU
Nowra ~ 1000m Class 2
Collapsed and died after the post (ran 9th of 9), possible ruptured artery, Nowra 24th of December, 2002.

Moonlight Serenade (AUS)

Bay filly 1998 – 27/12/2002, by Crazy Moon (USA) ex Mother’s Day (NZ)
Trainer: Andrew Molloy at Cowra
Owners: R Walsh
Cowra ~ 1400m Maiden set weights
Broke down right before the post at the 100m mark in only second ever race start, euthanased 27th December 2002.

Royal Maheb (AUS)

Black gelding 1997 – 27/12/2002, by Al Maheb (USA) x Royal Lynnet
Trainer: ?
Owners: E, S & J Law
23 3-1-1 $10,550 Stakes AU
Cowra ~ 1400m Class 4
In the same race meeting as Moonlight Serenade, Royal Maheb broke down at the 150m mark and was euthanased, 27th December 2002.

Irish Heart (AUS)

Brown horse 1993 – 14/9/2002, by Hearten ex Come Quietly
Trainer: Les Schmetzer at Wagga Wagga
Owners: L & T Schmetzer, M, E, D & L Frankel
71 18-11-7 $164,850 Stakes AU
Berrigan ~ 1500m Open Handicap ~Photo
Very heavily raced horse, fractured a fore fetlock and was euthanased, Berrigan 14th September 2002.

Lady Vicki (AUS)

Bay mare 1995 – 22/6/2002, by Tolhurst ex Bricklin
Trainer:
Owners: DE Harms, RC Henshaw, AR Barry, MM Dixon, BI Flood, CA Shephard, DI Dodson, SP Lane
30 5-4-5 $48,500 Stakes AU
Victoria Park ~ 1250m Class 6 fillies/mares
Fell at the 600m mark, and suffered a fractured near hind cannonbone, euthanased Victoria Park 22nd June 2002.

Straight Back (NZ)

Bay Gelding 1994 - 16/11/2002, by Straight Strike (USA) ex Ivory Mink (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: GPC Dick, M Moore, TG Dick
41 8-5-2 $78,950 Stakes AU
Rosehill ~ 1400m 4yo and up
Collapsed in the stalls after the race, suffered numerous fits and had to be euthanased 16th November 2002.

Payzoff

Chestnut gelding 1997 - 6/12/2002, by Zoffany (USA) ex Hey Big Spender
Trainer: ?
Owners: CM and BH Brooks
24 2-7-0 $12,090 Stakes AU
Gunnedah racetrack, class 2 1600m.
Suffered a breadkdown mid-race, and later had to be euthansied, Gunnedah 6th of December 2002.

Lion Rock

Bay gelding 1997 - 2/11/2002, by Cossack Warrior ex Up to Trix (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: Nevillle Begg and Partners
23 3-5-2 $48,610 Stakes AU
Lion Rock was brought down by Panorama (see below), and sustained a fracture to his near hind cannon, euthanised 2nd of November 2002, at Rosehill.

Panorama (NZ)

Bay gelding 1996 - 2/11/2002, by Paris Opera ex Impasha (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: JM Thompson, BR Finlayson, AJ Sutherland
30 4-4-2 $48,960 Stakes AU
In a two horse fall at Sydney's Rosehill racetrack, Panorama fell at the 600m mark, bringing down Lion Rock and Elite Trooper. Panorama sustained a fractured off fore cannon and was later euthanised. Elite Trooper appeared fine after this incident, see post on Lion Rock above.
Rosehill, 2nd of November 2002.

Cosmina Lass

Chestnut filly 1998 - 25/4/2002, by Monongahela (USA) ex Cosmic's Image
Trainer: Fred Phillips at the GOLD COAST
Owners: NJ Schofield, KN & SC Sly, PM Gray, SJ Barton
10 1-1-4 $5,270 Stakes AU
Won the race, but fractured her near side foreleg after passing the post and had to be euthanised, Tweed River races, NSW, 25th of April 2002.

Chowpie

Foaled 1999 – 19/10/2002 Bay gelding by Danehill Dancer (IRE) ex Sweet please
Trainer – Alan Bailey
Owners: SA Osbourne, MW Mitchell, J Khouri
9 2-1-2 $62,650 Stakes AU
Talented and lightly raced galloper who broke his foreleg and was euthanized, Caulfield races 19th of October, 2002.

Sea Breeze

Foaled 1995 - 2002 Brown colt by Sea Road ex Rulenza (NZ)
Trainer: ?
Owners: DHT Devine, DM Devine
53 11-13-4 $263,200 Stakes AU
Group galloper who smashed sesamoid bones in his foreleg during trackwork, and was euthanised, date unknown but last race start was 9th of February 2002.

Make Shift

Foaled 1997 – 5/2/2002 Chestnut gelding by Night Shift (USA) ex Verscay
Trainer: Brian Mayfield Smith at Flemington
Owners: J Bright, D Egan, R Betts, M Kinna, N Fermanis, R Brown, M Birrell
14 2-1-1 $ 31,100 Stakes AU
Broke a leg during a race at Geelong, euthanized 5th February 2002.
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