RIP Juste Momente

Like to make a mention of a great mare, Group one winning Juste Momente who died earlier this month after a bout of colic. The five year old grey won the Robert Sangster Stakes Group I, and earned over half a million in prize money.

The only Group 1 winner by Giant's Causeway in Australia, Juste Momente was one of the most valuable mares in the country and was set to make her stud debut this year.

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.

All Interest (AUS)

Bay colt 2002 - 22/8/2005, by High Rolling ex Pulsating
Trainer: ?
Owners: J Bullimore, S Bullimore, D Fielding
Unraced colt
Just turned 3 years old and unraced, All Interest escaped from his handler at Doomben Racecourse on his way to the trials. He bolted onto nearby Nudgee Road, and slipped over into the path of an oncoming car. He died instantly, 22nd of August, 2005.

Angst (AUS)

Grey filly 1990 - 1993, by Kala Dancer (GB) ex Shark
Trainer: Noel Mayfield-Smith ?
Owners: ?
10 7-1-0 $626,598 Stakes AU
Non Training Death
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Flying filly Angst graced our lives for a short time many years ago, in a short career she won 7 races, 5 in succession, and remains the only winner of the Sydney "Princess Series", which comprises of wins in the Gr2 Tea Rose Stakes, Gr2 Silver Shadow Stakes, and the Gr1 AJC Flight Stakes. All set to have a huge spring, Angst sadly never woke from an operation to remove bone chips from her knees.
* Angst was brought to my attention by a reader of this website, and I give my thanks. Too many horses like Angst are forgotten about all too quickly, so fast that details become sketchy and hard to find. In working together, we can honour and remember many horses in this way. Thank-you!

Gallardo (AUS)

Brown colt 2002 - 17/3/2005, by Commands ex Jade Tiara
Unraced 2 year old and half brother to champion sprinter Silent Witness, Gallardo was killed in a paddock accident, when he took fright during a storm, charged into a fence and suffered fatal injuries. He was spelling at Taree, NSW.

New York Delight (NZ)

Grey/Bay filly 2004 – 14/3/2008, by Zabeel (NZ) ex Shepherd’s Delight (NZ)
Trainer: John O’Shea
Owners: Finemore Thoroughbreds, Planette Thoroughbred Trading Pty Ltd
1 0-0-1 $2,250 Stakes AU
Last Friday at the Randwick equine pool, I Have No Fear and another promising galloper, New York Delight, took fright. I Have No Fear is out for the autumn but should race again. New York Delight was put down, 14th of March 2008. New York Delight started just once for a third.

Marju Snip (NZ)

Foaled 2002 – 11/11/2006 Brown filly by Marju (IRE) ex Aulide
Trainer: Phillip Stokes at Morphettville, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Owners: K Pollard, MK Leverink, F Leverink, D Segui, J Paleka, L Daniels, MR Stokes, J Leverink, PJ Stokes Photo~ Photo 2 Photo 3 ~Photo 4
13 6-0-1 $259,190 Stakes AU
Group 1 winning filly who died of a suspected snakebite in the paddock of Phillip Stokes' property atHahndorf, in the Adelaide Hills, 11th of November, 2006.

Apres Ski

Foaled 1999 – 26/6/2004 Brown gelding by Big Boost (NZ) ex White Hill
Trainer: Robert Smerdon
Owners: D. Gordon & L. Ryan
35 7-3-8 $99,975 Stakes AU
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Melbourne galloper who was bound for the Tattersalls Cup in Queensland, died after he had an adverse reaction after being administered electrolytes, Eagle Farm 26th of June 2004.

Honor and Strength

Foaled 1998 – Jan 2001 Bay gelding by Zedative ex Outing
Owners: C Hogg, J Hogg
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse at Randwick
1 1-0-0 $3,800 Stakes AU
2.yo gelding who took fright, escaped from strapper, kicked down a gate, galloped from randwick, onto road, tried to jump a car and landed on the windscreen, euth as a result Jan 2001.

The Warrior (NZ)

Foaled 1993 - 8/10/2000 Bay gelding by Zabeel (NZ) ex Get Reday Peggy (IRE)
Trainer: Richard Otto & Stephen Fache
Owners: J C & Mrs M A Thompson
NZ and Australian group winner who was in Australai on a Melbourne Cup campaign. Just 12 hours after running second in a traditional lead up race to the cup, he died after emergency surgery for a colic attack, 8th of October 2000,

Joss Sticks

Foaled 1992 - 2000/1 Bay gelding by Pride of Kellina ex Marmalade Sky
Trainer: ?
Owners: JM Guest, TW Jacobson, RG Quinn, CH Collins
46 14-2-6 $676,131 Stakes AU Photo~1
Group winning galloper who fell ill and died whilst in work, date unknown but his last start was 14th of September, 2000.

Christian Spirit

5yo gelding (harness) - 30/1/2008
The Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup raid of Christian Spirit has ended in tragedy with the gutsy Western Australian euthanased 30th January 2008 after an accident at the beach.
The gelding, who was due to fly to Melbourne tomorrow, was found in a distressed state with a serious shoulder injury and was later euthanased.
Trainer Greg Harper was found unconscious nearby and was rushed to hospital where he remains under observation.
The five-year-old son of Christian Cullen was considered one of the key players in Sunday’s $400,000 Group 1 Hankook Tyres Hunter Cup.
Contributed by reader.

Salem's Lot (AUS)

Foaled 2002 - 16/12/2006 Chestnut gelding by Frisco View (USA) ex Senegal
Trainer: Colin Shorter
Owners: S Searle
9 1-0-1 $ 4,275 Stakes AU
Contested and won the race, at Chinchilla QLD 16th December 2006. He then proceeded to rear over twice in the vet stalls, and was euthanised as a result of injuries he sustained.

Nina Haraka

Foaled 1995 – 9/1/2008 Chestnut mare by Fraar (USA) ex La Nebbia
Trainer: Peter Hayes at Lindsay Park
Owners: Group One Racing Club
22 5-5-3 $403,390
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Broke her leg in the paddock 9th January 2008. She was a great race mare in her day winning a group 3 and some listed races, and has been successful at stud, already having produced a stakes winning filly, Extension of Time (2004 by Dash for Cash). She was in foal to Flying Spur when she was euthanized.

Tip of the Iceberg

Foaled 2001 - 8/9/2007 Brown Gelding by Nediym (IRE) ex Ice Column
Trainer: Lew Heyson at Tamworth
Owners: S Van Eyk
28 4-5-1 $ 45,590 Stakes AU
Died from respitory disorder around the time that equine influenza hit Australia, September 8th 2007

Grand Cidium

Foaled 1970 colt by Oncidium (GB) ex Dicidiana (NZ)
Trainer: T J Hughes
Owners: ?
Stakes ?
GRAND CIDIUM won at his first two starts as a 2yo (Criterion and Trenton Stakes) and then ran third in the VRC Sire's Produce to T J Smith's Imagele. Grand Cidium won the Caufield Guineas, finally turning the tables on Imagele and ran a good race at 7/1 in the Caufield Cup, finishing fourth to Swell Time, with the 4/1 favourite, Imagele, well back.
Didn't wake from operation (1980's?)

Be Discreet

Foaled 1994 - 1/10/1998 Bay filly by Euclase ex Halo again
Trainer: ?
Owners: D Peacock
13 8-2-1 $ 278,180 Stakes AU
Classy filly who didn't wake from an operation, 1st October 1998

Jadescent (NZ)

Foaled 2002 - 3/12/2005 Bay filly by Green Perfume (USA) ex China Girl (IRE)
Trainer: L.T. Hope
Owners: D & G Weston, F Macnamara, P De Kretser, C Parkinson, H Birrell, A Buckely, J Dow, K Benested, C Shinn
6 3-3-0 $ 234,050 Stakes AU ~Photo
Jadescent was a flying filly who was found dead in her paddock one morning, after apparently taking fright during the night, December 3rd 2005.