In Memory of (cont.)

El Tango

El Tango, parading in Cologne, Sep. 2007

It is in the very natur of the game that the loss of some horses is so much harder to take, and the wonderful El Tango, who died in only his third start over fences, in Auteuil on sunday, 4th of may 2008, is clearly such a horse. A near-black son of Acatenango, El Tango was a smashing racehorse on the flat, a dual St. Leger winner in his native Germany and winner of over 230,000€ in prizemoney; he even held his own in England when finishing a gutsy and honourable 6th in the 2007 Ebor-Handicap. El Tango was switched to France over winter to be trained by Francois Doumen, and was held in very high regard. But it was not meant to be for the 6-year-old, who, as an entire, would and should have been able to pass on his talents.
A heartwrenching loss, RIP boy.

Ivy Creek

For some reasons unknown even to myself I love to see the colours of Mollers Racing, maybe it was Teenoso who helped. Ivy Creek was a smart and gusty horse who carried the brown and beige colours to 4 victories, and it was by far the saddest sight of Ascots Victoria-Cup meeting (10th of may 2008) to see the dreadful injury occuring to him in the frist part of the days opening race. Only 5, he had raced 14 times to that date, being in the first three in 8 races. Always trying, Ivy Creek will be sadly missed by his fans.