witchdoctor
03-16-2005, 03:30 PM
From Old Friends email today:
"Criminal Type has passed away. I received the following e-mail from
Emmanuel de Seroux this morning. It was sent by Mr. Megumi Igarashi of
Narvick International-Japan. "Emmanuel, Today I was informed that
Criminal Type died in the noon of March 9th from Mr. Otsuka. Criminal
Type had been laying down in his stall in the morning and Mr. Otsuka
called the specialists from the clinic to perform a medical treatment
for him, however, he could not survive due to his old age. I contacted
the vet and he said the gastric rupture (because of gastric perforation)
was the cause of his death. We are sorry for this. Mr. Otsuka said that
Criminal Type's end was a peaceful death." We were anticipating a very
successful journey from Japan to Old Friends in just a few months. It
was to be a celebration of the generosity of the Thoroughbred Club of
Japan and a re-uniting of Criminal Type with his great rival, Ruhlmann
at Hurstland Farm. We get involved with these great champions during
their later years and death is often peering over the withers. We will
install a memorial for him at Hurstland. He was, after all, already
donated to us. I would also like to thank Emmanuel and Mr. Igarashi and
Mr. Otsuka for all their work on our behalf. Without these honorable
people, we would not have the joy of Creator and Sunshine Forever. They
are also working diligently on behalf of Old Friends in getting more of
these champions retired to the United States. We should re-double our
efforts to have Criminal Type take his deserving place in the Racing
Hall of Fame at Saratoga Springs. He certainly deserves it. None of this
lightens the bone-chilling sadness of the moment. Every morning, as I
pass Estrapade's grave, I'm reminded that all of our cherished retirees
will end up with her. It makes me want to work harder to make sure that
we can give a better retirement to more retirees. We have all lost a
great champion. And it's hard to imagine ever replacing him.
"Criminal Type has passed away. I received the following e-mail from
Emmanuel de Seroux this morning. It was sent by Mr. Megumi Igarashi of
Narvick International-Japan. "Emmanuel, Today I was informed that
Criminal Type died in the noon of March 9th from Mr. Otsuka. Criminal
Type had been laying down in his stall in the morning and Mr. Otsuka
called the specialists from the clinic to perform a medical treatment
for him, however, he could not survive due to his old age. I contacted
the vet and he said the gastric rupture (because of gastric perforation)
was the cause of his death. We are sorry for this. Mr. Otsuka said that
Criminal Type's end was a peaceful death." We were anticipating a very
successful journey from Japan to Old Friends in just a few months. It
was to be a celebration of the generosity of the Thoroughbred Club of
Japan and a re-uniting of Criminal Type with his great rival, Ruhlmann
at Hurstland Farm. We get involved with these great champions during
their later years and death is often peering over the withers. We will
install a memorial for him at Hurstland. He was, after all, already
donated to us. I would also like to thank Emmanuel and Mr. Igarashi and
Mr. Otsuka for all their work on our behalf. Without these honorable
people, we would not have the joy of Creator and Sunshine Forever. They
are also working diligently on behalf of Old Friends in getting more of
these champions retired to the United States. We should re-double our
efforts to have Criminal Type take his deserving place in the Racing
Hall of Fame at Saratoga Springs. He certainly deserves it. None of this
lightens the bone-chilling sadness of the moment. Every morning, as I
pass Estrapade's grave, I'm reminded that all of our cherished retirees
will end up with her. It makes me want to work harder to make sure that
we can give a better retirement to more retirees. We have all lost a
great champion. And it's hard to imagine ever replacing him.