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09-13-2003, 04:39 AM
I got curious about the other geldings to have won the Kentucky Derby. What Path should Funncide take? Here's one story about one gelding that won the kentucky Derby and what he did after.
Last night I was reading about another Kentucky Derby Winner that was a Gelding. I fell in love with another Horse. What a story....and what a horse. I'
Exterminator. During the era of Man o' War he was another great, Exterminator, a grand gelding with an incredible record. He ran 100 times from ages 2 through 9, winning 50 and on the board 84 times, all the whole carrying great weights.
Bought simply to work with a Kentucky Derby Prospect by the name of Sun Briar. Exterminator orginally sold for $1500.00
He won Graded races at 16 different Tracks
He won for 9 different Trainers
He won 10 of 17 starts in 3 of his 9 racing years.
He won at 5 and 6 Furlongs
He won at a Mile
He set the Track Record going 2 miles at Belmont in the August Gold Cup
He set the track Record going a Mile and 3/4's to win the Saratoga cup
He won at 138 pounds many times.
In his book A Sound of Horses David Alexander wrote that starter Mars Cassidy purposely placed Exterminator next to a bad actor at the post "because the bony gelding would lean against the fractious horse and hold him still." He also mentioned the great horse's habit of bowing "politely to the crowds in recognition of the applause his winning performances received." The late writer also described Exterminator as "one of those deceptively mild-mannered, affectionate horses... Lincolnesque, completely determined, utterly dependable."
After many years of quiet retirement with his various ponies on Kilmer's lush pastures, Old Bones, age 28, made his last public appearance. Vanned from New Market, Virginia to Belmont Park (October 2, 1943), Exterminator and Peanuts paraded down the Belmont stretch and helped sell $25 million worth of War Bonds. The beloved old war horse lived to be 30.
In his autobiography Matt Winn wrote an affectionate tribute:
"When he was young, he met older horses, and he whipped them. As the years began to pile onto him, he met the sprightly youngsters, and whipped them. He received no handicapping favors in any year of his career; never needed any. He cared not abot distance, or track conditions, climate, or geography. He always knew where the finish line was, and a long distance view of it was the only inspiration he needed for a gallant stretch charge that made every audience roar: 'Here comes Exterminator.'
Last night I was reading about another Kentucky Derby Winner that was a Gelding. I fell in love with another Horse. What a story....and what a horse. I'
Exterminator. During the era of Man o' War he was another great, Exterminator, a grand gelding with an incredible record. He ran 100 times from ages 2 through 9, winning 50 and on the board 84 times, all the whole carrying great weights.
Bought simply to work with a Kentucky Derby Prospect by the name of Sun Briar. Exterminator orginally sold for $1500.00
He won Graded races at 16 different Tracks
He won for 9 different Trainers
He won 10 of 17 starts in 3 of his 9 racing years.
He won at 5 and 6 Furlongs
He won at a Mile
He set the Track Record going 2 miles at Belmont in the August Gold Cup
He set the track Record going a Mile and 3/4's to win the Saratoga cup
He won at 138 pounds many times.
In his book A Sound of Horses David Alexander wrote that starter Mars Cassidy purposely placed Exterminator next to a bad actor at the post "because the bony gelding would lean against the fractious horse and hold him still." He also mentioned the great horse's habit of bowing "politely to the crowds in recognition of the applause his winning performances received." The late writer also described Exterminator as "one of those deceptively mild-mannered, affectionate horses... Lincolnesque, completely determined, utterly dependable."
After many years of quiet retirement with his various ponies on Kilmer's lush pastures, Old Bones, age 28, made his last public appearance. Vanned from New Market, Virginia to Belmont Park (October 2, 1943), Exterminator and Peanuts paraded down the Belmont stretch and helped sell $25 million worth of War Bonds. The beloved old war horse lived to be 30.
In his autobiography Matt Winn wrote an affectionate tribute:
"When he was young, he met older horses, and he whipped them. As the years began to pile onto him, he met the sprightly youngsters, and whipped them. He received no handicapping favors in any year of his career; never needed any. He cared not abot distance, or track conditions, climate, or geography. He always knew where the finish line was, and a long distance view of it was the only inspiration he needed for a gallant stretch charge that made every audience roar: 'Here comes Exterminator.'