Brass Hat retired

[FenceBored]

Happy retirement to you, Brass Hat.
Brass Hat, the venerable gelding who earned nearly $2.2 million while becoming a sentimental favorite of racing fans in Kentucky and beyond, has been retired at age 10, it was announced Tuesday morning by owner-breeder Fred Bradley and his son, trainer Buff Bradley.
-- http://www.drf.com/news/brass-hat-retired-age-10-after-40-starts
I'll always remember the day he set the track record for 8.5f at CD. Didn't think he had it in him coming off the yearlong layoff.

[Little Watermelon]

Same here. A nice horse who rarely ran a bad race (except at Saratoga); one of my favorites. I loved his race in the Donn when he circled the field and won going away. I told a guy we know at Suffolk before the MassCap that he was a favorite of mine, and Buff invited my wife and I to the barn the Friday before the race to see him and take pictures of him. Buff, his father, and the handlers seemed to be very nice people. I hope Buff comes up with another horse like him in the future.