Spanish Riddle

[RacingFan1992]

I was going through some pedigrees at random and I looked up Spanish Riddle. I had no clue that he was one of the first horse to have successful amputative surgery after he broke down in the slop at Saratoga in 1973.

I forgot his name and was trying to remember it after I learned this but the name escaped me. I knew the name had an I in it and he was a sprinter but couldn't think of it. I went through In Excess and Intentionally but nothing.

I was at work and when I was closing down the restaurant one of the employees asked "You got in at 5 today?" That triggered it and I thought "5" "5/8" "Spanish Riddle ran in a 5/8 mile race the day Secretariat went the opening 5/8 in the Belmont in 58 1/5" This is how you know when you think about horse racing too much. lol

Spanish Riddle was one of the lucky ones when it comes to break downs.

[SG4]

Originally Posted by RacingFan1992

I was going through some pedigrees at random and I looked up Spanish Riddle. I had no clue that he was one of the first horse to have successful amputative surgery after he broke down in the slop at Saratoga in 1973.

I've never heard of successful surgery involving amputations on a racehorse, could you explain more on this case? Is this something that ever caught on?

[RacingFan1992]

This is the article that I found to be helpful.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...2,188510&hl=en

[Shemp Howard]

Spanish Riddle loved the Spa and loved the slop.

He may still hold the 6f track record there of 1:08.

[RacingFan1992]

Originally Posted by Shemp Howard

Spanish Riddle loved the Spa and loved the slop.

He may still hold the 6f track record there of 1:08.

August 8, 1972. 113 lbs. Tied on August 14, 2004 with Speightstown carrying 120 lbs.

[thespaah]

Originally Posted by RacingFan1992

I was going through some pedigrees at random and I looked up Spanish Riddle. I had no clue that he was one of the first horse to have successful amputative surgery after he broke down in the slop at Saratoga in 1973.

I forgot his name and was trying to remember it after I learned this but the name escaped me. I knew the name had an I in it and he was a sprinter but couldn't think of it. I went through In Excess and Intentionally but nothing.

I was at work and when I was closing down the restaurant one of the employees asked "You got in at 5 today?" That triggered it and I thought "5" "5/8" "Spanish Riddle ran in a 5/8 mile race the day Secretariat went the opening 5/8 in the Belmont in 58 1/5" This is how you know when you think about horse racing too much. lol

Spanish Riddle was one of the lucky ones when it comes to break downs.

Held the track record for 6f at The Spa (1:08) forever....Still does...Tied with Speightstown.

[tucker6]

Originally Posted by thespaah

Held the track record for 6f at The Spa (1:08) forever....Still does...Tied with Speightstown.

If a horse shares a record carrying 113# and another horse was carrying 120#, should the runner carrying 120# hold the record by himself now?

[SG4]

Originally Posted by RacingFan1992

This is the article that I found to be helpful.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...2,188510&hl=en

Wow that was really interesting, thanks for sharing. With that sort of success on such an awful sounding injury I wonder why that technique seems to have gone by the wayside.