Champion filly Fleet Indian has been put down due to complications from colic.
Fleet Indian..
Champion filly Fleet Indian has been put down due to complications from colic.
Already expressed my shock and sorrow at the Memorial topic, but will state it here, too. She was a lovely girl. Saw her at BC in 2006 where her life was spared in the Distaff and Pine Island lost hers. Dreadful day. Was so hoping that Fleet Indian would be with us for a long, long healthy life. I'm so sorry for all who loved her. How many more pieces of my heart can break off. Has it been a more than usual dreadful past few years for these dreadful equine losses, or is it because of the news arriving so fast via the internet?!
RIP - Fleet Indian. Romp happy with Pine Island.
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gosh, this is yet another very painful loss. the thing i remember the most about her was how much her owners loved her. these horses are so fragile.
A big fan of Fleet Indian.
This is so sad. She was a really good race horse.
This is so sad.I will always remember that 06 Distaff.How awful her life was cut so short by something as awful as colic.RIP Girlie
Dang. Very sad news. I hate news like this. So sorry for her connections. It's a tough game.
so sad to hear! i couldnt find anything online regarding to her?
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...et-indian-dies
with a nice tribute poem from her owners
RIP Fleet Indian.
RIP Fleet Indian. So sorry
Oh dear. I saw her then-owner Paul Saylor, at the Keeneland sale after she broke down in the 06 Distaff. He clearly cared a great deal for her, and it sounds as though her current owners did as well. A nice mare, gone too soon.
Wow. Don't think I've ever seen that before. No question that she was well loved all her life.Originally Posted by TapitsGal
Condolences to all who knew and loved her.
First rule: Try always to do what's right for the horse. The people part will work out. -- Josh Pons, Merryland, 2007
I remember seeing Saylor standing with Fleet Indian on the track at the distaff and how distraught he was.
And this article: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...-distaff-start
He loved that horse. In July of this year, the Fleet Indian Scholarship was renamed the Oliva Saylor/Fleet Indian Scholarship to honor Saylor's young daughter who perished in a fire in January. So, so sad. My thoughts are with all of Fleet Indian's connections.
A lovely tribute in photographs to "Large Marge" from Barbara Livingston:
http://www.drf.com/blogs/fleet-indian-aka-large-marge
First rule: Try always to do what's right for the horse. The people part will work out. -- Josh Pons, Merryland, 2007
Oh my gosh. This breaks my heart. I LOVED this mare. Ever since I saw her win the Del Cap, I was in love. She was so big and gorgeous. I'm so saddened by this.
Horse racing fanatic, Philly sports die hard (GO PHILLIES!), Clinton Democrat, political junkie, and Fleetwood Mac groupie.
I was fortunate to meet Fleet Indian and her filly in May of this year. I was quite taken with how sweet and engaging she was--and oh so patient!
She was a giant of a mare with a giant heart.
"...and God took a handful of Southerly wind, blew his breath over it, and created the horse." - Bedouin Legend
PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HORSE RESCUE OR OLD FRIENDS KY OR NY - AND GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
so sadRIP. Will never forget those ears of hers! So adorable.
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