tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post3999171656827456054..comments2023-05-23T06:58:05.579-04:00Comments on Fugue for Tinhorns: Gone West heads off into the sunsetGlenn Cravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-21492753407784300002009-09-11T16:18:34.790-04:002009-09-11T16:18:34.790-04:00My most lasting memory of Gone West as a racehorse...My most lasting memory of Gone West as a racehorse was Jim McKay on an ABC sports touting him for a future Belmont Stakes telecast.<br /><br />In 1987, Gone West was supposed to be another peg in Woody Stephens' string of Belmont Stakes winners. Winner #6 in a row.<br /><br />In case anyone missed the press release,<br />that did not happen. But what a 3 year old crop that was. They just don't make 'em like they used to.The_Knight_Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497100877439699363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-2878476955929103822009-09-10T15:40:35.922-04:002009-09-10T15:40:35.922-04:00Whenever I looked at a conformation photo of him, ...Whenever I looked at a conformation photo of him, I saw a dark bay version of his incomparable grandpa.Kathy Agelhttp://www.contraryrose.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-71935991638711654372009-09-10T12:41:28.394-04:002009-09-10T12:41:28.394-04:00Nicely written, sir. Nicely written.Nicely written, sir. Nicely written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-37979378799031729242009-09-09T09:33:13.656-04:002009-09-09T09:33:13.656-04:00You could have knocked me over with a feather this...You could have knocked me over with a feather this morning when I saw The Dispatch!!! :-)Gina Eaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145297908173255612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-7785891067004138382009-09-08T22:57:43.610-04:002009-09-08T22:57:43.610-04:00A very nice tribute.
While not one of his most su...A very nice tribute.<br /><br />While not one of his most successful sons on the track, my personal favorite Southwestern Heat—son out of the incomparable Xtra Heat—is now at stud in Australia, so Gone West’s influence will finally be felt Down Under.Valerie Grashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696887655473752690noreply@blogger.com