Thanks Jack.Originally Posted by jackthepunter
Yes Ellen drove a great race. Terrific horsewoman and lovely lady to boot. Assume you are referring to Scott Dyer in your post. He has been with us from day one. Is a good friend now and has always looked after us and our horse. Knows our horses ability and where he is at in his prep. Stuck with us in 2yo Sires final when could have driven the winner. Drove in races at Cobram one day. Then drove all the way to Melton same day to drive 1 horse...our horse in a TRIAL. First one to say when he thinks he made a mistake. Terrific bloke and will always be our first choice of driver. Ellen is off to the US next week. Scott was down to drive our horse but he wanted Ellen to drive him so she might win one on him (3 x 2nd) before she left. One of the first to congratulate us after the race. Lucky to have 2 such great talents to drive our horse.
Good on you Paul, nice to see people who can look a bit further than todays result when they are throwing allegiances around, so many today have the attitude that " we pay the driver, and that's that"....we see far too much of that attitude in my humble opinion, nice to see recognition for the loyalty.
cheers,
Dan
I have heard from Paul that he has retired his wonderful horse Yun
As usual this horse-lover is erring on the side of caution for a horse that is part of the family
I will let Paul fill you in on the details
His last few runs have been excellent and on heart alone he would win another race for sure
He is one of the best named horses you will ever come across being by Safe And Sound out of The Perfect Mona
Amanda and Rich succinctly sum up his career in posts 39-40 in this thread
and Brad tells how we feel about him way back in post 6
While the owners trilogy of posts 24 + 45 + 48 will never be surpassed on Harnesslink
Enjoy retirement Yun
And now his little sister takes over!
Greg Sugars was a Champion harness racing person
+1.
Going to miss that pinging gate speed.
Raced in some good races and beat a few big names along the way and was always in the contest.
One door shuts but another opens.
+2, Yun has given Paul, Luke and the family an incredible amount of joy and also his followers on the Forum, Yes as Breno said, One door closes and another opens, Time for his little Bettor's Delight sister to strut her stuff now, Fair well old mate and enjoy your retirement.
lovely horse Yun!!
horses of his calibre do not come along every day, to the unititiated they seem to, but believe me when you look at the odds of getting one that gets down to the grade he has and competes with the level of horse he has...... he is one very talented horse and I hope Paul and Luke find another of similar ability but saying that I'm sure in their eyes there will only ever be one Palais de Louve...lovely horse, great trip, great story!
Hear Hear!!!! Kev, Brendan, Richard and Dan. Hats off to a brave little horse that tried every single time he was out there and is one of those few lucky horses that will get to enjoy a long and contented retirement. Yun, of course, is much, much more than just a horse. He has achieved more off the track than on it, but that is for Paul and Luke and those close enough to the story to appreciate...and the story will continue. Gunna miss looking for your name in the fields in the future. Cheers.
Thanks chaps! Wonderful horse and a wonderful adventure he took us on. Ups and downs but has given us nothing but pleasure since the day he was born. Go Yun !!
Enjoy your retirement Yun.
The great man had his first beer today Kevin. Tipping won't be his last!!
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