I *hate* laminitis - RIP Untrapped

Started in last year’s KD, euthanized yesterday due to onset of laminitis as a complication of bout of colic 10 days ago :frowning:

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/228239/graded-stakes-winner-untrapped-euthanized

You have a great deal of company,

RIP Untrapped.
RIP Barbaro
RIP a mare who shall be nameless.

The Green Monkey has also succumbed to laminitis. He was 14.

https://www.paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/laminitis-claims-record-priced-the-green-monkey-at-age-14/

:frowning:

I remember when The Green Monkey hit the 2 year olds in training auction with both his furlong speed and hammer price :eek:

I also remember his, for lack of a better word, abysmal lack of success both on the track and in the shed.

Wonder what his original founder trigger was. Untrapped, it is not uncommon to founder after colic if they start dealing with gut inflammation issues.

RIP The Green Monkey… run free and no longer in pain.

Late PS from the BH article… sounds like TGM has been fighting health issues for 4 years off and on. Got to the point where he was down more than up and yes, I would agree, time to make the tough call and let him go :frowning:

Maybe not the sire they were hoping for but that doesn’t mean for his connections, particularly the daily ones, that he was any less loved :frowning: