Turkish Prize

FlippedHerHalo · Postby **FlippedHerHalo** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:41 pm

Does anyone know what happened to this horse? Last summer my friend met his owners at the fair and they said she could have him when they retired him but he's dropped off the radar.

Jolene · Postby **Jolene** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Howard Siegel owned Turkish Prize last that I remember, he's the nicest fellow imagineable...

Why don't you pay for his PPs, and if it doesn't show him as claimed from Siegel, I can look into it...

that said, Turkish Prize is a neat old guy, and I bet a lot of people would like to have him as a retirement pet. Hope he didn't get promised to more than one person! What a hard knocker he is.

I couldn't help but love him.

ragsdaj1 · Postby **ragsdaj1** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:07 pm

Santa Anita, March 23, Race 5, 6 ½ f turf, $50,000 claiming

Turkish prize was entered in this race, dont know if he was claimed.

JonR

UmmYeah · Postby **UmmYeah** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:05 pm

ragsdaj1 wrote:Santa Anita, March 23, Race 5, 6 ½ f turf, $50,000 claiming

Turkish prize was entered in this race, dont know if he was claimed.

JonR

I believe that was March 23, 2003.
http://www.racingchannel.com/archives/SAN/2003/03/SAN030323.HTM

ragsdaj1 · Postby **ragsdaj1** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:40 pm

google search and found that but it wasnt dated.

Knew a kind soul would verify.

Thanks,

JonR

Jolene · Postby **Jolene** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:42 pm

Last I recall, he finished his brief stint at PM, then went to Northern Cal and continued to win at app. claiming $8000. But, that was probably a year ago, I guess I lost track of him.

FlippedHerHalo · Postby **FlippedHerHalo** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:15 pm

Jolene wrote:Howard Siegel owned Turkish Prize last that I remember, he's the nicest fellow imagineable...

Why don't you pay for his PPs, and if it doesn't show him as claimed from Siegel, I can look into it...

that said, Turkish Prize is a neat old guy, and I bet a lot of people would like to have him as a retirement pet. Hope he didn't get promised to more than one person! What a hard knocker he is. I couldn't help but love him.

If you can find out anything about him that would be awesome.

He was here in NCal last summer at this time to run at the Sonoma Fair. My friend came up from SCal to watch Lost in the Fog exercise at the fair that day and to find out about getting Turkey.

My friend has many of the older racers....she gets them out of racing and retires them. She called me all excited and had met the owners and they were thrilled to let her have him when he was done as he deserved a wonderful home.

Some rumor went around a while back that he was rescured and placed by a rescue up here and is up in the foothills somewhere but my friend said that doesn't make sense as his owners truly doted on him.

Jolene · Postby **Jolene** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:11 pm

Like I said, just have your friend spend the $5 for lifetime PPs from DRF on him, and if he hasn't been claimed since being owned by Howard Siegel, I can see about getting a hold of him for your friend. PM your friend's info to me here if the PP's reflect Siegel still having ownership.