One-eyed progeny of Carson City

monicabee · Postby **monicabee** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:35 pm

I was told recently that Carson City produced four babies with only one eye or vision in only one eye (born that way) and that all of them have become stakes horses.

Pollard's Vision is one of them. Anyone know who the others might be?

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:30 pm

I have seen many TB in my rouunds of the backstretch, that were one-eyed wonders. Thats because they have a heart that doesnt know what quit is.

I cant recall their names but their very special to me.

monicabee · Postby **monicabee** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:01 am

Louis, an aquaintance of mine has a one-eyed filly. That's how this information came up. She's a nice looking filly otherwise and they plan to put her in training (she's only a baby now) until she tells them she can't do it.

Wouldn't it be interesting if the one-eyed condition was not only a problem that horses were overcoming, but if it was actually linked to special ability? I am not prepared to propose that it is, just yet, as it might be the kind of taradiddle used to console people for their long-awaited foal being imperfect, but I was wondering if I could substantiate the Carson City story.

Any other names of horses with this condition would also be helpful, if you can remember them.

roving boy · Postby **roving boy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:58 pm

Cassaleria - tough with a huge heart and one eye.

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:50 pm

roving boy wrote:Cassaleria - tough with a huge heart and one eye.

I absolutely loved Cass.

roving boy · Postby **roving boy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:53 pm

He was something, wasn't he? Always underrated and yet always there at the finish.

I had expected a response pointing out that he was not by Carson City....guess the watchdogs aren't on during the middle of the day :wink:

jellac · Postby **jellac** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:30 pm

This horse wasn't born blind but was injured early in his rather remarkable career....Bert's Bubbleator. Now at stud....somewhere???

Tairaterces · Postby **Tairaterces** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:46 pm

jellac wrote:This horse wasn't born blind but was injured early in his rather remarkable career....Bert's Bubbleator. Now at stud....somewhere???

This is as of 1/31/2005:

BERT'S BUBBLEATOR (1990, Advocator), Stockwood Farm, KY

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Tairaterces · Postby **Tairaterces** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:46 pm

jellac wrote:This horse wasn't born blind but was injured early in his rather remarkable career....Bert's Bubbleator. Now at stud....somewhere???

This was as of 1/31/2005:

BERT'S BUBBLEATOR (1990, Advocator), Stockwood Farm, KY

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Lucy · Postby **Lucy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:30 pm

Real Connection was another with one eye, I believe she lost it as a foal.

She was pale gray and ran with her teeth bared - always running late on the outside - so in the finish line shots she looked like an equine grim reaper, with her empty eye socket glaring at the camera.

*Loved* that mare.

I'm a Bert's Bubbleator fan, as well....tracked his first crop, none of which amounted to anything. I hadn't heard an update on him in a couple years.

austique · Postby **austique** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:56 pm

I loved Real Connection too

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:37 pm

Another one that I loved it's a shame that she died so young and with no foals. :cry:

Cree · Postby **Cree** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:25 pm

I thought Pollards Vision had MRLS related problems, and the had to remove his eye?

StrawberryFelidos · Postby **StrawberryFelidos** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:39 pm

The BloodHorse reported that Pollard's blindness was a result of MRLS. The eye was never removed- you can still see it and it's rather a funky blue, cataract-colored.

Intrinsic Worth · Postby **Intrinsic Worth** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:00 pm

Cat Thief's dam, Train Robbery, had a foal by Jump Start that had no eyes last year.