tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post811468395401364216..comments2023-11-17T12:09:40.494-05:00Comments on Foolish Pleasure: Snow in New York, Rain in Mare-y-land, and It's Blue(grass) in FloridaValerie Grashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696887655473752690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354333762076619269.post-43598192155228824672008-03-14T14:57:00.000-04:002008-03-14T14:57:00.000-04:00Good news, Dan has been retired to Old Friends, th...Good news, Dan has been retired to Old Friends, this was in their newsletter this morning:<BR/><BR/>Danthebluegrassman is heading home. The 9-year-old son of Pioneeering, bred by the late Dan Mallory and named after Dan Chandler, the bon vivant uncle of U.S. Representative Ben Chandler, will be retired at Old Friends sometime with the next few weeks. After shipping is arranged with Brookledge over the next few days, Dan will go first to Alfred Nuckols Hurstland Farm where he'll settle down from his racing career under the watchful eyes of Alfred and Tim Overton. Dan last raced for owners R and J Thoroughbreds and trainer Ryan Beattie at Penn National a few weeks ago. The owners were kind enough to consider, and accept, an offer of $7500 for Dan. We'll be having a big welcome home party for the big horse once he settles in. We'd like to especially thank Jim Ponte of Harris Printers in Phoenix, who kept his eye on Dan's career and pestered us to get him, and Tim Ford of Indianapolis who helped put the negotiations together and expedite Dan's return home. They both also contributed $500 and become the first two shareholders in our latest star.<BR/><BR/>Sarah R.<BR/>Wood End Farms<BR/>http://woodend.wordpress.comSarahRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273202150656939172noreply@blogger.com