No Seachange for Aceland Street
October 8th 2008 07:44
There is always the hysterics and the hue and cry when a horse is tragically killed on a raceday. There is nothing worse than seeing the tragedy of a snapped bone and the incredulity of the horse when its natural movement is denied by accident.
(photo: tsrc.com.au)
But anyone associated with horseracing would know that most of the mishaps happen away from the spotlight of the racemeeting - the injuries and death occur in the early morning light of trackwork - or even in the solitude and quiet of a spelling paddock. As with humans it is just as often disease or unexpected trauma that takes an equine life. Or it will be as simple as a hoof caught in a rabbit hole while running playfully in a paddock.
Very promising young mare Aceland Street has just died as the result of a freak paddock accident. This talented mare - who won her maiden at Sale when relegating Weekend Hussler into 4th placing - had to be put down after rearing up and being impaled on a wooden fence post.
“It’s unclear exactly how it happened but from all reports she didn’t suffer as death was almost instantaneous,” - Alwyn Shaw, owner, explaining that the mare was simply in the process of being transferred from one paddock to another when she impaled herself on the fence post.
“We are devastated about what has happened to the mare. It is very sad to lose any horse but especially so when it as a result of such a freak accident. The loss is double-edged because we were looking to a prosperous stud career for Aceland Street.” - Alwyn Shaw, owner.
ACELAND STREET (2004) 4yo b m
Street Cry (IRE) - Masseera (IRE) (Alzao (USA))
Trainer: Jim Mason
Aceland Street raced 13 times for 3 wins and 3 placings from 1200m to 1500m. She won $64,810 in prizemoney.
She had a career peak speedfigure of 220 which indicates that she was very capable of winning a Listed or Group Three race - at the very least. She was stakes placed and was very unlucky in several of her starts in a short career.
This is a cruel blow for owner Alwyn Shaw as this daughter of Street Cry (a shuttle stallion beginning now to have a real impact) was to be a foundation mare at his Aceland Stud in Tasmania.
And only to show the vagaries and fortunes of the thoroughbred horse (and those who care for them) champion New Zealand mare Seachange has survived a brush with death after requiring an operation by vets at the Matamata Veterinary Clinic when she was struck down with (the far too often equine death sentence of) a twisted bowel.
"Thanks to good vets and staff we were able to save her. They operated on her and were able to untwist the bowl without cutting any of it away. Another hour or two and we would have lost her. I can tell you I didn't sleep at all that night." - Rick Williams, racing manager for owner-breeder Dick Karreman.
"She's over the worst of it and she seems fine. It's put her back another month being served (by Zabeel). The main thing is she has been saved. It was frightening to think we could lose her. She's never had anything like this before and I don't want it to happen again." - Rick Williams.
Aceland Street
(photo: tsrc.com.au)
But anyone associated with horseracing would know that most of the mishaps happen away from the spotlight of the racemeeting - the injuries and death occur in the early morning light of trackwork - or even in the solitude and quiet of a spelling paddock. As with humans it is just as often disease or unexpected trauma that takes an equine life. Or it will be as simple as a hoof caught in a rabbit hole while running playfully in a paddock.
Very promising young mare Aceland Street has just died as the result of a freak paddock accident. This talented mare - who won her maiden at Sale when relegating Weekend Hussler into 4th placing - had to be put down after rearing up and being impaled on a wooden fence post.
“It’s unclear exactly how it happened but from all reports she didn’t suffer as death was almost instantaneous,” - Alwyn Shaw, owner, explaining that the mare was simply in the process of being transferred from one paddock to another when she impaled herself on the fence post.
“We are devastated about what has happened to the mare. It is very sad to lose any horse but especially so when it as a result of such a freak accident. The loss is double-edged because we were looking to a prosperous stud career for Aceland Street.” - Alwyn Shaw, owner.
ACELAND STREET (2004) 4yo b m
Street Cry (IRE) - Masseera (IRE) (Alzao (USA))
Trainer: Jim Mason
Aceland Street raced 13 times for 3 wins and 3 placings from 1200m to 1500m. She won $64,810 in prizemoney.
She had a career peak speedfigure of 220 which indicates that she was very capable of winning a Listed or Group Three race - at the very least. She was stakes placed and was very unlucky in several of her starts in a short career.
This is a cruel blow for owner Alwyn Shaw as this daughter of Street Cry (a shuttle stallion beginning now to have a real impact) was to be a foundation mare at his Aceland Stud in Tasmania.
And only to show the vagaries and fortunes of the thoroughbred horse (and those who care for them) champion New Zealand mare Seachange has survived a brush with death after requiring an operation by vets at the Matamata Veterinary Clinic when she was struck down with (the far too often equine death sentence of) a twisted bowel.
"Thanks to good vets and staff we were able to save her. They operated on her and were able to untwist the bowl without cutting any of it away. Another hour or two and we would have lost her. I can tell you I didn't sleep at all that night." - Rick Williams, racing manager for owner-breeder Dick Karreman.
"She's over the worst of it and she seems fine. It's put her back another month being served (by Zabeel). The main thing is she has been saved. It was frightening to think we could lose her. She's never had anything like this before and I don't want it to happen again." - Rick Williams.
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