It has been an incredible year on all fronts... In 2013 we have had record fires, floods, and typhoons. A host of heroes have passed away, sports records have been broken, and there have been more multiple killings than I really want to contemplate.
The big news in Boulder was what folks are now calling "The 1,000 Year Flood" in September. Luckily, both my apartment and my sister's home (where I was staying) weathered the rain and flooding without damage -and, in both cases, it was plain old luck that helped me escape. I am here, safe and sound, via the love and blessings of friends, family, and my two cats, Leofgifu Glyndwr (Lovey) and Zephraim Cenedi (Nedi). Without their love and forbearance, I wouldn't be around.
Over this past week end, the big racing news was from Australia - again, about troubled BC3 Thoroughbreds. Jimmy, the registered, but un-named, half brother of Champion Mare Black Caviar, was put down due to chronic pain from laminitis. The colt was purchased as a yearling by BC3 Thoroughbreds for a record $5 million from Inglis Bloodstock. Inglis has never received payment for the colt. Quite a few people have stepped forward with papers, claiming a share of Jimmy, and/or his insurance. However, it seems that Bill Vlahos never filed the ownership papers, and, seemingly, just pocketed the money that the "co-owners" had given him. ** I am very happy that Jimmy is no longer suffering the intense pain of laminitis, and have no problem with him being put down to stop his suffering. ** But I do feel sorry for the people who have been taken in by BC3 Thoroughbreds and all it's shell company connections. It's a very sad comment on the state of our society, and on the nature of Bill Vlahos. Vlahos did not appear at a court hearing last week, stating that he was destitute, bankrupt, and could not afford to travel from his home to Melbourne for the law proceedings.
At least the Mayo Clinic was able to say that brother-in-law Kent has a type of small cell carcinoma that generally reacts well to radiation therapy. Kent is home from the hospital in Rapid City, and will have his third radiation treatment this week, on an out-patient basis. "There's no man like a Snow man!"
And, today, the last day of 2013, brings beautiful blue skies to Boulder, with an anticipated high of 55 degrees. At 8 a.m. today, it was 30 degrees in Boulder, and 0 degrees in Gunnison. And our forecasters say that we will probably get "a shot" of snow on New Year's Day morning, between 5 and 7 a.m. We'll see. I plan on staying in and reading tonight. Tomorrow I want to watch the Rose Bowl Parade on HGTV without commercial interruption, and then I plan on seeing the South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Wisconsin Badgers on ABC. (Sigh, no Gator bowl game this year...) But - Tim Tebow has been hired as a NCAA football analyst by ESPN, for this years BCS Championship game, and then to follow up with the new SEC Network in August! Yippee!! (But I'd much rather see Tim play!)
Showing posts with label BC3 Thoroughbreds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BC3 Thoroughbreds. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Busy, Busy - & BC3 Thoroughbreds
Running around between pets and houses today; woke up with Charlie and Tinkerbelle fed them breakfast and walked Charlie, then spent an hour with Tugger and Sasquatch, then stopped by to feed and water Lilly and Lyra. At that time, I was due to grab Rosie, and we walked for an hour. Then I headed over to Kathy and Jim's and we did some clearance shifting of books and clothes that are to be given away to various charities; then I went home for two hours to see my kits. I didn't even think about opening the back door, as the neighbor's visitor (or, possibly, new girlfriend?) was out back, throwing knives again. I laid down on my bed and took a nap with both of my kits. Heading back to Charlie's, I stopped by WalMart and got some bacon-cheddar potato skins and several tomatoes and peppers to make a crisp, hot salsa for the Snow family get together tomorrow. Brought Boo down to play with Charlie on the way back; I'll return Boo when I go to Lilly and Lyra, and then loop around to Tugger and Sasquatch again. Then back here for supper.
Poor Erin. She has such a terrible cold! We (Kathy, Jim and I) went over at their invitation yesterday evening, and then visited The Hungry Toad Pub for our meal. Erin had French Onion soup and a nice salad, but the rest of us got different kinds of burgers, mine with fries, and others with huge onion rings. I was sitting with a view of the monitor, and they had the Pizza Hut(?) Bowl on - Pitt against BCSU. When I looked up, there were 31 seconds left in the game, it was 4th down and 40 yards. The pub had been quite loud, and I suddenly realized people were looking at me because, they had gotten silent for the last play, and I had unwittingly added my own commentary - "Bad snap. A lateral, another lateral, and yet another... oh, you idiot, you just threw back into your own end zone! You poor child." I certainly hadn't meant to be the center of attention, and was mollified by all the eyes turned upon me....
And, down in Australia, the thoroughbred racing interests are still reeling with the sudden collapse of BC3 Thoroughbreds. Magic Millions, a blood stock agency, has repossessed nine youngsters (seven 2-year-olds and two yearlings) that will be resold at auction with no reserve. Inglis and Son, another blood stock agency, have eight repossessed horses that are now up for private sale. Inglis also holds the marker on the $5 million half-brother of Black Caviar, who is still battling laminitis, and will never race. Noble Edict, a subsidiary of BC3 Thoroughbreds, purchased a training park, with a borrowed $1.6 million, and then added $3.2 million in "improvements" to the stabling and training tracks. Noble Edict has failed to make several payments on the property, which they agreed to buy in September 2011. Owners, trainers, jockeys, blood stock agencies, veterinarians, a betting club, insurance agencies, and BC3's accountants have been left holding an empty bag....
Poor Erin. She has such a terrible cold! We (Kathy, Jim and I) went over at their invitation yesterday evening, and then visited The Hungry Toad Pub for our meal. Erin had French Onion soup and a nice salad, but the rest of us got different kinds of burgers, mine with fries, and others with huge onion rings. I was sitting with a view of the monitor, and they had the Pizza Hut(?) Bowl on - Pitt against BCSU. When I looked up, there were 31 seconds left in the game, it was 4th down and 40 yards. The pub had been quite loud, and I suddenly realized people were looking at me because, they had gotten silent for the last play, and I had unwittingly added my own commentary - "Bad snap. A lateral, another lateral, and yet another... oh, you idiot, you just threw back into your own end zone! You poor child." I certainly hadn't meant to be the center of attention, and was mollified by all the eyes turned upon me....
And, down in Australia, the thoroughbred racing interests are still reeling with the sudden collapse of BC3 Thoroughbreds. Magic Millions, a blood stock agency, has repossessed nine youngsters (seven 2-year-olds and two yearlings) that will be resold at auction with no reserve. Inglis and Son, another blood stock agency, have eight repossessed horses that are now up for private sale. Inglis also holds the marker on the $5 million half-brother of Black Caviar, who is still battling laminitis, and will never race. Noble Edict, a subsidiary of BC3 Thoroughbreds, purchased a training park, with a borrowed $1.6 million, and then added $3.2 million in "improvements" to the stabling and training tracks. Noble Edict has failed to make several payments on the property, which they agreed to buy in September 2011. Owners, trainers, jockeys, blood stock agencies, veterinarians, a betting club, insurance agencies, and BC3's accountants have been left holding an empty bag....
Monday, December 16, 2013
Deaths, BC3 Thoroughbreds, Protector
Over the past few days, the acting world has lost Joan Fontaine, Peter O'Toole, and Tom Laughlin. Joan Fontaine was the older sister of actress Olivia de Havilland, and probably is best remembered in the movies Rebecca , Suspicion and Ivanhoe. She was 96 years old. Peter O'Toole is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Lawrence of Arabia. He died aged 81. Tom Laughlin passed away at age 82, and was best known for his series of Billy Jack movies.
In Australian horse racing, BC3 Thoroughbreds are now under court administration. Chief executive Craig Cameron stated that he hopes the company will be resurrected. Horses owned by BC3 Thoughbreds that were already entered in races will run them, under the care of their usual trainers. The group has collapsed since Bill Vlahos resigned from his management post last week, after affirming that he "doesn't know" where a private betting club's account of over $194 million has disappeared. Most horses purchased by BC3 Thoroughbreds in the last 6 months have not been paid for - and breeders, owners, and bloodstock agencies are getting nervous. And it seems that in October and November, Cameron was here in the US, looking to purchase at least one horse farm and a group of broodmares... We'll have to see what happens.
The wind has been blowing quite a bit here in Boulder, since Saturday... It's a Chinook wind, and if you look outside, one can see why the Native Americans call this wind the "snow eater." Except in shady areas, all of the snow that fell last week, and stayed with us, thanks to below-freezing temperatures, has melted. It's 58 degrees outside right now, and it looks gorgeous outside. I walked the dogs in jeans, a T-shirt and a sweater (and a heavy headband to keep the wind out of my ears), and am sitting in the apartment in shorts and a T...
I spent yesterday indulging myself. I somehow missed the publication of C J Cherryh's Protector, and spent the day totally engrossed in the world of the atevi. Now, of course, I'm immediately ready to read the next installment, which is due out on 1 April 2014. That title will be Peacemaker, and will be the 15th of the Foreigner series. I don't want to wait!
In Australian horse racing, BC3 Thoroughbreds are now under court administration. Chief executive Craig Cameron stated that he hopes the company will be resurrected. Horses owned by BC3 Thoughbreds that were already entered in races will run them, under the care of their usual trainers. The group has collapsed since Bill Vlahos resigned from his management post last week, after affirming that he "doesn't know" where a private betting club's account of over $194 million has disappeared. Most horses purchased by BC3 Thoroughbreds in the last 6 months have not been paid for - and breeders, owners, and bloodstock agencies are getting nervous. And it seems that in October and November, Cameron was here in the US, looking to purchase at least one horse farm and a group of broodmares... We'll have to see what happens.
The wind has been blowing quite a bit here in Boulder, since Saturday... It's a Chinook wind, and if you look outside, one can see why the Native Americans call this wind the "snow eater." Except in shady areas, all of the snow that fell last week, and stayed with us, thanks to below-freezing temperatures, has melted. It's 58 degrees outside right now, and it looks gorgeous outside. I walked the dogs in jeans, a T-shirt and a sweater (and a heavy headband to keep the wind out of my ears), and am sitting in the apartment in shorts and a T...
I spent yesterday indulging myself. I somehow missed the publication of C J Cherryh's Protector, and spent the day totally engrossed in the world of the atevi. Now, of course, I'm immediately ready to read the next installment, which is due out on 1 April 2014. That title will be Peacemaker, and will be the 15th of the Foreigner series. I don't want to wait!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
BC3 Thoroughbreds
Let's see... Boulder's high temperature yesterday was 40 degrees - and then the wind began. We had gusts that ranged between 50 and 75 mph; highway 36 between Boulder and Estes Park was closed, as was Interstate 25, from Longmont to the Wyoming border. Tractor trailers were being blown over, and anyone with a high-profile vehicle was warned not to leave their drive way. It was the first day in eight straight that the temperature was above freezing.
On the laminitis front: St Nicholas Abbey is progressing well. If his left fore continues to stay stable, then he will be able to follow plans to exercise and build up the strength in his broken right pastern, as well as being able to remove some of the strain from his left fore. Jimmy, the half-brother of Black Caviar and purchased for $5 million as a yearling, is also showing guarded improvement. He was bitten by a poisonous spider, and developed laminitis in both of his forefeet during a reaction to antibiotics administered for the toxin. He is still be evaluated on a twice daily basis.
The big news in Australian racing is that the BC3 Thoroughbreds syndicate, the group that purchased Jimmy and multiple other race horses, has not paid Inglis (the bloodstock agency that handled the sale) for the colt. Inglis Bloodstock holds a mortgage on eleven of the BC3 horses, including Jimmy. Bill Vlahos, the spokesman for BC3 Thoroughbreds, has also been accused of mishandling more than $190 million that belongs to an exclusive betting club. There is supposed to be a bank account for the group, named The Edge, that should have a little over $194 million in it - the bettor's funds and winnings. The bank says that the account does not exist. Mr Vlahos told a court hearing on Friday that he had only learned that morning that the account did not exist - he stated that his Dubai-based business partner had been in charge of the betting monies. Multiple entities are considering the possibility of suing Mr Vlahos. In the meantime, Mr Vlahos was beaten at his home on Sunday night, and a car was torched in his driveway. Vlahos was treated and released at the scene, while it took 4 fire engines to put out the blaze.
Here in the Americas and in Europe and Asia, thoroughbred race horse owners, trainers, fans, and bettors are trying to make the game more open, transparent, and quite visibly honest. Now we have a spoiler like Mr Vlahos and his multi-million dollar scams to disgrace the Sport of Kings, again....
On the laminitis front: St Nicholas Abbey is progressing well. If his left fore continues to stay stable, then he will be able to follow plans to exercise and build up the strength in his broken right pastern, as well as being able to remove some of the strain from his left fore. Jimmy, the half-brother of Black Caviar and purchased for $5 million as a yearling, is also showing guarded improvement. He was bitten by a poisonous spider, and developed laminitis in both of his forefeet during a reaction to antibiotics administered for the toxin. He is still be evaluated on a twice daily basis.
The big news in Australian racing is that the BC3 Thoroughbreds syndicate, the group that purchased Jimmy and multiple other race horses, has not paid Inglis (the bloodstock agency that handled the sale) for the colt. Inglis Bloodstock holds a mortgage on eleven of the BC3 horses, including Jimmy. Bill Vlahos, the spokesman for BC3 Thoroughbreds, has also been accused of mishandling more than $190 million that belongs to an exclusive betting club. There is supposed to be a bank account for the group, named The Edge, that should have a little over $194 million in it - the bettor's funds and winnings. The bank says that the account does not exist. Mr Vlahos told a court hearing on Friday that he had only learned that morning that the account did not exist - he stated that his Dubai-based business partner had been in charge of the betting monies. Multiple entities are considering the possibility of suing Mr Vlahos. In the meantime, Mr Vlahos was beaten at his home on Sunday night, and a car was torched in his driveway. Vlahos was treated and released at the scene, while it took 4 fire engines to put out the blaze.
Here in the Americas and in Europe and Asia, thoroughbred race horse owners, trainers, fans, and bettors are trying to make the game more open, transparent, and quite visibly honest. Now we have a spoiler like Mr Vlahos and his multi-million dollar scams to disgrace the Sport of Kings, again....
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