I was disturbed by a number of text messages today from ‘friends’ spruiking the apparent demise of one of my favourite race horses Apache Cat. I am not sure why these said friends so enjoy texting me bad news so gleefully, but I am sure it has nothing to do with my charming personality and modest opinions on almost all things.

Before he was a crowd favourite for the millions of amateur hour punters out there he was a freakin bank to me. All I had to do was lob a bunch of money on him, ring the bell and take the cash, it was all to easy.

A lot of punters don’t rate him but his eight group one wins and numerous race wins were enough for any free thinking race enthusiasts to respect his abilities. Any horse that can win any of the following is a champion but a horse that wins all of these deserves more respect.

Cadbury Guineas (G1) (2006)
Lightning Stakes (G1) (2008)
Australia Stakes (G1) (2008, 2009)
T J Smith Stakes (G1) (2008)
BTC Cup (G1) (2008)
Doomben 10,000 (G1) (2008, 2009)

A sad day to see him go but there will always be another horse just around the corner. Just don’t have its name on me at the moment.