Go Between & Indyanne Dead

Pacific Classic (gr. I) winner Go Between died on Monday. The son of Point Given pulled himself up after a workout at Payson Park and all appeared to be fine after he was cooled down. Shortly after his heart rate was checked, and it was sky rocketing. He died of cardiac arrest about an hour later according to an article from the Blood-Horse. I’m truly saddened by this, and I could feel my heart sink in my chest when I read the news. My condolences go out to the Mott barn for their loss.

Indyanne was euthanized following complications from an injury sustained in the La Brea (gr. I). Her career was just starting to bloom. Like champion filly Indian Blessing, she is also a daughter of Indian Charlie. Her best wins came in the Azaela Stakes (gr. III) and the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. III). Her final career earnings stand at $449,870. Her death is especially traumatizing because her connection also owned the ill fated Lost In The Fog. My heart goes out to the Gilchrist barn.

Go Between’s death will be especially bad for his division. The older horse division is weaker than it has been in decades, and he was one of the lone bright spots. I expected to see him improve on his impressive 2008 campaign. Some of his best careers win came in the $1,000,000 SunShine Millions Classic, Pacific Classic (gr. I), and the Virginia Derby (gr. II). His career earnings are a hefty $2,908,880.

Sadly, death is becoming all to common in thoroughbred racing. Is this attributable to the breeding of our champions? Perhaps, but I am certainly no authority or expert. Is it the track surfaces? Maybe, but breakdowns have been spiking on the supposedly godsend synthetic surfaces. The only thing I know for certain is that we all want to see these types of injuries and breakdowns become a thing of the past. Let’s hope that better soundness and safer surfaces are in the near future.