Man from Wicklow

wooley85 · Sat Apr 08, 2017 12:39 pm

Stakes winning turf horse trained by Rick Violette. Distinctive running style. Anyone know where his is...Thnx for any info

Catalina · Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:19 am

On page 72 of the link below, there is a write-up:
Dec 22, 2015 - A look at retired thoroughbred Man From Wicklow —By Ben Baugh

https://issuu.com/floridahorse/docs/jan ... ahorse2016

wooley85 · Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:27 am

Thank you!
Always wondered where MFW went.
Raced alot on NY turf. Had a distinctive running style..head held high like a "man from Wicklow!

He looks very well and happly retired.

Catalina · Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:12 pm

wooley85 wrote:Thank you!
Always wondered where MFW went.
Raced alot on NY turf. Had a distinctive running style..head held high like a "man from Wicklow!

He looks very well and happly retired.

You're welcome. Glad I could find the info for you.

Little Watermelon · Tue Jun 13, 2017 3:25 pm

Thanks Catalina, and thanks wooley for posting about him. Several years ago (probably more than several, now) I asked Rick Violette about MFW as he was a favorite of mine, too. At the time I think he said that his sister was taking care of him in Maryland. Glad to see he's still doing well. Ran a great race in the Man O' War years ago.

Catalina · Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:15 pm

He seems to have a lot of fans even this many years out.