[3][4], "Ellis Park announcer Luke Kruytbosch dies", "Funeral for Kruytbosch at Churchill on Monday", "Kruytbosch remembered in Churchill ceremony", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luke_Kruytbosch&oldid=917718351, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 September 2019, at 03:43. "When I was a kid growing up, he had three boys and my mom had three boys. “I have made Authentic an odds-on Santa Anita Derby morning-line favorite at 4-5. When Pops died Aug. 19 at age 85 at his Evansville, Ind. “In the quarter-horse racing part of the program, 2-year-olds will square off in the seventh led by Howard Nichols’ Thin Lizzey, who was third when chasing Unstoppable One in a trial to the Grade 2 Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity. Water was put on him, as is protocol in such a situation, by his handlers and the horse got back up. I don't care if there was a foot of snow on the ground at Riverside Downs. The eighth race, which is an $11,825 allowance at 300 yards, is the main event on Friday. “But there still will be an important race for 3-year-olds Saturday at Santa Anita. Luke was also and excellent offensive lineman on a winning team on junior varsity and varsity football teams at McLean. We’re lucky to have him. We’ll start to see the first crop next year. Wherever I went, you'd see him right beside me. The third race on Friday’s card will have an eight-horse field going 1,000 yards. Martha Wells’ Fayvorite Chick, a full brother to multiple derby winner Tell Cartel, is the horse to beat after hitting the board in his last two starts at this level. "After the race, there are hoses and water available where the horses unsaddle and all the way back to the barn area. After capturing the El Camino Real Derby on synthetic footing Feb. 15 at Golden Gate Fields, Azul Coast is returning to the dirt Saturday. He just wasn’t ready for the Triple Crown series. The top three things you would think of would be heart attack, a bleeding incident internally or heat. ran one-two in the 1 1/16-mile San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on March 7. The horse had eight wins in 22 starts during his career. You can also feed my ego by following me on Twitter @jcherwa. According to a statement issued by Ellis Park, they can’t speculate about the cause of the death, but it’s a standard in Kentucky for the horse to undergo an autopsy. So Hancock set him up with a horse who happened to be named Uncle Jimmy, a coincidence that delighted Pops. Born in Moscow, Idaho, Kruytbosch began announcing horse races on the Arizona County Fair circuit while attending the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program. When it was time to order feed, he'd order it and go get it. Allowance Optional Claiming. “— Ellis Park Derby (50-20-10-5) at Ellis Park, date TBA. He was continuing his walk back when he collapsed again and died as he was being treated by our state veterinary staff. He broke slowly when racing at this 1,000-yard distance in his last outing 20 nights ago when facing tougher competition. You name it, he did it. Get the latest news, analysis, results and charts with John Cherwa's definitive Horse Racing newsletter. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery where the American Legion Kapperman Post 44 will render full military rites. “Anneau d’Or needs to turn it around after being soundly beaten in both 2020 starts to date. © 2020 www.courierpress.com. Claiming Price $40,000. (AP Photo/Garry Jones) HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — A race horse that ran in the Kentucky Downs Preview Day has died. Fillies and Mares. He didn’t act typically of heat, but you can’t say before an autopsy is done.”. Following a decade that included six years of wandering outside the playoffs, the Lakers have finally returned home with a berth in the NBA Finals. “A total of 12 Ed Burke Million Futurity trials will make up a great card on Sunday night with each 350-yard trial having nine entrants or more. He put you in a good mood just seeing him walking or holding a horse, getting coffee in the track kitchen, up at the races, or in Ellis Park's gaming area. Plaschke: At long last, the franchise of Magic, Kobe and now LeBron returns to the NBA Finals. Life changing jackpots await - are you ready? "Here's a horse named Uncle Jimmy, and Jimmy Schmitt saddled him. Kindergarten finalists PYC Powerglide, Fly The Coup, Hi High Hopes, Bob E McGee and Jeanetics will also race on Sunday. “He collapsed after unsaddling,” said chief state veterinarian Bruce Howard. Kookie Gal is the 9-5 favorite for trainer Peter Miller and jockey Flavien Prat.