Behind the Gate ‘29

Ian Moore had his first official win and he loved the feeling. (Ioincidentally. lan won his next start also with .llar/e Parr/He in a wire to wire effort from the rail. His fastest win ever would be at Plainridge with .llc.‘(;'()lti' in iii-t. He would accu— mulate over 521 more victories which was not bad for someone who did this as a hobby.

This erudite horseman had many horses that meant a lot to him and some did much good for him. He spent ll) years in university and paid his way with horses. Some of these horses would include (.‘brt’s l’al. .lll'ck Dale. Armando l/aizoi'er. lv'an/as/ic [Fix/J. li/i‘le Iva/can. (jam (fox/1H1)". lmpeccable. .Ilce .S'ee/s/el‘. Chicane. Cos/21' .S‘ee/s/c'r and Pierce .S'ee/s/er: however. his most memorable horses were l’apet‘ma/cer. Hat/(Iv llai/ol'er, Qm'c/e (Ilia/Image.

San m/ers (i'loia'. Hie

.llco'el/i'. .-ts/ronomica/ and Shadow Mai:

.S‘amu/ms Glory was tough. good. big— hearted and he gave you everything he had each time he stepped on the track. 'IXie l’aperma/eer was a tough horse with all kinds of problems but he could ovei> come adversity. He was one of four horses to win the (iovernor's Plate and the ("told Cup and Saucer in the same year. Quick (.‘ba/lenge was game and would always try his heart out for you. lan won some big races at l’oxboro with him. [fizz/(Iv l/am'oer could break the gate quicker than any horse this teamster ever drove. .11c(/e//_i' was an all around

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horse; he was one that the kids could look after: he was a pleasure and a treat to be around. \Veek in and week out. he would always be there. Astronomical became one of the fastest free‘legged pacers ever on a (Ianadian track. He also began his career as a sire in 2008 stand— ing at Meridian liarms liast. In the spring of 2008. Ian had high hopes for two—year— 'l‘bzmc/eij/i'sl. For/land See/s/er and Hey/er Hanover.

olds. Howe/l Hanover.

I asked the good doctor to pick his favorite horse. lle selected two and explained. "San/Idem (I/oljt' because he was given up on because he was lame. \V'e got three solid years out of him with an unbelievable t8 wins in those three years. He financed my way through vet— erinary school. He had two appearances in the (iovernot’s Plate and the (iold (Iup and Saucer. He brought tears to my eyes on occasion. lie was the only horse I ever kept for any period of time. He died at the age of 38. My second choice is .l/ct’fe/lr because 1 had him for two full years and he was just so so when we bought him. I had turned to racing stock cars because I wasn‘t enjoying horse rac— ing. .llc(,'e//_1' turned me back and I was enjoying horse racing again. .lch’e/lkt' just kept winning and winning. In addition. the l’.li.l. (iovernment was starting to really help the industry."

Dr. Ian Moore‘s most memorable race was the 1988 Gold Cup and Saucer. 'l/Je l’aperma/eer had

multiple problems

including a high suspensory in the hind

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