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The
Tenth Annual
"Hats
Off to the Horses:
The
Road to the Derby"
The
“King Congie” Hat
created
by
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"He
is amazing, very full of life. I think he is happy to be
alive and seems to know he almost wasn’t. He is very
loved!"
-
JoAnn Pepper, Director of Old Friends at Cabin Creek
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The
Tenth Annual
"Hats
Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby"
A
Unique Online Derby Hat Auction Benefiting Old Friends
sponsored
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
Custom
Derby Millinery by Sally Faith Steinmann
Featured
Horse
King
Congie
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Pedigree:
Foaled
in KY on March 2, 2008; 10 year-old dark bay/brown
gelding
Sire
– Badge
of Silver;
Dam – Wise
Ending (End Sweep)
Trained
by:
Thomas
Albertrani
Owner:
West
Point Thoroughbreds
Breeder:
Bob
Austin
Jockey:
Rajiv
Maragh
Record:
11
starts; 2 - 1 - 3
Career
Earnings:
$243,740
Notable
Wins:
2011
Tropical Park Derby; 3rd in the 2011 Blue Grass Stakes (Gr1)
and Saranac Stakes (Gr3)
Retired
after suffering a career-ending leg injury, April 2012.
Purchased
from a livestock auction by Rosemary Farm Sanctuary, August
2016. Retired to Old Friends at Cabin Creek in August 2016.
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King
Congie at Old Friends
Courtesy of
Old Friends at Cabin Creek website
Named
for a dear friend of West Point Thoroughbreds, Congie is a
sweet and lively Kentucky bred gelding. An ungraded stakes
winner, Congie’s career highlight came when he started
in the 2011 Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the American
Triple Crown, where he finished 7th to champion
Shackleford. On the road to the Preakness, he won the Tropical
Park Derby at Tampa Bay Downs and finished 3rd in
the Bluegrass Stakes (Gr.1) at Keeneland. After the Preakness,
he came in third in the Gr. III Saranac Stakes at Saratoga
before finishing his career in an allowance at Aqueduct. In
that allowance, he suffered a fractured leg and was retired.
He retired with a record of (2-1-3) from 11 starts and
earnings of $243,740. Upon his retirement, his owners sent him
to a trusted friend, who in turn sent him to one of their
friends. In the fall of 2016, Congie was found in an auction
house in New York by another horse rescue, Rosemary Farms. Had
they not been there, Congie could have been sold to a
slaughterhouse outside of the country. Rosemary Farm then
contacted West Point Thoroughbreds, who were upset to learn of
the circumstances surrounding Congie’s rescue. West
Point reached out to Old Friends to secure a safe home for him
and have graciously offered to support Congie throughout the
rest of his retirement. Thanks to the cooperation of several
groups and caring people, King Congie now has a forever home
at Cabin Creek. Congie has been gelded and will hopefully be
with a paddock pal in the spring.
To
learn more about King Congie:
From
the Preakness to the pasture: Retired Thoroughbred Finds New
Home in Greenfield,
an article in The Saratogian by Maureen Werther, September 10,
2016
Graded
Stakes-Placed King Congie, Raced By West Point, Rescued From
Auction,
an article in The Paulick Report by a staff writer, September
11, 2016
King
Congie Saved from Slaughterhouse,
an article in the Daily Racing Form by Nicole Russo, August
22, 2016
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King
Congie with the Old Friends at Cabin Creek Team!
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The
“King Congie” Hat
by
MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®
Acacia
Courtney modeling
The
“King Congie” Hat by MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®
Special
thanks to newly-crowned Miss Connecticut USA 2019, Acacia
Courtney, for helping us this month with our “Hats Off
to the Horses” fundraiser.
Thanks
also to Connie Bush of Tiger Eye Photography for her stunning
images of Acacia and King Congie.
The
“King Congie” chapeau is up for bid from January
2nd
through
the 12th.
All proceeds from the sale of the “King
Congie” hat go to Old Friends.
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To
place a bid on the “King Congie” auction hat or to
learn more about Old Friends at Dream Chase Farm, please visit
the Old
Friends website
to
access the eBay link or call them at 502-863-1775.
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view the couture Derby hats from previous hat auctions, please
click on the following
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Old
Friends Hat Auction Portfolio
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The
Rosie Signature Hat Collection
by
MAGGIE
MAE DESIGNS®
A
very special ongoing hat collaboration with retired jockey
Rosie Napravnik to benefit Old Friends of KY!
Please
click on the above photo to visit the updated collection!
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All
winning bidders' hats are shipped to them in custom
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