Weekly OTTB Wishlist from Cosequin: Lucky Pennies

See a penny, pick it up. All day long, you’ll have good luck!

I’d be willing to bet that most folks have heard this old adage or some variation of it. I have a very clear memory of my mom stooping down in the grocery store parking lot and retrieving a worn penny off the asphalt, then handing it to my 8-year-old self and reciting the saying. It’s always stuck with me, and to this day I still occasionally duck down to pick up a lone coin off the sidewalk. (I must admit though, the higher the denomination, the more likely I am to expend the effort to collect it — horses gotta eat, you know.)

This week, these three OTTBs with penny-colored coats caught my eye. You may very well be one lucky person if you pick one of them up!

You Tarzan (Utopia (JPN) – Overextended (FR), by Entrepreneur (GB)): 2010 16-hand New York bred gelding

You Tarzan, me a fan of this horse’s build!  He’s had a moderately successful racing career, with over $50,000 in winnings in 37 starts, but it’s time for him to move on to a second career. Someone’s needs to put that nice hind end and shoulder to use and get him in training as a sporthorse. He’s reported to be sound and with no vices. His owner is fond of his sensibility and is sad to see him retire!

View Me Tarzan on CANTER PA.

Mr. Awesome Act (Awesome of Course – Catnandu, by Lion Heart): 2013 15.2-hand Florida bred gelding

Mr. Awesome Act sadly did not make such an awesome race horse, but that doesn’t mean he can’t make a terrific event prospect for someone out there! He’s been deemed not competitive enough keep over the winter to race again next season, so his owners are retiring him sound. His connections report that he’s a true gentleman to handle and work around.

View Mr. Awesome Act on Finger Lakes Finest Inc.

Amaoldfashiondgirl (Old Fashioned – Amature Night, by Marquetry): 2011 15.1-hand Indiana bred mare

“Emma” came off the track earlier this year and has already had several months of let down before being restarted under saddle. She may be a chestnut mare, but her trainers say she’s as sweet and uncomplicated as they come. Emma is already working under saddle on the flat and over fences and even placed second in her very first show this summer!

View Amaoldfashiondgirl on Friends of Ferdinand Inc.