In a typical maniac Monday at New Holland, there are those small treasures of fate that happen. Fortunately for Lightening's Diablo he was a recipient of that streak of fate.
Lightening Diablo was sold for $50,000 as a two year old in training at the March 2008 Barretts Sale. The son of 2005 Kentucy Derby winner, Monarchos out of Housebuster stakes placed mare House Virgin broke his maiden at Hollywood Park first time out under Doug O'Neil and went on to earn a 2nd in the Lost in the Fog Stakes, and a 3rd in the Santa Rosa Conniver Juvenile Stakes, within 3 months. Lightening Diablo continued to race under Doug O'Neil until Decemeber of 2008.
At some point he made his way here to the East Coast, and last raced under Annette Aulbach.
I am sure that he was placed into what thought was a secondary career for whatever the reason, and that he would have a long fulfilling life. Sometime in between then and now Lightening Diablo ended up at what is known as the largest Kill Auction east of the Mississippi, New Holland, PA.
Lightening Diablo was consigned to New Holland by one of the well known kill buyers, good ole' Bruce Rotz, strange. How did he end up with Bruce? There is no secret that a lot of horse owners, and traders alike "cash in" horses that are not profitable, or just need of quick disposal and fast cash. The question is who cashed in this Multiple Stakes Placed horse?
Lightening Diablo is now safe with a group of individuals that will keep him protected, and ensure that he does not end up back in the circuit. We are thankful for the diligence that seems to lack among the owners, trainers, and breeders.
This horse could have of been a another statistic also had fate decided not intervene.
The horse above pictured is Green Wave Uly (Kentucky Bred 2010 model), his sire is Yes It's True out of mare Unkatzable (daughter of AP Indy) who was sold in foal (to Yes It's True) for 340,000 at the Keenlanad sale in November of 2009 as part of the Overbrook Farm dispersal.
Somewhere along his 9 starts, with only one win and two seconds, his last race being in Beluah Park coming in at fifteen and half lengths behind with the comment on the race card being "failed to menace", he left the hands of Gerado Carrillo-Dominguez, owner Richard Sheets, and breeders KatieRich Stables, to end up in a $2500.00 claimers race in March of 2013, a far cry from 8 months prior when he was put into a $16,000.00 claimers. Green Wave Uly ended up in the clutches of Mark Bliss. Who seems to be making a point of taunting Penn Gaming's Zero Tolerance Policy. Testing the boundaries and limitations of what little protection exist for the thoroughbreds.
While according to the policy Mark Bliss has done absolutely nothing wrong, the horse did not get purchased with the intentions of slaughter at the sale, he even goes as far to write on the papers (if found in slaughter lot please call, if you don't want the horse please call, etc. etc.).
Mark even goes as far to not only consign the horse(s), he even chooses to stick around for the festivities of the sale.
If this isn't a quintessential middle finger to Penn Gaming, obviously I am Mother Theresa. Green Wave Uly sold to well known trader and dealer Jesse Austin, and while Jesse is no kill buyer, he is a trader and dealer, which ultimately can leave many horses back into the pipe line, auction circuit putting them at great risk to end up in back of the truck on the way to Canada. Luckily for Green Wave Uly, fate decided it was not his destination and was purchased privately in the parking lot by a unknown individual.
Once again while Mark taunts the Zero Tolerance Policy, it's painfully obvious, that there are too many loop holes to allow this type of behavior and conduct.
So, why bother having one at all?
Apparently the devil isn't afraid to sit on the alter. Now is he?
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