The conquests of the 9-year-old gelding, ‘Greeley and Ben’ are unrivaled in thoroughbred horse racing. The bay gelding by Greeley’s Conquest initiated his career back in 2016, and to date, age has not posed any objection. Graded stakes-winner Darryl Abramowitz is proving that he is improving its caliber with age, particularly after winning the Dave’s Friend Stake recently.
A recent Instagram post was taken to recount the phenomenal performances of Greeley and Ben before it makes another run on December 30. As the post surfaced, fans had some interesting reactions to share. Let’s take a look.
The racing glory of Greeley and Ben
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The IG handle of Thoroughbred Daily News keeps the horse racing fans regularly updated regarding the recent developments taken to feature the much-renowned gelding, Greeley and Ben. The caption of the post reads, “How can you not love a horse like this? The “old man” GREELEY AND BEN (Greeley’s Conquest), a GIII-winning 9-year-old gelding, showed everyone he still has it as he surged from the back of the pack, closed relentlessly and won the Dec. 23 Dave’s Friend Stakes by a ½ length at Laurel Park.” It highlighted the recent accomplishment of the horse during the $100,000 Dave’s Friend Stakes with his come-from-behind victory.
The caption further elaborated the intricacies of the horse’s journey to date. It added that in his 42-start career, the recent win was the fifth stakes victory. It further reads, “…he’s won 25 times and finished second/third nine times (2 – 7, 3 – 2) while earning $981,138. In seven seasons, the strapping bay has run at 15 tracks and won at 11 of them, highlighted by a career-first graded victory in last year’s GIII Fall Highweight Handicap at the Big A.”
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Not only this, during the Prairie Meadows, Greeley, and Ben had enjoyed its seventh straight win. Towards the end, the caption highlights the forthcoming match in which the horse will be racing, to “make the seven-day turnaround to run in the Dec. 30 Gravesend Stakes at Aqueduct!” Abramowitz had claimed the horse in September last year at $40,000, at Saratoga. And the gelding has given him four wins altogether in seven starts.
Fans react to Greeley and Ben’s spectacular performances
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Fans took to the comment section of the post, as the horse will make its next run. One of them wrote, “Classy old dude!” Another fan took to express that despite the spectacular career, it’s time to retire the gelding. They added, “I hope he can retire soon.” He was also supported by other fans,
