Four-time Grade I winner Private Zone (Macho Uno–Auburn Beauty, by Siphon {Brz}) was euthanized Saturday at Park Equine Hospital at Woodford in Versailles, Ky. According to Park's attending veterinarian, Dr. Bryan Waldridge, the cause of death was complications of duodenitis/proximal jejunitis (anterior enteritis).
“This is a small intestinal colic characterized by inactivity of the small intestine and large amounts of reflux from the stomach,” Dr. Waldridge said.
A full necropsy report is pending.
The 9-year-old gelding, hero of the 2014 GI Cigar Mile H., had been pensioned at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., since last April. Bred is Ontario by Adena Springs and campaigned by Good Friends Stable, the $15,000 KEESEP yearling posted a record of 33-10-9-3 and earnings of $2,924,620.
“We were so grateful when the owners of Private Zone retired him to us, and that only increases our sadness that he died this morning,” Old Friends President Michael Blowen said. “He was a marvelous animal, and we are thankful to everyone who cared for him at Park Equine Hospital for the last two weeks trying to help him overcome this difficult illness. Private Zone was a fighter to the end, trying to help us help him.”
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