Of all the great racehorses who have run in California, few had the magic attached to their reputation like Silky Sullivan. He was known for his come-from-the-clouds racing style, making up ...
His friends, lawyers Buck Vocelle and Bob Stone, and Sullivan, in a 1992 Press Journal article, told of when Sullivan defended a kidnapping suspect and saw the prosecutor, a friend, in the restroom ...
Adding insult to injury, someone stole the signage at Silky Sullivan’s Irish Pub in Fountain Valley on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, three days after the closure of the 40-year-old restaurant. “We took ...
From the moment he trotted onto the track, Silky Sullivan must have known he was on the spot. California horseplayers knew what the implausible chestnut could do. They had seen him before, loafing ...
People who want to have a final meal and last look at Silky Sullivan’s Irish Pub at its current location will have more time to drop by as the restaurant will stay open a little longer. The ...
Remember Silky Sullivan? A big, chestnut, three-year-old colt in 1958, he had a breathtaking way of staying 25 or 30 lengths behind and then, in the stretch, thundering up on the leaders while ...
Sire: KARAKONTIE, b, 2011. Raced 3 yrs in Fr and NA, 12 sts, 5 wins, $1,967,099. Won Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), Poule d'Essai des Poulains-French Two Thousand Guineas (G1), Qatar Prix Jean Luc ...