Jeff Engler

Thoroughbred race horse trainer stabled at Gulfstream,Keeneland, and Tampa Bay Downs race tracks

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@mstanton1975 Good for you. Some people have zero class glad u said something

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

Could someone explain to me how this rating system works for horses. I see where the horse gets a rating after a race. Then 2 weeks later it goes down or up but the horse hasn’t raced again? How’s that possible?? @Equibase @ChurchillDowns @GulfstreamPark

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@washingtonpost If you require a snack and a drink on a 50 minute flight. You have issues.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@SiriusXMOctane Godsmack

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@SWJMusic @gunsnroses Saw you at Hollywood Florida. Tonight. Awesome!!!!! Love your breakout Song Gary!! Good luck to yall. We are from your neck of the woods. 💪

[Ajay Joe @joedelhi]

Left behind in Kabul. Alone. He waited 47 days.

K-9 Chaos was not a dog who did his job. He was a dog who had DECIDED, completely, permanently, without reservation, that Lieutenant Marcus Webb was coming back for him. No matter how long it took.

At Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on the morning of August 30th, 2021, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois sat in an empty aircraft hangar. The last American plane had left six hours ago. The evacuation was over.

Chaos had been left behind.

Not intentionally. The chaos of the withdrawal. The panic. The rush. Webb had been separated from Chaos during the final evacuation. Put on a different plane. Told Chaos would be on the next flight.

There was no next flight.

Chaos survived the first day alone. Waiting at the hangar where Webb had left him.

Chaos survived the first week. Scavenging food from abandoned military supplies.

Chaos survived 47 days in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Alone. Hiding. Waiting.

Because Chaos survived on the belief that Webb wouldn't leave him forever.

Back in the United States, Webb was losing his mind. Filed reports. Called congressmen. Contacted rescue organizations. Went on the news.

"I left my dog in Afghanistan," he said on CNN, his voice breaking. "I left my brother. And I'm going to get him back."

The military said it was impossible. Kabul had fallen. Taliban controlled the airport. No way to extract a dog.

Webb didn't care about impossible.

He contacted Pineapple Express, a veteran-run extraction operation. Gave them Chaos's last known location. Sent photos. Videos. Anything that could help.

For 47 days, Webb didn't sleep. Didn't eat properly. Just waited for news.

On October 16th, 2021, his phone rang.

"We found him," the voice said. "We found Chaos."

A rescue team had infiltrated Kabul. Used Webb's intel. Found Chaos still at the hangar. Still waiting. Forty-seven days later.

Chaos was emaciated. Dehydrated. Traumatized.

But alive.

The extraction took three days. Smuggling Chaos out of Taliban-controlled territory. Through checkpoints. Through danger.

But they got him out.

On October 19th, 2021, Chaos landed at Dulles International Airport. Webb was waiting on the tarmac.

When they opened the crate, Chaos didn't move. Stared at Webb like he was seeing a ghost.

"It's me, brother," Webb said, kneeling down. "I came back. I promised I'd come back."

Chaos stepped out slowly. Walked to Webb. Collapsed into his arms.

The reunion video went viral. Seventeen million views in three days.

But what people didn't see was what happened after.

For six months, Chaos wouldn't sleep unless Webb was in the room. Wouldn't eat unless Webb fed him. Wouldn't go outside unless Webb went first.

"He's terrified I'll leave him again," Webb said in an interview. "And I don't blame him. I left him once. In the worst place. At the worst time. He waited 47 days for me. And I'll spend the rest of my life making sure he knows I'm never leaving again."

Three years later, Chaos still sleeps with his head on Webb's chest. Still follows him everywhere.

Still making sure Webb doesn't disappear.

K-9 Chaos. Survived 47 days alone in Kabul. Extracted by heroes. Reunited with his handler. Home.
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#LostAndFound
#doglover #seniordogs #animalwelfare #militarydog #k9hero #dogrescue #Kabul #47Days #LeftBehind #BroughtHome

[Epick📲🇺🇸 @shonkpa55133]

That smile when he realized he found peace.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@BritneyEurton @ashley_mailloux We should have seen this coming when they got rid of Todd.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@UlwellingRacing @monti_mcnulty @racetrackandy I’m starting to think that’s the goal.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@paulickreport @handicapper53 I hope Churchill takes a stand. Hisa needs to go away. Putting too many people out of the business. Trainers and owners.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@JacobsVegasLife Venetian

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@barshoelife @stacy_nicks Ugh. The worst feeling. I feel for you both. I’m sure he was singing dog years by Hardy to you in his last moments.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@JHall8888 @theTDN @craigbrogden @NewVocations Polo

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@JHall8888 @theTDN @craigbrogden @NewVocations Nope. Just retired one last week. It took three days now she has a great home as a polar horse.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

@JHall8888 @theTDN @craigbrogden @NewVocations I can tell you that every single one of our horses that are retired are placed with 2nd career places. Such as polo or jumping. Sometimes we hang onto to them for months until we find them great homes. It’s not that difficult it just takes patience and they deserve it. Period.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

Incredible!

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

There are people in this country who rooted against their own country and own team in this game.

The team who wanted to share their victory with the children of their teammate who was killed by a drunk driver.

Perspective.

[Dan Preiss @PreissDan]

Equitas wins with ease @GulfstreamPark for @EnglerRacing. That's 2 wins and a 3rd in 3 starts since we acquired her at the @keenelandsales Nov sale for a paltry $15k. Let me know how we can help you get to the winners circle.

[Jeff Engler @EnglerRacing]

Nice win today. Thank you @LPanici for an excelllent patient ride.

[Gulfstream Park @GulfstreamPark]

Equitas bests her competition in race 8, @LPanici in the stirrups for trainer @EnglerRacing. #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

What an absolutely iconic photo.