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Old 04-02-2007, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985
i have herd of a few of those but never Gen. Duke.
what races did he win ?
Gen. Duke was a Calumet colt that exchanged 4 decisions with Bold Ruler leading up to the 1957 Derby including a track record performance in the Florida Derby (9f-1:46.4) that stood for 40+ years.. (Think about that..)

On Friday before the Derby, where he would have been favored, he was scratched with a sore hoof. He continued to have problems the rest of the year not making another start. At 4, he developed a rare case of the wobbles, which almost never strikes adult horses, and had to be put down.

At Calumet Farm, hands agreed he was the best horse they ever bred.. better even than Citation.

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