Horses come back from long layoffs all the time to race at the highest levels. Precisionist and Da Hoss come to mind. Sure, they weren't 15 yrs old but from what I understand, that's not an uncommon age to race these kinds of horses. Obviously, he was in good enough shape to still compete. What should be an outrage is the other horses that couldn't beat this old horse. Maybe they are the ones that shouldn't be allowed on the track.
How did Mr Nickerson die? Exogenous?
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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