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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
I've seen the video, too-- and you're right; it's awful. I think from that distance, it's hard to see, but I just googled Ruffian and here's one of the accounts saying she did keep running and got sand and dirt in the wound:
http://ap.lancasteronline.com/4/rac_...ous_breakdowns
It's a really sad article, but it ends with Holy Bull and Charismatic, for a (slightly) uplifting ending. And it's fair in that it points out thoroughbreds break legs in all kinds of situations, not just on the track. |
Tough read indeed....part of the sport and part of their existence, my family has come home to a mare in the field...just like they cite...that's what the public doesn't understand.
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