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Old 07-04-2009, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Honu
I only had one encounter with Shane , he was riding a stake horse at Hollywood and my boss named him on a first time starter.
The groom and I were walking the horse out of the paddock and I said hello and that the colt was kinda dumb about his lead changes , he was very receptive and actually thanked me for the heads up , you dont get that from many "big riders" and we actually ran a good second to a horse named Fusachi Pegasus.... I liked Shane just from the brief encounter , I hope he does well in his comeback.
Good stuff, Honu.

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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
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