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Old 08-27-2009, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Scav
You heard wrong. They were united early AM today not to ride, and only two ended up not riding.

As I heard Mr. D say, what happened to Rene and Mike was because of race riding, the horses did not break down. You can't control clipped heels or a heart attack.
Geesh - just passing along what a trainer on the backside told me today when I called him and asked about it. He was the one that said Mike's horse had a heart attack. Mr. D saying the same thing, apparently.
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