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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
He is going to be 9 years old. He was retired because of xrays that showed "changes". Those ankles may look good now but they are still almost 9 year old legs with a lot of wear on them.
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Age isn't the relevant factor here. Wear and tear is not always synonomous with age. A guy that comes into the NBA straight out of high school and goes to a team that plays in the playoffs competing for titles on a yearly basis, after 10 years he may have played 100 extra games. That's more than a full season's worth. So he might be 28 but have over 11 years worth of wear and tear on his body. Another guy that comes out after four years of college and is not playing deep into the playoffs each year might be 28 and only have six years worth of wear and tear. Smarty Jones had bad ankles at three. Sightseek had bad ones at five. Age is not the relevant factor here. He could be better physically at nine than other horses are at two or three.
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