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Old 10-14-2006, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by PostCritic
A.P. Indy Retires At the Age of 3

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...51C1A964958260

I just wonder, did anyone complain as much when AP Indy retired?
Yep, I was ticked at that. I've also never been a fan of Hanc-ock (had to hyphenate, or it wouldn't print the second syllable!) since he retired Forty-Niner as a 3-yr-old. You can imagine how heart-broken I was that Forty-Niner was no factor in his last race, the BC Classic. (he took a bad step, according to Julie Krone, but his retirement had already been announced.) But at least Forty-Niner ran 19 times in his career, 13 times as a 3-yr-old. That looks pretty good in comparison to the horses being whisked off today.

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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
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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