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Old 07-01-2007, 11:40 AM
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I disagree that this is an absurd rule. This particular horse may be ok running at this age but he is an exception. Truthfully they are playing with fire by running him at his age and chancing that the great story that he is and has been doesn't have a really bad ending.
Horse has been running for 11 seasons. If he was likely to break down, he would have done it by now. Actually, with all the 'impact training' he has had, his bones are probably in pretty darn good shape.
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Old 07-01-2007, 12:30 PM
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Horse has been running for 11 seasons. If he was likely to break down, he would have done it by now. Actually, with all the 'impact training' he has had, his bones are probably in pretty darn good shape.
Are you kidding?
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