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[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I've seen the video, too-- and you're right; it's awful. I think from that distance, it's hard to see, but I just googled Ruffian and here's one of the accounts saying she did keep running and got sand and dirt in the wound:

http://ap.lancasteronline.com/4/rac_...ous_breakdowns

It's a really sad article, but it ends with Holy Bull and Charismatic, for a (slightly) uplifting ending. And it's fair in that it points out thoroughbreds break legs in all kinds of situations, not just on the track.

Tough read indeed....part of the sport and part of their existence, my family has come home to a mare in the field...just like they cite...that's what the public doesn't understand.