Is this the same thing that happened to Afleet Alex? Didnt he run a real clunker in a race before the Arkansas Derby and the trainer say he needed some sort of operation for his breathing?
AA had a lung infection that didn't surface until after the race (Rebel). He was checked out before the race and was fine. It really left Ritchey confused, but that was the outcome.
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