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Old 05-10-2007, 08:04 PM
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I know that you like to be clever and were answering the question exactly as it was asked, but some elaboration on the reason he did not run in the Preakness might have been enlightening to Slotdirt.
Grindstone actually won the Derby and was found to have a slab fracture the next morning. He never went to the track again.
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Old 05-10-2007, 08:35 PM
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Grindstone actually won the Derby and was found to have a slab fracture the next morning. He never went to the track again.
It was six days later according to Avalyn Hunter. I believe it was a bone chip but not sure.
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Old 05-10-2007, 10:11 PM
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It was six days later according to Avalyn Hunter. I believe it was a bone chip but not sure.

Let's just say Dr. Harthill did some of his best work on Grindstone in the 3 days prior to the Derby, and it definately was a slab fracture...
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