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yellowdogintexas

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7. he did not want to stop either! He just kept on running

Reply to MerryHolidays (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 09:32 PM

Jun 2022

One of the announcers joked that he could have won the race twice.

Love that horse!!!

He and Seattle Slew were at the same farm in retirement and had adjoining barns. Apparently, they would race each other up and down the fence that divided their domains.

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he did not want to stop either! He just kept on running yellowdogintexas Jun 2022 #7

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