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exboyfil

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8. Alydar had a long career fathering

Reply to Johnyawl (Reply #5)

Sat May 19, 2012, 09:02 PM

May 2012

champions - more than the horse that beat him in all three TC races - Affirmed.

Of course the owner is accused of intentionally breaking Alydar's leg when he got into financial trouble.

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