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Donna J. Coss wrote:
> The filly  "Eight Bells"    finished the race intact,    one ankle 
> broke 10 lengths down the track and the other
> broke when she went down and tried to get up.    This was a 17 hand 
> filly, which is a big girl to be racing
> mile and 1/4th at such a young age.
Captain Steve was 17 hands - he could have just been lucky. I think the 
issue is age. The Story of John Henry is interesting. He was having 
trouble on the dirt in his 2 and 3 year old year. They started running 
him on turf. When the brought his back to dirt - he kicked butt on both 
dirt and turf. He won Horse of the Year at age 5 and again age 9.  Some 
how that ornery horse bought himself the time to mature.

Two is just too young for that intense of an activity.

Truman

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