horse march american bred notable promising year old racing season included second place finish victory cut short near fatal case requiring abdominal surgery complicated experts believed survived racing days struggle life regularly updated social media owners gained large fan base earned year award surgery successful innovative treatment prevented harm feet sent fair hill training center recovery rehabilitation year old year returned track june months victory winning race comeback lengths running graded stakes races placing second demonstrating ability compete horses november ran following race retired stand stud beginning breeding season background bay horse white star forehead faint irregular nose white left bred breeders cup classic winner awesome dam raced twice sister time breeders cup classic winner originally named dream sold sale purchased started saddle horse trainer florida completing basic training adult son selected racing stable trainer race year old year old season won maiden race february unusual taken directly maiden race grade santa derby troubled start ran sixth place finishing fourth lengths winner viewed ready triple crown races ran muddy track lost narrowly final races ridden second win mile race stakes ridden rode later day following second place finish entered smith jockey led race final smith came rail allowing winner union slip win neck race smith switched whip right hand left attempt fend late challenge smith considered decision error cost race biggest win graded stakes win came race mile million park july assistant trainer represented stable race cut schedule following heart attack earlier year went money favorite ridden time jockey followed leader took lead far turn beating horses win lengths winning time earning speed figure victory win row sixth win career close lifetime earnings figure million considered impressive year old horse race year old race scheduled stakes august triple crown race winners retired racing injury considered contender year old horse year continued win races illness surgery july days win developed fever pneumonia hospitalized nearby new_jersey shipped august trained days shipped race course home stakes recover public missed scheduled flown home stable california august developed fever sent diagnosed condition quickly deteriorated deemed life threatening began regular updates condition public care supervised specialist devotion admired later said receive special eclipse award turn normally characterized aggressive horse cooperative accepted treatment causing problems developed infection site blood veins problems protein levels lost weight suffering fever given aggressive treatment medical staff worried illness common precursor painful internal structures staff lower legs precaution blood test results protein levels began stabilize developed feet september days arrived center treating casts lower legs support feet experts believed survived racing days family feared necessary days feeling better blood work normal cleared low grade odds rays came showing separation rotation sinking coffin bone feet prevented kept worse september casts removed legs treatment successful feet returning normal raising hopes race day developed increasing fan base people followed family social media updates drawing comparisons struggle years earlier sent regular help organize updates public received posters children hundreds cards problem performed found problem area surgery required thin time weighing pounds surgery considered high risk october shipped new center treated saw surgeon specialized medicine cases following morning went surgery removed inch growth sic bacteria explained finally got fever came surgery tweeted think guy commented believe horse alive days later press release came stating cleared lingering symptoms expected fully recover rehabilitation awards following surgery quickly started regain weight putting pounds weeks surgery sent program october rehabilitation nonetheless arrived fair hill weighing pounds fair hill started hand walking grazing later allowed short periods exercise round pen access treatment horse sized oxygen therapy chamber underwater called therapy electromagnetic therapy use cold spa november close pounds allowed free daily turnout normal temperament returned began kick turnout developed taste red strongly preferring green ones december selected winner award owner award named said popularity stems ability battle exceed expectations making perfect choice recipient year seeing devastating effects disease convinced industry continue fight progress date clearly benefited beautiful tremendous spirit january survival recovery voted moment year field nominees horse connections given honor annual eclipse awards comeback december shipped california resumed race training left fair hill weighed pounds described believed recover completely numerous horses recovering abdominal surgery able return previous levels competition successful recovery biggest factor ability resume racing began track january official february june entered race hollywood park said shown courage want let horse talking carried pounds horses race returned jockey horse start synthetic surface started starting post position odds led start quarter mile half mile lengths running distance continued increase lead horses won lengths finishing earning speed figure best career said thought winning stated incredible phenomenal horse believe great horse went survive win got emotional watching amazing story handled race came good shape plans run additional races fall race july shortly arrival early july showing usual temperament normal camera showed attempting running time different synthetic surface grade race favorite pounds carried weight running close pace taking lead lost half length late running horse finish believed surface factor loss comfortable felt like plenty horse wasn liking didn end nonetheless purse money placing million dollars lifetime went east run grade august horses initial seven horse field including previous grade stakes winners drew post position second favorite odds morning line following scratch speed horse revised figures running favorite race day sloppy track horse horses went post bad start hitting left starting gate ran second race finished field said race got hold track day concurred stating horse fine troubled poor break mud hitting face race grade awesome stakes september started seven post rider running middle pack going horses wide coming stretch finished second man placing viewed proof run competitors said bit trainer happy race entered november race strong said monster form stated horse like fact competing finished 7th horses winning finished ahead fellow awesome son stakes winning favorite game retired shipped begin stud career initial stud fee set breeding season anticipating arrival commissioned unique colorful feet long graffiti style mural created louisville street artist artwork featured slogan awesome heart surrounded quotations horse references racing career decision use graffiti art promotional tool reflect street fighter image artist stewart expressed hope artwork help graffiti art positive light encourage young people involved arts racing statistics pedigree canadian bred awesome winner stud awesome stakes winners including breeders cup winner horse year time santa handicap winner game horse closely related stakes winner horses share sisters horses generations little northern dancer dam sister horse year won breeders cup classic twice dam credited raising respect breeders female breeding line family lines america siblings race winners dams race winners dam dam stakes winners won stakes races song son second breeders cup classic
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