KY Derby Winner Strike the Gold Dead at 23

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KY Derby Winner Strike the Gold Dead at 23

Postby Patuxet » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:38 am

The oldest living Derby winner, and still an active sire, was euthanized after he fractured his left front pastern while jogging in his paddock at Karacabey Stud Farm in Turkey on Dec. 13.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... dead-at-23
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