Thoroughbred Champion Cigar Dies Following Surgery
Wednesday, October 08 2014
by janwest
NEWS RELEASE Lisa Jackson Lisa.Jackson@ky.gov Kentucky Horse Park Mourns Loss of Incomparable, Invincible, ‘Unbeatable’ Horse LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2014) – Thoroughbred champion Cigar died last evening, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital from complications following surgery for severe osteoarthritis in his neck. Foaled April 18, 1990, the Hall of Fame
- Published in What's Happenin'
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Kentucky Derby Winner Funny Cide Travels To New York
Thursday, August 01 2013
by janwest
New York-Bred Returns Home to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Derby and Preakness Wins LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 31, 2013) – Funny Cide, winner of two legs of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown in 2003, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, will travel to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for a special 10th anniversary celebration to mark his
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