906:"We'll keep him in the stall for a week or 10 days," Gilchrist said. "This would be the best thing to do, get him back with his groom. I just couldn't leave him up there (at Davis) to be euthanized and thrown in the bone yard. We're fine with a week, 10 days, maybe two weeks," he said. "But you get beyond that, his quality of life wouldn't be good. This way we'll let the people who have always been around him take care of him. We'll bring him home and make him as happy as we can for awhile."
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411:, Breeders' Sale in March (the stopping price was $ 195,000), he was sold privately for $ 140,000 to Harry Aleo, and throughout his short career was trained by Greg Gilchrist. Susan Seper said he was named because of a quizzical look caused by his offset/crooked blaze. He received his name just a few days after foaling.
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892:. "It turns out he's been running with this thing inside him this year," he said. "It shows you what kind of warrior this horse is." Lost in the Fog's owner, Harry Aleo, was extremely concerned about his star horse: "We will do anything we can for the horse. It's almost a
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530:Margin
525:Finish
491:Calder
434:stakes
415:Career
371:Danzig
298:(2005)
290:Awards
285:(2006)
228:Record
194:Colour
175:Foaled
85:
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56:
1040:0.50
983:Track
973:Purse
910:Death
875:colic
510:Track
497:Races
210:Owner
90:JSTOR
76:books
1170:2022
1139:2022
1085:2022
1008:Odds
1003:Time
968:Date
853:1st
831:1st
809:1st
784:1st
760:1st
738:1st
716:1st
692:1st
668:1st
644:1st
622:7th
598:2nd
576:1st
552:9th
515:Race
505:Date
454:odds
178:2002
169:Colt
141:Sire
62:news
1020:5f
741:10
489:at
428:'s
311:at
165:Sex
149:Dam
45:by
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