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Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite
Correct in both cases.
What a shame their careers were cut short ... two of the greatest woulda/coulda/shouldas in thoroughbred racing history.
By the way "Pedigree Ann" ... have you sometimes called yourself "Phalaris"?
C'mon ... 'fess up if you have!
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Actually HTF's story was incredible. Dr. Jenny One and Dr. Reed were miracle workers. The horse was 99% a goner. His injury was as bad as it gets. It was described as "His cannon bone, running from ankle to knee, had split vertically, and a four-inch long section had snapped off and slid out of place. Below it, the colt's long pastern bone, running from ankle to hoof, was utterly shattered."
Everything they did to save him was experimental. HTF and the entire breed owe everything to human orthopedic surgeons in Switzerland and to Jenny and Reed. What a lucky horse that Reed had a hospital right at belmont because they were seconds away from just putting him down.
In my opinion, Hoist the flag was the most talented horse to ever set foot on the track.