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was. I'd never even heard of it. If he hadn't broke down (early in his three-year-old season but eventually saved for stud duties), Hoist the Flag would have been 1-9 to win the Triple Crown. "Seattle Slew was a top miler, and because he was so much better than everyone else that year he was able to
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win the Triple Crown, but Hoist the Flag would have beat everyone else going any distance at any time. He was just that much better than everyone else."
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would suffer a very similar injury but following surgery developed
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Hoist The Flag was a dark-coated bay horse with a small white
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739:References
727:Firdaussi
706:Tourbillon
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660:Wavy Navy
653:The Squaw
610:Romanella
605:Tofanella
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702:Triomphe
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383:laminitis
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249:Tom Rolfe
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596:Tenerani
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638:Buckup
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379:Barbaro
364:pastern
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