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Much as we try, we can't stop humanizing our horses. This one's got the heart of a champion; that one has the guts of a mudder. We don't really know if there's anything behind all that anthropomorphizing. But we do know that a horse can suffer as we do--feeling pain, fear, confusion and shock. All of that was on display at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., when Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro shattered his right rear leg at the Preakness Stakes just moments out of the gate. It was the most stunning racehorse disaster since...
...Elton John of Myanmar b) newly crowned King Gyanendra of Nepal c) O.K. on turf, but really a mudder d) a big fan of the phrase "accidents will happen" e) praying that this photo won't get picked up globally...
...interesting that you ask that," he said. "I'm not much of a mudder. The weather worked to our disadvantage, for sure. I was born with small hands...
...probably be more than happy to play under such conditions, however, Mr. Multiflex likes things high and dry, likes to close fast in the stretch as he did last week (only to get nipped at the wire), likes to fly rather than burrow. Mr. Multiflex used to be a mudder. Used to be able to run through hell and high muck. Used to be. But not anymore...
...Cause Mr. Multiflex is no mudder. And if you don't believe me, as Abbott and Costello would say, go ask your fodder...