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Akitaperson
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 1:10 pm

stelladaniella wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 12:45 pm Lemon Drop Kid has passed away at age 28. No cause of death listed.

https://t.co/qGjE2kE8zX


What a grand old age he lived. A horse his age I wouldn't expect a cause to be given.
djnorth
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:02 pm

Odd he passed so close to Christmas. "Silver Bells" debuted in the film "The Lemon Drop Kid."
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othybat_99
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:07 pm

Always Dreaming died of colic.
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stelladaniella
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:26 pm

othybat_99 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:07 pm Always Dreaming died of colic.
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Akitaperson
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:38 pm

othybat_99 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:07 pm Always Dreaming died of colic.

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/2 ... -of-colic/


It sounds like he was on the mend but got sick again very fast
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:46 pm

Akitaperson wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:38 pm
othybat_99 wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2024 4:07 pm Always Dreaming died of colic.

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/2 ... -of-colic/


It sounds like he was on the mend but got sick again very fast
This breaks my heart :( I remember meeting him before he retired at Saratoga and he was just the sweetest. Loved attention and peppermints :(
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 6:25 pm

Didn't he suffer from stomach uclers when he was racing?

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Fri Dec 13, 2024 6:35 pm

what the fuck is happening today?
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Fri Dec 13, 2024 6:39 pm

RIP, champs. Here's to you joining the races at the Rainbow Bridge.
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