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    Senior Member Stallion Danno is a jewel in the rough
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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard prior View Post
    Hey Dan, What about Rip Van Winkle???
    Superstar no doubt Rich, he was trained just over the hill at Maitland and many argued he was better than Bold Biami but I wasn't one of them, but he truly was a superstar, won everything as a 2yo and 3yo, won on the grand circuit as a 4YO but Pure Steel sat outside him and destroyed his self belief at GP, he was never the same horse after that, it truly ended his career. A few people had an opportunity to buy shares in him quite cheaply before he went to the races, and they were all kicking themselves for the rest of their lives.
    Last edited by Danno; 02-10-2015 at 11:56 PM.

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