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bemoaned, “You cannot just tap into a computer what you want and receive it in the horse world.”
Experience as a shrewd horseman, knowledge of American race courses and luck of the draw seem to all play in the never-ending quest for good runners. Racegoers in Virginia can look forward to the intrigue of mysterious youngsters from misty downs of Ireland and taut, lanky colts from South America, strutting around the paddock at Great Meadow and other meets this fall.
But perhaps Bettina Ward put into words what every owner must remember about any horse, no matter what point of origin. Mrs. Ward’s most important and concrete rule for buying horses is to make sure that “he is worth his oats.”
A very good policy, indeed, Ms. Ward.
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