The Lame Foundation Sire

The colt had talent, but had inherited his sire’s poor feet and was rushed to the races. In the end, Axworthy barely raced because of his lameness. Showing exceptional speed, his new owner decided to gamble on the six-year-old colt at stud. Virtually everybody thought it was a ridiculous folly of judgment. However, John Shults had the last laugh as Axworthy turned out to be one of the foundation sires of the standardbreds.

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