How to prepare a horse for the Preakness

How to Prepare a Horse for the Preakness

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bay colt named Quip, who stands 16 hands and weighs 1,030 pounds, woke up in his 12-foot-by-12-foot stall in Barn 72 at the back end of Keeneland racetrack here at 3:30 a.m. on a Friday in mid-April. He stood from his bed of pine shavings and began to dig into his daily breakfast, a three-quart blend of mostly mixed oats, sweet oats and barley. …read more

Source:: WRAL

Author: Cliff Barnes

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