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Two horses taken away by van at Del Mar expected to recover

DEL MAR (CNS) - Two horses had to be taken by van from the track at Del Mar Racetrack Friday, Nov. 27 but both are expected to recover.

The 5-year-old mare Magnolia's Hope was vanned off after being eased in the stretch of the fourth race, a 6 1/2-furlong claiming race on the dirt track for fillies and mares 3 years old and up which have never won two races.

``Though it is never good to be given a van ride, this does not appear to be a case of a life-threatening injury,'' Mac McBride, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's director of media, told City News Service. ``We should know more about her con...

 
 

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jnaiman writes:

Although Magnolia's Hope is not a San Luis Rey Training Center horse, Velvet Queen trains out of San Luis Rey.