Vindication, the Seattle Slew son who won the 2002 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile and was that year’s champion 2-year-old male, died because of a gastric rupture. Vindication had been standing at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in Lexington, Kentucky for a fee of $60,000 for a live foal.
A news release said the stallion showed signs of colic last night and was sent to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, where exploratory surgery revealed an irreparable gastric rupture.
As a racehorse, Vindication was four-for-four, winning the Kentucky Cup Juvenile at Turfway Park in 2002 before taking the Breeders’ Cup race at Arlington Park. He suffered a suspensory injury in February 2003 while training for his 3-year-old debut and later was retired without racing again.
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