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Haskin: The Life and Death of Seattle Slew

Haskin: The Life and Death of Seattle Slew

A look at one of the great racing stories of all time.

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 Tuesday, September 21, 2010

A Groom's View of Slew: John Polston's Rub With Greatness

John Polston was one day shy of his 57th birthday when he received a call from Seattle Slew's co-owner Karen Taylor, informing him that the great horse he had rubbed for two years had died at 9 o'clock that morning. It was 25 years to the day since Slew's victory in the 1977 Kentucky Derby.

 Tuesday, May 14, 2002