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Legendary Australian Sprinter Black Caviar Dies Following Laminitis Disease

Australia's darling racemare Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), who carved out a reputation as being one of the world's best sprinters following an unbeaten 25-race career, has died one day shy of her 18th birthday following laminitis disease.  The winner of 15 Group 1 races was humanely euthanised at the Scone Equine Hospital on Saturday morning after giving birth to a foal. "You don't think it affects you, but you are being stupid not to think it doesn't," her trainer Peter Moody told reporters at Caulfield, as reported by...

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