By
The Associated Press
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Published: Fri, July 18, 2008 - 12:02 pm
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Minister Slew, a grandson of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, has been euthanized after fracturing a leg during a sudden thunderstorm.David Christiansen, assistant professor of pathobiology and
population medicine with Mississippi State's College of Veterinary
Medicine, says Minister Slew was alone in his paddock on July 11
when he apparently was spooked or took a misstep during the storm.
The annoucement came in a news release this week.
Minister Slew was donated to the MSU equine program by his owners in 2002. His stud fee was $1,000.
A Kentucky partnership purchased Minister Slew for $500,000 in
2000. A foot problem made him unsuitable for future racing but was
not expected to affect his offspring.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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