Super Derby Winner Wallenda Euthanized at Old Friends

The 26-year-old stallion had been dealing with complications brought on by a collapsed suspensory ligament.
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Wallenda, a multiple graded-stakes winner, was euthanized May 9 at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, where he had been pensioned since 2007.

The 26-year-old stallion had been dealing with complications brought on by a collapsed suspensory.

"He was, by any definition, a warrior," said Old Friends founder and President Michael Blowen. "Like his sire, Gulch, who was also with us for many years, Wallenda was one of the toughest and most resilient horses we have ever known.

"Despite his ongoing hoof issues, he maintained a gleam in his eye and vibrant attitude," Blowen continued. "But today his demeanor changed, and after much discussion with our vet Dr. Bryan Waldridge (DVM, MS, Dipl. ABVP, ACVIM), the vets at Hagyard, and the amazing farriers at Dr. Bryan Fraley’s (DVM) Equine Podiatry, we felt Wallenda’s medical issues had reached the point where we could no longer maintain his comfort or quality of life

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