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Hanging At Home with Rags to Riches

April 24, 2008
Posted by Leslie Deckard

One year ago, Rags to Riches was a superstar on the racetrack and the favorite to win the Kentucky Oaks. Today, she is an expectant mother spending her retirement days at Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky.

Rags to Riches, owned by Michael Tabor

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Leslie Deckard is a former staff writer for The Blood-Horse magazine.

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