Thoroughbred race horse.Bred by Louis B. Mayer, won 10 stake races including the Santa Anita Derby.
Your Host was one of the most courageous horses in thoroughbred history. Known as "The Magnificent Cripple" , his right eye and ear were set a full inch higher than the left and an injury suffered in his first year left his neck twisted. When he ran his head was tilted to the left side. In his second year he became seriously ill with an intestinal blockage but miraculously he survived and went on to win 12 races in his 2nd and third year.
In his 4th year he won the Santa Catalina Handicap setting a new track record in the process. On January 13 at the San Pasqual Handicap he fell after clipping heels with another horse and broke his shoulder and his right foreleg in 4 places. For most horses these injuries would be catastrophic. Lloyds of London had insured Your Host and they paid off on the policy and took the unheard of steps to try and save the horse. Dr. John Walker took extraordinary steps to immobilize the horse from hanging him in a sling to burying him in sand. Although in great pain and discomfort, Your Host's will to live was so strong that he hung on and survived. The efforts to save his leg made it about 4 inches shorter than the others and he could no longer race so he was sent him to stud. Your Host became an very successful stallion, siring many stakes winners including Blood Horse Magazine's #4 greatest race horse of the 20th century, Kelso.
Your Host was one of the most courageous horses in thoroughbred history. Known as "The Magnificent Cripple" , his right eye and ear were set a full inch higher than the left and an injury suffered in his first year left his neck twisted. When he ran his head was tilted to the left side. In his second year he became seriously ill with an intestinal blockage but miraculously he survived and went on to win 12 races in his 2nd and third year.
In his 4th year he won the Santa Catalina Handicap setting a new track record in the process. On January 13 at the San Pasqual Handicap he fell after clipping heels with another horse and broke his shoulder and his right foreleg in 4 places. For most horses these injuries would be catastrophic. Lloyds of London had insured Your Host and they paid off on the policy and took the unheard of steps to try and save the horse. Dr. John Walker took extraordinary steps to immobilize the horse from hanging him in a sling to burying him in sand. Although in great pain and discomfort, Your Host's will to live was so strong that he hung on and survived. The efforts to save his leg made it about 4 inches shorter than the others and he could no longer race so he was sent him to stud. Your Host became an very successful stallion, siring many stakes winners including Blood Horse Magazine's #4 greatest race horse of the 20th century, Kelso.
Thoroughbred race horse.Bred by Louis B. Mayer, won 10 stake races including the Santa Anita Derby.
Your Host was one of the most courageous horses in thoroughbred history. Known as "The Magnificent Cripple" , his right eye and ear were set a full inch higher than the left and an injury suffered in his first year left his neck twisted. When he ran his head was tilted to the left side. In his second year he became seriously ill with an intestinal blockage but miraculously he survived and went on to win 12 races in his 2nd and third year.
In his 4th year he won the Santa Catalina Handicap setting a new track record in the process. On January 13 at the San Pasqual Handicap he fell after clipping heels with another horse and broke his shoulder and his right foreleg in 4 places. For most horses these injuries would be catastrophic. Lloyds of London had insured Your Host and they paid off on the policy and took the unheard of steps to try and save the horse. Dr. John Walker took extraordinary steps to immobilize the horse from hanging him in a sling to burying him in sand. Although in great pain and discomfort, Your Host's will to live was so strong that he hung on and survived. The efforts to save his leg made it about 4 inches shorter than the others and he could no longer race so he was sent him to stud. Your Host became an very successful stallion, siring many stakes winners including Blood Horse Magazine's #4 greatest race horse of the 20th century, Kelso.
Your Host was one of the most courageous horses in thoroughbred history. Known as "The Magnificent Cripple" , his right eye and ear were set a full inch higher than the left and an injury suffered in his first year left his neck twisted. When he ran his head was tilted to the left side. In his second year he became seriously ill with an intestinal blockage but miraculously he survived and went on to win 12 races in his 2nd and third year.
In his 4th year he won the Santa Catalina Handicap setting a new track record in the process. On January 13 at the San Pasqual Handicap he fell after clipping heels with another horse and broke his shoulder and his right foreleg in 4 places. For most horses these injuries would be catastrophic. Lloyds of London had insured Your Host and they paid off on the policy and took the unheard of steps to try and save the horse. Dr. John Walker took extraordinary steps to immobilize the horse from hanging him in a sling to burying him in sand. Although in great pain and discomfort, Your Host's will to live was so strong that he hung on and survived. The efforts to save his leg made it about 4 inches shorter than the others and he could no longer race so he was sent him to stud. Your Host became an very successful stallion, siring many stakes winners including Blood Horse Magazine's #4 greatest race horse of the 20th century, Kelso.
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