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T-bred with blown tendon now Jumper champ

T-bred with blown tendon now Jumper champ

It’s been eight years since Money Makes Money was vanned off Gulfstream Park after blowing a tendon in a claiming race. And it’s been about seven since the balloon-shaped injury, which kept him stall-bound for nine months of healing, repaired itself to the point that it’s unnoticeable at the horse shows where he can’t stop winning. The animal who once seemed star crossed, now commands a Jumper show like he was born to a life of triumph and execution. His owner/rider Karen Benson never imagined the gelding nicknamed Mr. Kitster would be anything other than a re-sale project for her. […]