Aging horse is given happier trails ahead

 
BY the associated press
Published: December 26, 2008

TOPEKA , Kan. — Through his one good eye, Clever Allemont sees life.

The aging thoroughbred stallion used to charge hard for the finish line and often crossed first in the 1980s. He ran at the respected Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs , Ark., carrying vaunted jockey Pat Day to victory in 1985. He was trained by hall-of-famer Wayne Lukas and trod the hallowed track at Churchill Downs .

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