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Try to Save Sir Phoenix PhoenixLONDON LONDON England May 12 Reuters Efforts are being made to save Sir Phoenix a colt valued at 28000 and who broke his leg while being exercised at Epsom Satur ¬ day The leg has been set in a plaster cast and the horse is behaving like a model patient It is hoped the fracture will knit and the horse will be able to be used for breeding purposes Fortunately the frac ¬ ture is longitudial and not transverse Sir Phoenix winner of four races wbith nearly 84000 cost approximately 4000 as a yearling Ownertrainer Peter Threale said today that Sir Phoenix was galloping along at half speed Saturday when the rider pulled up Threale thought the saddle slipped but found the fractured leg
