Oh Storyteller!
They say she talks to horses
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9 min readJan 9, 2022
Ann McGinny was standing along the rail, between the quarter pole and finish line, when they fell in front of her. It was a terrible tumble of animal and rider crashing to the track. Sound of snapping bones was felt as much as heard and the impact shook the soggy ground beneath her feet. Around them, the orderly, thundering herd of thoroughbreds driving to the finish line disintegrated…