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Breeders' Cup Classic Champion Alphabet Soup Euthanized At Old Friends Due To Chronic Kidney Disease

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Breeders' Cup Classic Champion Alphabet Soup Euthanized At Old Friends Due To Chronic Kidney Disease

Alphabet Soup was euthanized at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY. The cause of death was chronic kidney disease. He was 31 and was the oldest living winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic. His best friend Gorgeous George will miss him. He won 10 of 24 starts and earned over $2.9 million. Alphabet Soup sired numerous stakes winners, including Grade 1 winners Egg Drop and Alphabet Kisses. They were retired in 1998 to Adena Springs. Chris McCarron piloted Soup to his 1996 Breeder's Cup win.

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