Ruffian's right front ankle was gashed open & both proximal sesamoid bones were broken caused by a bad step in race.

Hoist The Flag sustained a shattered pastern bone and a fractured cannon bone in the right hind leg, which resulted from a misstep during a training session. After undergoing surgery and recovering, the horse served as a stud for eight seasons. Following another fracture in its left foreleg, the horse was put down in May 1980. It lived for nine years after the initial surgery.