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The worst, and best, of humanity

By Bill Finley
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The horse's name is Rag Sheet and somehow he still likes people, kind of amazing when you consider he was among the 177 malnourished, diseased thoroughbreds found in April on the Center Brook, N.Y., farm of owner Ernie Paragallo. Maybe he just understands that he's going to be fine now, now that he's found people who love him and will care for him, people who help restore your faith in mankind. Rag Sheet, a 9-year-old gelding with an inauspicious racing career, now lives on the Buskirk, N.Y., ...

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