Ultimately, the horse did win 5 of his 12 starts, ran second in four others and earned $1,274,300.

Over the next three years, the horse earned $12,000, and a career had begun.

The horse earned more than $870,000 during his racing career.

"The decision was easy; the horse earned money," Cooper said at the time.

His horses have earned more than $20 million in the last 16 years.

Those horses, through the end of last year, had earned only $28.5 million.

The 106 horses have won 580 races and earned more than $52 million.

This horse has earned a rest, and he'll get it.

Nashua retired as only the second horse to earn more than $1 million.

The town's 350 horses, each of which used to bring its owner about $200 a month, now earn less than $10 each.