▁well . ▁At ▁age ▁two , ▁she ▁won ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁five ▁starts . ▁She ▁also ▁crossed ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Sp ina way ▁St akes ▁but ▁s wer ved ▁when ▁j ockey ▁Bobby ▁Us ser y ▁hit ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁wh ip ▁and ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁to ▁third ▁place ▁for ▁inter ference . ▁The ▁experience ▁so ▁sou red ▁Natal ma ▁on ▁racing ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁several ▁months ▁before ▁L uro ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁rac et rack . ▁ ▁Natal ma ▁made ▁her ▁three - year - old ▁debut ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁at ▁Ke en eland ▁where ▁she ▁briefly ▁led ▁but ▁then ▁f aded ▁to ▁t enth . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁she ▁won ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁prove ▁her ▁final ▁race . ▁While ▁in ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁O aks , ▁she ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁b one ▁ch ips ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁kne e . ▁She ▁was ▁given ▁some ▁time ▁off ▁to ▁recover , ▁then ▁went ▁back ▁into ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁Co aching ▁Club ▁American ▁O aks . ▁However , ▁the ▁b one ▁ch ips ▁rec ur red , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁record ▁Although ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Taylor ' s ▁Wind fields ▁Farm ▁in ▁O sh awa , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁to ▁be ▁b red ▁to ▁Near ctic . ▁Co inc ident ally , ▁Near ctic ▁had ▁won