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Delaware Park officials, rather than pay off the legal minimum of 10? for every dollar wagered on Dark Mirage, declared the race a betless exhibition. Dark Mirage danced home first by two lengths to score her ninth victory in a row and boost her 1968 bankroll...
That was the closest Moccasin has ever come to losing. In the Alcibiades itself, Moccasin was such a commanding favorite (1-10 in the early line) that the Keeneland management converted the race into a betless exhibition. Moccasin won by 15 lengths. The same thing happened two weeks ago at Maryland's Laurel Race Course. Only four fillies showed up to challenge Moccasin in the $93,620 Selima Stakes, so track officials canceled all betting on the 1 1/16-mi. race. Moccasin won by five lengths, leading every step...
...Grey Ghost had come back. Last week, at Saratoga Springs. Native Dancer, one of the finest thoroughbreds ever to run on an American track, went to the starting gate (in a betless race) for the first time since May and romped home a winner. The champ seemed fit and fully recovered from the bruised foot that forced him into temporary retirement (TIME, June...
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