Word: hurstwood
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...getaway. "They're off!" shouted thousands of voices, but one by one the horses returned behind the barrier; Jockey Donoghue's mount, Defiance, had "broken." The second "They're off!" proved correct. Lord Astor's St. Germans and Lord Derby's Sansovino led with Hurstwood, Bright Night and Tom Pinch. Down the spongy, muddy track squelched the horses, the pouring rain dashing into their faces. Little by little Sansovino and St. Germans drew away from the rest. When the field plodded around the dreaded Tattenham corner it was clear that Sansovino was the winner...
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