Word: milesius
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Dates: during 1935-1935
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That few Santa Anita sportsmen had the presence of mind to bet on Azucar ("Sugar," in Spanish) was not surprising. Seven-year-old son of Milesius-Clarice, he was one of the best steeplechasers in the U. S. Joseph E. Widener bought him in England as a yearling, raced him abroad for two years, shipped him to the U. S., had him trained for steeplechasing, sold him to Fred Alger for $8,000 last June. When Owner Alger's trainer observed that Azucar was outdistancing flat-racers in workouts, they decided to race him at Saratoga...
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