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Word: paddocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Would REPETOIRE go on to win at Churchill Downs? Views varied in the Jamaica paddock. Said Jockey McLean: "Four races, four wins-why not?" Said one veteran horseman: "BATTLE MORN lost a lot of ground and looked best." Said another: "Not one of them dogs can run a lick. To me they looked like the field for the Charlestown Derby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Confusing Repetoire | 4/30/1951 | See Source »

Hill Prince's obvious fine conditioning had come from wintering in his own paddock at Chenery's farm, The Meadow, in Doswell, Va., an area regarded as hardly better than Siberia by some horsemen who like to take their strings to the warmer climates of South Carolina, Florida or Southern California. But in a mild winter, Hill Prince had missed only three days of outside work on his private training track. His run last week earned him a new respect with the customers. Two days after Hill Prince's performance at Jamaica, the bookmakers had established...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Virginian | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

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