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Word: railbirds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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...major setback in Citation's comeback campaign. As every railbird knew, there was no percentage in punishing a good horse to win $2,900 (winner's share of La Sorpresa) when there was a $100,000 plum in the offing. If Citation's tune-up had been a shade off pitch, he nevertheless remained the heavy favorite to run off with the $100.000 Santa Anita Handicap later this month. What did furrow some trackwise foreheads was how Miche had managed the surprise-even granted that he was an established stakes-class horse and Glisson had given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Something to Explain | 2/6/1950 | See Source »

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