And here come the Headlines:
From DRF: Tackleberry shows true grit reaching wire first in Fred Hooper Handicap
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Stretching out beyond a mile for the first time in his career, Tackleberry set a contested pace, then fought back bravely when headed by 25-1 Dream Maestro at midstretch to post a game nose triumph in Saturday’s $100,000 Fred. W. Hooper Handicap. Mambo Meister, the 8-5 favorite, finished another three lengths farther back in the Grade 3 stakes at Calder
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From Bloodhorse: Tackleberry Determined Hooper 'Cap Winner
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Tackleberry, who set the pace but relinquished his lead to longshot Dream Maestro, fought back along the rail in deep stretch and nipped his rival by a nose in a thrilling finish of the $100,000 Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) Dec. 11 at Calder Casino & Race Course
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No story gives Dream Maestro even a morsel of credit for refusing or mentions anything of his past.