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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Manila is certainly top 3 turf horses I've seen in my lifetime (well, racing lifetime, since around 84).
I have no idea how it took so long to get him in the HOF. Well, I do, because people are generally idiots, but still.
As I said before, GP in the HOF? *&@% *#
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Part of the delay with Manila -- and many other deserving horses/trainers/jocks -- was the quirky way the HOF was admitting candidates..
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