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Old 03-01-2011, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS View Post
Kincsem's one win in England - came as the longest shot in a field of 3 - against two horses who weren't exactly thought of as stars. The strong favorite pointing for that race got sidelined.

An old DRF article I read a while ago from the 1910's talked about how the win 'was considered no big accomplishment by latter-day European turf writers'
Imagine if they had the internet and message boards back then.. would we be calling Kincsem's supporters Kin-Tards?
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