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Spades was named Virginia’s Point-to-Point Horse of the Year in 1973, and the intensity of his popularity led to the composition of a ballad in his honor, a ballad frequently played on local radio stations.
A 17-hand, near black with a white face, King of Spades was sired by Eugene Weymouth’s Cormac, and he was out of Star Salome. His sire’s racing career had ended in tragedy—while
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