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50 Years Ago (1942)—As America went to war, the only race on the card that day was the Virginia Gold Cup timber race. Sir Romeo won this most tragedy-marred race in Gold Cup history. Seven of the 11 starters fell on hard footing. A 13-yearold son of Man of War, Blockade, who had won the
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