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win. He triumphed at Blue Ridge (in a dead-heat with Thanks Henry), won in the pouring rain at Orange County’s point-to-point and was placed first through a medication disqualification at Strawberry Hill, a sanctioned race.
He then won the maiden timber at Foxfield, also a sanctioned race. Friendly Retreat was still considered a maiden at Foxfield since the medication ruling and subsequent victory for the runner was not decided until after the “maiden” win at Foxfield. His final spring start was a tough-fought fourth in the lucrative Virginia Gold Cup. All of it added up to a second championship point-to-point season.
“The money in steeplechasing, especially timber racing, has improved so much,” he continued. “No longer do you have one real super-horse sweeping the competition. Now, with the interest in the good purses, you
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