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Foreign flavor
at Gold Cup
The International Gold Cup races on Oct. 19 at Great Meadow might look a little like the United Nations.
Foreign jockeys from Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland and the U.S. will compete in two invitational races as members * of the International Federation of Amateur Riders.
As amateur riders they come from varied backgrounds and each has a full-time profession. A few are exercise riders or trainers, but there is also a banker, a student, an economist, an artist and a hotel manager due to compete.
A rich history of international involvement characterizes the International Gold Cup. The first Gold Cup was held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs in Tennessee. The King of Spain placed the handsome gold trophy — still awarded annually to the winner — in competition that year.
After the Tennessee meet ended in 1932, the event was
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