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Declaration of War. The finish was later named the
226:. He was pulled up in his first start of 2013, suffering from what was later determined to be a respiratory illness. He missed months of training while recovering, then returned in the summer with two third place finishes on the East Coast. Shipping to California to prep for the Classic, Mucho Macho Man posted an impressive win in the
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in 2008. Ritvo gave credit to the horse and rider. "When Gary waved the stick (after the finish), I figured he won," she added. "He got a great trip. Gary did a fantastic job. When he used 'Macho,' 'Macho' showed up. He is a good horse. I'm excited. If I didn't have the support of my family, I
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614:Bob Baffert
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260:Fort Larned
35:Santa Anita
1696:Categories
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899:References
892:Superfecta
742:Ryan Moore
685:Mike Smith
551:Chad Brown
513:Ian Wilkes
417:2,750,000
196:Contenders
96:Conditions
47:2013-11-02
16:Horse race
1586:2007–2011
1475:1984–2004
1321:Dirt Mile
434:Luis Saez
391:Winnings
1671:Trophies
1430:Marathon
1333:Juvenile
923:Equibase
885:Trifecta
645:Flat Out
557:150,000
519:300,000
481:500,000
443:900,000
383:Trainer
291:Flat Out
32:Location
1273:Distaff
1171:Classic
809:Number
807:Program
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608:Paynter
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380:Jockey
372:lengths
365:Number
363:Program
360:Finish
353:Results
282:Travers
238:Paynter
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878:Exacta
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818:Place
812:Horse
797:Payout
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715:Moreno
377:Horse
368:Margin
68:Jockey
1469:Years
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1278:top 3
1164:Races
869:4.80
854:4.80
851:7.20
838:3.60
835:4.60
821:Show
748:43.90
724:32.00
654:13.50
617:20.90
554:46.70
414:4.00
402:Nose
388:Odds
386:Final
87:Owner
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1635:2021
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1569:2023
1564:2022
1559:2021
1554:2020
1549:2019
1544:2018
1539:2017
1534:2016
1529:2015
1524:2014
1519:2013
1514:2012
1509:2011
1504:2010
1499:2009
1494:2008
1489:2007
1484:2006
1479:2005
1309:Mile
1285:Turf
1181:2005
1117:2016
1091:2016
1062:2016
1037:2016
1012:2016
987:2016
959:2016
930:2016
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815:Win
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698:10th
691:1.70
592:8.50
516:9.80
478:6.70
440:8.60
428:Head
396:1st
341:for
284:and
253:and
211:and
167:and
132:The
122:2014
117:2012
108:Dirt
100:fast
40:Date
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