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thirteen pounds. In 1944, the five-year-old Devil Diver won seven stakes race and in each he carried more than 130 pounds. Better with age, at five he competed at a variety of distances under a variety of weights, all heavy. In his last year, he was voted handicap horse of the season in both polls.
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463:Categories
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282:Background
155:Major wins
31:St Germans
407:broodmare
323:Whirlaway
272:racehorse
37:Grandsire
303:Shut Out
297:. A bay
147:Earnings
69:Stallion
50:Dabchick
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