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He excelled
He excelled

He excelled

Date10/23/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: He excelled: Jockey Angel Cordero guides Exceller to a one-length victory in Canadian International at Woodbine. Sandy Hawley and Majestic Light (10) were not quite up to the task. The victory; worht $116;100; was the third in the past four year for owner. Nelson Bunker Hunt and trainer Maurice Zilber; who was predicting victory all week to anybody who would listen. The pair scored with Youth last year and with Dahlia in 1974.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0095645F
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