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The Derby Trail Hits Florida, and a New York-Bred Gets the Win

When Upstart won the Funny Cide Stakes at Saratoga last summer, a race restricted to horses bred in New York State, his owner Ralph Evans knew that the then-2-year-old was good enough to win against open company.  It took five months before Upstart got that win, but got it he did, in the Grade II…

January 24, 2015 in Gulfstream, Kentucky Derby 2015, Kentucky Oaks 2015.

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