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Hollie Hughes, “the glue of the whole [Sanford] organization”

“In 1903…a skinny, pleasant lad of 15 applied for a job at the Sanford Stud Farm in Amsterdam, N.Y. His name was Hollie Hughes and he was taken on as a night watchman.” — Red Smith, “Some Reflections on a Horseman” Hughes’ name is practically a byword for Sanford Stud Farm, the racing and breeding…

February 11, 2017 in racing history.

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