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What do Gaston Grant and Isabelle de Tomaso have in common?

At first glance, Isabel de Tomaso and Gaston Grant would appear to have little in common. De Tomaso, a scion of the family responsible for the creation of Monmouth Park, splits her time between Europe and Palm Beach. Grant, the son of Jamaican immigrants, lives in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. De Tomaso grew up riding horses…

April 10, 2017 in Kentucky Derby 2017.

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