Horse Racing: A Big Day for Optimists

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In the winner's circle, Chateaugay was still so frisky that he looked ready to run another 1¼ mi. He tossed his head, kicked angrily when a groom tried to drape the traditional garland of roses around his neck. Richer by $108,900, Owner Galbreath, whose Pirates that day had beaten the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0, to take first place in the National League, wisely kept out of range. Why ruin a lovely afternoon?

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