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Party-going racehouse Annabelle was the year's wackiest Centennial project
Party-going racehouse Annabelle was the year's wackiest Centennial project

Party-going racehouse Annabelle was the year's wackiest Centennial project

Date12/28/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Party-going racehouse Annabelle was the year's wackiest Centennial project. Bought by three Toronto newspapermen; Annabelle's track earnings at year-end were just $200. She's at Georgetown farm awaiting Kentucky Derby.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0095618F
Annabelle, the wonder horse owned by newsmen Paul Rimstead and Fred Ross, was guest of honor at a press reception at Royal York Hotel last night. Amon(...)
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It was pretty soggy going at Woodbine yesterday but not nearly as bad as it was Wednesday when the last six six races on teh card were cancelled becau(...)
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10/27/1988
Never forgotten: Champion race horse and stallion Northern Dancer, with groom Harvey Green in 1964, was buried early yesterday at Windfields Farm near Oshawa, where he was born 29 years ago
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Double winner: Benburb, with Richard Dos Ramos up, is Canada's horse of year and Star photographer Jeff Goode won a Sovereign Award for this picture
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Valerie Hall and husband sold courier business last year in order to race horses
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