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Some kind of a gift. Glen Garnsey, head trainer and driver of Castletown Farm, reins Noble Florie (No. 3) to victory over Speeding Evening, (No. 8) in(...)
Some kind of a gift. Glen Garnsey, head trainer and driver of Castletown Farm, reins Noble Florie (No. 3) to victory over Speeding Evening, (No. 8) in(...)

Some kind of a gift. Glen Garnsey, head trainer and driver of Castletown Farm, reins Noble Florie (No. 3) to victory over Speeding Evening, (No. 8) in(...)

Date7/16/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Some kind of a gift. Glen Garnsey; head trainer and driver of Castletown Farm; reins Noble Florie (No. 3) to victory over Speeding Evening; (No. 8) in record time in the first division of the In Free Stakes last night as the Grand Circuit opened a week long stand at Greenwood Raceway. Her 2:05 clocking was season's record for 2-year-old trotters. The filly was a gift from a Texas oilman.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096100F
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