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Clear the track, thoroughbreds are on
Clear the track, thoroughbreds are on

Clear the track, thoroughbreds are on

Date3/24/1998
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Original Toronto Star caption: Clear the track; thoroughbreds are on. Snow is still piled around the outside; but the track is clear as the thoroughbreds get ready for Saturday's opener at Woodbine.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096082F
In the chilly early-morning gloom at Woodbine, horsemen get their thoroughbreds into shape for the start of the season Sunday at Greenwood
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Canadian thoroughbred racing returns to CBC television with two major stakes races Sunday afternoon from Woodbine
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2/8/1989
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Call to the post: Bugler Jim Ahrens calls the horses to the post for yesterday's 129th running of the crown jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing - The Queen's Plate
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