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2011 Excelsior (G3)

Date/Track:
4/2/2011, Aqueduct
Post Time:
5:15 PM ET
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
1:50.34

What the Nation is saying about the 2011 Excelsior (G3)...

Though he sported the requisite winner’s circle attire - jacket, white shirt, tie - Jimmy Hooper couldn’t have looked more out of place. The shirt was unbuttoned at the collar. The red tie was crooked. His hair - a color not too dissimilar from the brilliant white of his charge - was covered by a wo...Read More
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  • susanne.grace · What a wonderful article. Now I'm choked up! I do want to say thank you for Jim and myself for the recognition and also that there are many, many others behind the scenes that made this win possible. I wish I could name all the vets, farriers, grooms, exercise riders, friends, and family here! It's great to be appreciated. · 806 days ago ·
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  • BigAConfidential · Susanne, thank you so much for the kind words. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to properly introduce myself Saturday (I was the guy in the track suit and jeans who was late to the winner's circle because I forgot they'd moved it upstairs ;-) You and your husband have done an outstanding job with the horse. I congratulate you both. I would love to stop by the barn and talk with you both before ITG's next start. Can you shoot me an e-mail at jdepaolo85@gmail.com, and let me know the best way to get in touch with you? Thanks so much. · 806 days ago ·
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Inner track dynamo Inherit the Gold reeled off a fifth consecutive win Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, brilliantly transferring his form to the main track to take the 99th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Excelsior.   It was the first graded stakes victory for the 5-year-old son of Go...Read More
The New York State motto, Excelsior, means “ever upward” in Latin. Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, a select field of older horses will strive for Grade 3 honors in the $100,000, 1 1/8-mile Excelsior, the first graded race to be run over the main track at Aqueduct this year.   The 5-y...Read More

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