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Charles Oliver then entered Oliver's Twist in the 1995 Preakness Stakes to take on an r field of eleven stakes winners. Oliver's Twist was the third longest shot in the field at post time at 12-,1 ahead of only Pana Brass and Itron. Four of the five top Derby finishers came back to
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