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Messenger was the first leg of the Triple Crown in 1994 and Cam's Card Shark won in a stakes record 1:51. He then won the Meadowlands Pace in 1:50. In the Adios Pace he won by 3 1/4 lengths running his last half mile in 54 1/5 seconds. Before the elimination to the
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470:Overtrick
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303:Retirement
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