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Windshield Wiper, who finished three-quarters of a length ahead of Keystone Ore. Both Keystone Ore and Windshield Wiper had started in the second tier of the 11-horse race and were hemmed in on the rail. On the backstretch for the second time, both
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Messenger Stakes. Keystone Ore finished the season with earnings of $ 469,302, and a win in the Messenger would not only have earned the Triple Crown but would have put the horse just short of the single-season harness horse earnings record of $ 558,009 set by
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in front of a crowd of 39,709, the second-largest attendance at the event. Keystone Ore had won the second division in a time of 1:57 for the mile, and the combined time of 3:54.4 broke a record for age, sex and gait on a half-mile track that had been set by
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Windshield Wiper pulling away in the last 50 yards. Keystone Ore had beaten Windshield Wiper in 13 of their races, but lost when the two competed against each other at
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108:"Keystone Ore Sets Cane Pace Mark; Cane Pace Record For Keystone Ore"
133:"Keystone Ore Captures Little Brown Jug in Runoff"
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171:"Windshield Wiper, $ 11, Wins Messenger Stakes"
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152:"Keystone Ore Favored To Sweep Pace Series"
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190:"Wiping Out A Clean Sweep"
53:1¼ lengths behind second.
26:horse, who was the son of
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90:in 1971.
88:Albatross
73:in 1965.
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