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with a last second lunge. The victory secured the $ 7,025 winner's share for W.E. Boeing. Conn McCreary was the winning jockey on Slide Rule. The winning time was 1:51 1/5.
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In the $ 72,000 Arlington
Classic at Arlington Park, Slide Rule captured a $ 53,400 victory as a 5 to 1 shot. He came in a length ahead of
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A camera decision was necessary to decide that
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on April 17, 1943, Slide Rule was injured, slowed to a walking gait, and finished fifth.
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Slide Rule's first victory of significance came in the
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finished nine lengths ahead of Slide Rule, who placed second, in the
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Wilhelm, Slide Rule's trainer, shipped the thoroughbred to
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Defeats Bourmont By Length in $ 72,000 Classic
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Defeats Bourmont By Length In $ 72,000 Classic
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267:On June 4, 1942 Slide Rule was part of an owner
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602:Racehorses trained in the United States
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193:Experimental Free Handicap (1943)
557:Occupation Wins From Slide Rule
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533:Slide Rule Out of Preakness
340:Winner's circle in New York
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592:Thoroughbred family 1-c
290:Slide Rule, along with
204:Thoroughbred race horse
202:(1940 – ? ) was a
521:Ocean Wave Prep Winner
587:1940 racehorse births
403:Slide Rule's pedigree
248:Competition chronicle
243:little chestnut colt.
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315:Wood Memorial Stakes
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362:Vincentive
330:Ocean Wave
304:Occupation
200:Slide Rule
148:Major wins
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22:Slide Rule
35:Grandsire
381:Bourmont
271:trainer
222:winner,
137:Earnings
65:Stallion
313:In the
306:, with
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119:Trainer
99:Breeder
79:Country
51:Damsire
285:Larrup
239:Twoses
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129:Record
89:Colour
71:Foaled
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224:Snark
109:Owner
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218:and
141:US$
74:1940
27:Sire
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61:Sex
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