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after the four-year-old was purchased by client, Edward S. Moore. Raced by his former owner at age two and three, Big Pebble showed little and had even been used as a lead pony. Under
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article titled "Dancer Wins
Fastest Derby Hill Rise Finishes 2nd"
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723:Categories
481:References
420:Count Turf
384:Big Pebble
295:Count Turf
291:Big Pebble
37:Occupation
432:Hill Rise
299:Hill Rise
57:New York
440:lengths
438:by six
424:betting
418:winner
393:Florida
368:Arcadia
360:Tijuana
314:trainer
41:Trainer
395:, the
364:Mexico
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