When the beautiful big red animal called Phar Lap (Lightning) died last April in California, the U. S. was cheated of what probably would have been its greatest horse racing year since Man o' War won 20 out of 21 starts in 1919 and 1920. Of the 37 races Phar Lap won, only onethe Agua Caliente Handicap last Marchwas away from home. But last week on Futurity Day at Belmont Park, L. I., Easterners rubbed their eyes and stared at a big red figure standing in the paddock.* It was Phar Lap. He...
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