Letter: Dream.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: September 16, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Boomerang Blade's owner-breeder John Ford waxes similarly lyrical

BEFORE I awaken from this wonderful dream I want to thank all those people who contributed to Boomerang Blade's fairytale success in the St Leger Yearling Stakes and for the messages of ...

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