French Reputation Unsoiled;Desormeaux Wins 487th Aboard Lady Winner in Turf Festival From: The Washington Post | Date: October 23, 1989| Author: Vinnie Perrone | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Two French horses raced for the first time on foreign soil yesterday and found themselves right at home.

A day after Laurel's premier races were taken off a saturated grass course, the turf was put back into the International Turf Festival. European horses, considered to have a knack for soft courses, illustrated the point as Lady Winner convincingly won the $300,000 Selima Stakes, and Cricket Ball outlasted Oraibi to take the $250,000 Laurel Dash.

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