turfman
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So songs like “The Turfman from Ardee,” about coming across an old and tired turfman who doesn’t want to go on, come alive and feel relevant.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
George Lambton, 73, 3d Earl of Durham, famed English turfman, landlord & coal tycoon; after a long illness; in London.
From Time Magazine Archive
Samuel Clay Hildreth, 63, famed oldtime turfman; in Manhattan; after an operation to correct intestinal disorders.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Philadelphia turfman for half a century, Sam Riddle proudly agreed that War Admiral ranks as the greatest son of great Man o' War which he bought for $5,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
That the turfman had motives other than mere friendship and regard when proffering his advice and financial assistance, the colonel never suspected.
From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)
The magazine Horse & Horseman gave the honor to Seabiscuit on the recommendation of 25 leading turfmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
William C. Whitney, one of that period's great turfmen, wanted to buy Nasturtium.
From Time Magazine Archive
U. S. turfmen expected that because of Phar Lap's prestige this method of training might gain popularity; that because of his death, owners of notable racehorses might be reluctant to risk sending them abroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
But sentimental turfmen still agreed that neither was the equal of old Red.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has somehow acquired, whether justly or not, the reputation of being a "knowing hand" upon the turf, and all turfmen will understand what is implied in the term, whether of good or of evil.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 by Various
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