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billrock
07-14-2007, 03:16 AM
On this date in 1951, in his last race, Calumet Farm's six-year-old Citation won the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths, and became racing's first millionaire horse.

On this date in 1999 Television Games Network (TVG) made its official debut with horse racing programming available to 1.1 million C-band satellite homes through Superstar/Netlink Group, the nation's largest satellite programming provider.

On this date in 2000 Sammie's Girl, driven by Don DuPont, won the Delvin Miller Memorial Trot in 1:56 at The Meadowlands and paid a stakes record $80.20 to win.