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Willie Saunders

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William "Willie/Smokey" Saunders (April 13, 1915 – July 30, 1986) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is one of ten jockeys to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. [1]

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Belair Stud

Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince George's County, Maryland, in Colonial America.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman is a town in and the seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Calder Casino

Calder Casino is a casino in Miami Gardens, Florida, in the United States.

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Faireno

Faireno (foaled 1929 in Kentucky) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Belmont Stakes in 1932.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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George Woolf

George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse jockey.

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Hal Price Headley

Hal Price Headley (December 19, 1888 - March 22, 1962) was an American owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and a founder of Keeneland who served as the race track's president from 1935 to 1951. He owned the 4,000 acre Beaumont Farm on Harrodsburg Road at the western edge of Lexington, Kentucky as well as the 15,000-acre Pinebloom Plantation in Baker County, Georgia. Hal Price Headley was one of those profiled by racing historian Edward L. Bowen in his 2003 book Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders.

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Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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James E. Fitzsimmons

James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons (July 23, 1874 – March 11, 1966) was a thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Louisiana Derby

The Louisiana Derby is an Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Montana

Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States.

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Naples, Florida

Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States.

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Narragansett Park

Narragansett Park was an American race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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News media

The news media or news industry are forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.

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Omaha (horse)

Omaha (March 24, 1932 – April 24, 1959) was a United States Thoroughbred horse racing champion.

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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II

The Pacific Ocean theater, during World War II, was a major theater of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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San Juan Capistrano Handicap

The San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap is an American invitational handicap Thoroughbred horse race run annually on turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Anita Oaks

Santa Anita Oaks is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap

The Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Tanforan Racetrack

Tanforan Racetrack was a thoroughbred horse racing facility in San Bruno, on the San Francisco Peninsula, in California.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Wheatley Stable

Wheatley Stable was the nom de course for the thoroughbred horse racing partnership formed by Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother, Ogden Livingston Mills.

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William Woodward Sr.

William Woodward Sr. (April 7, 1876 – September 25, 1953) was an American banker and major owner and breeder in thoroughbred horse racing.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Saunders

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