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was in 1959 aboard the colt Bagdad. In 1960, he won the
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558:"Robert N. Ussery"
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23:Bobby Ussery
906:2023 deaths
901:1935 births
506:. However,
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895:Categories
544:References
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369:Bally Ache
45:1935-09-03
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