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Havre de Grace Racetrack
Havre de Grace, Maryland
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Operating from 1912 to 1950 and nicknamed “The Graw,” the Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association racetrack was one of four one-mile thoroughbred racecourses in Maryland and reflected Harford County’s status as a breeding center for thoroughbreds. Man O’ War won the Potomac Handicap here in 1920, setting a track record. In 1948, while en route to the Triple Crown, Citation lost his only race that year to a local horse, Saggy. The clubhouse and grandstand remain.
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Photo: Allen C. Browne
Photo: Allen C. Browne
Photo: Allen C. Browne
Photo: Allen C. Browne
Photo: Allen C. Browne
Photo: Beverly Pfingsten
Photo: Beverly Pfingsten
Photo: Adam Margolis
Photo: William Pfingsten
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