Owners Consider Suit Against Breeders’ Cup on Salix
Frank Angst
March 14, 2013
Prominent owners threatened legal action if Breeders’ Cup prohibits race-day Salix at its world championships.
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Prominent owners threatened legal action if Breeders’ Cup prohibits race-day Salix at its world championships.
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