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Ty Cobb bat among items sold at auction

By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Saturday, June 5, 2004

Less than 24 hours before Smarty Jones went for his Triple Crown run, the saddle of last year's equine darling, Seabiscuit, sold for $46,918. The saddle, used in the 1930s by the horse popularized in Laura Hillenbrand's book and the subsequent movie, was one of many one-of-a-kind items up for bid in a two-day auction conducted by auction house Leland's that generated $4.5 million in sales. Secretariat's bit and bridle worn by the horse in all three Triple Crown races in 1973 did not reach its ...

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