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Midshipman holds off Square Eddie

By David Grening
Daily Racing Form

Saturday, October 25, 2008

ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Bob Baffert called Midshipman a "basket case" when he was training in Del Mar earlier this summer. Now, Bob Baffert hopes he can call Midshipman a champion. Midshipman's maturation continued Saturday at Santa Anita with a front-running victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile, a victory that may just earn him an Eclipse Award as the nation's top 2-year-old colt. Midshipman, under Garrett Gomez, won by 1 1/4 lengths over Square Eddie, who finished a half-length ...

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