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Capt. Candyman Can's owner dies

By Mike Welsch
Daily Racing Form

Saturday, October 31, 2009

ARCADIA, Calif. - The excitement of Breeders' Cup Week was tempered for the connections of Capt. Candyman Can on Saturday with the news of the sudden death of Dr. Joseph Rauch, a co-owner and breeder of the gelding, who is among the leading contenders for next Saturday's Sprint. Rauch, a director of the urgent care department at Leesburg Regional Hospital near Ocala, Fla., was 66. Trainer Ian Wilkes said he received the news from Rauch's wife, Rosemary, around 8:30 a.m. Saturday as he prepared ...

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