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Peppermints please

By Claire Novak

Monday, November 2, 2009

ARCADIA, CALIF -- Sometimes everything falls into place. You never know when it might happen, but when it does, you breathe a sigh of relief. That's the way it was this morning, first day of action for the Breeders' Cup notes team (that venerable assortment of grizzled reporters, savvy veterans, and me). Arriving at Santa Anita at 5:00 a.m. with the sun just beginning to pink at the horizon, I dropped my bag off at Clockers' Corner and set about reacquainting myself with the layout of the spra ...

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