Forever Yours | |
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Sire | Toro |
Grandsire | The Porter |
Dam | Winsome Way |
Damsire | Tetratema |
Sex | Filly |
Foaled | 1933 [1] |
Country | United States |
Colour | Dark Gray |
Owner | Milky Way Farm Stable |
Trainer | Robert V. McGarvey |
Record | 11: 5-2-0 |
Earnings | US$34,865 |
Major wins | |
Arlington Lassie Stakes (1935) Spinaway Stakes (1935) Douglas Park Purse (1936) | |
Awards | |
American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1935) |
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