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Article: DERBY BITTERSWEET FOR DANCE FLOOR BREEDER
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- April 27, 1992
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Mike Farrell, Racing Correspondent
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-27-1992
DERBY BITTERSWEET FOR DANCE FLOOR BREEDER
By Mike Farrell, Racing Correspondent
Date: 04-27-1992, Monday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star
COLTS NECK -- Bill Purdey, the master of Greenfields, was remarkably chipper
Friday afternoon for a man who had pulled an all-nighter.
It's foaling season, and Purdey had spent a fruitless overnight
vigil with a boarder mare nine days overdue.
"In the evening about 8:30, it looked like she was getting ready,"
Purdey said. "Nothing happened. I guess the foal just moved a little."
Sleepless nights come with the franchise in the breeding ...