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SPORTS FLASHBACK 1984: High stakes for equine enthusiast
4 minute read 1:05 PM CDTJohn Berger attributes his love of horses to his Hungarian background. That may be just as good a reason as any for this former volunteer stable hand, turned groom, turned owner, for turning down a substantial offer for Koleanla recently.
If he sold the horse, he says, all the fun would be gone. Of course, the fact that the three-year-old filly sweetened the pot to the tune of better than $10,000 in its last race may have some bearing on Berger’s thinking.
By winning the Countess of Dufferin Stakes at Assiniboia Downs, Koleanla has greatly enriched Berger’s stock as a good judge of horseflesh. The favorite in Sunday’s $15,000 added stakes race came in an impressive 4½ lengths ahead of the field.
Jockey Frank Licata said that being on the best horse makes it easy to win.
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