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Filly Last of Line, First in Carousel; Miss Slewpy, a Big Girl Now, Is 6-for-8 - and Never Worse Than 2nd

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19941204
Author:Vinnie Perrone

The Carousel Stakes brought Oliver Goldsmith $45,000 yesterday, and a wave of regret that he'll never have a chance to recreate the filly that won it.

Miss Slewpy, the only 3-year-old in the race, burst through an inside gap on the far turn and showed her long black tail to five rivals, winning the $75,000 race at Laurel Park by seven lengths. She became the third winner of the day for the jockey-trainer team of Larry Reynolds and Ron Cartwright.

It was the fourth straight victory for Miss Slewpy, a Goldsmith homebred who didn't race until August because, Cartwright said, she was ...

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