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Heros Reward (MD)

2002 Dark Bay or Brown Gelding

Trainer: Dale Capuano
Jockey: Erick D. Rodriguez
Owner: Rob Ry Farm and Slysz, Jayne Marie
Breeder: Gretchen B. Mobberley
Heros Reward Partner's Hero Danzig
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More Articles about Heros Reward
Heros Reward ridden by Rosie Napravnik wins the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes at Laurel Park in Maryland on Saturday, August 15, 2009.
Photo: Maryland Jockey Club, Jim McCue
Heros Reward ridden by Rosie Napravnik wins the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes at Laurel Park in Maryland on Saturday, August 15, 2009.
Photo: Michael Burns
Heros Reward gets his third win on the Woodbine Turf in the Scotts Highlander Stakes (Can-III) June 22.
Photo: Michael Burns
Heros Reward gets his third win on the Woodbine Turf in the Scotts Highlander Stakes (Can-III) June 22.

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