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Merit Man (FL)

2010 Bay Colt

Trainer: Robert B. Hess, Jr.
Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux
Owner: Chandler, Bruce, McKee, Robert H. and Glavin, James
Breeder: Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds & Stephen Barberino
Merit Man With Distinction Storm Cat
Extravagant Woman
Precise Strike Precise End
Nora November
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
2010Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2010 Fall Mixed$2,200
2012Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2012 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training$75,000

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Merit Man works at Santa Anita 10/29/2012.
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