Cipria, Armed, Hindoo, Epinard, Calumet Farm - September 1st
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An Argentinean filly named Cipria wins a maiden race by a head on September 1 and rewards her backers with $263.40 for each $2 bet to win, a Del Mar record that still stands today. ~1955
Due to the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans announced that it would conduct its '05-'06 meet at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in Bossier City. ~2005
With a victory by Armed in the Washington Park Handicap, Calumet Farm became the first stable to surpass $1 million in annual earnings. Calumet led all owners for 1947, with total earnings of $1,402,436. ~1947
The Dwyer Brothers' three-year-old Hindoo won his 19th consecutive race, a purse event at Sheepshead Bay. His winning streak was snapped six days later in the September Handicap at Sheepshead, in which he finished third. ~1881
A French colt, Epinard, headed the field for the first of three Internationals, of progressively longer distances, to be run at Belmont Park, Aqueduct an Latonia. Epinard finished second in the six-furlong race, which was witnessed by the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII. ~1924
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