An Early Helping of Humbug

In a manner of speaking, they ran the Generous Stakes for the 27th year at Hollywood Park over the Thanksgiving weekend. But to pick a nit, the first time the Generous was run was in 1993, so the math doesn't make any sense. Nor did it make any sense when Hollywood Park changed the name of the race, after 11 years, from the Hoist the Flag to the Generous. Consigned to the dust bin was Hoist the Flag, who only finished first in every race he ever ran, and was the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby when his career was cut short by injury in March of 1971.

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