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Nov. 1 1913 — Notre Dame meets Army for the first time and comes away with a 35-13 win behind Gus Dorias’ 14-of-17 passing for 243 yards. 1938 — George Woolf, riding for regular jockey Red Pollard, leads Seabiscuit to a four-length victory over the heavily favored U.S.
Oct. 29 1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points. 1961 — Oscar Robertson dishes out a franchise-record 22 assists during Cincinnati’s 139-132 win over visiting Syracuse.
Isaac Murphy NORTHERN Rivers trainer Andrew Monaghan rugged up Red Pollard for last Saturday's Ipswich Auction Sprint Series semi-final fully expecting to run a place behind an odds-on favourite. In just 25.16 seconds later, the promising youngster bolted in by three lengths. While Monaghan is keen to claim the underdog tag again this week, the run puts him on everyone's radar ahead of Saturday's final. The son of Barcia Bale has enjoyed a brilliant start to his career. Three wins at Ipswich and two closer to home at Lismore gives him a five from seven strike rate. Monaghan is keen to ...
Isaac Murphy PROMISING bitch Lost in Lantana resumed in Saturday night's Novice over the 431 metre trip after a month and a half off the scene. The progeny of Thirty Talks returned with a bang straight to the front for a comfortable 25.23 victory. The win improves her record to three for three all over the track and trip winning races in consecutive weeks late October and early December before the time off. The break clearly didn't do her any harm showing the same explosive speed the led to her first two triumphs, knocking her personal best down to 25.23. As a rule, Thirty Talks pups h...