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                      -- LONGSHOT WINNER AT TURF PARADISE RAN UNDER WRONG NAME

"Arizona Department of Racing officials are investigating how two runners from the barn of trainer Dan McFarlane erroneously ran in each other’s name in Saturday's seventh race at Turf Paradise.

Cavour, carrying saddle cloth 5, was credited with the victory at odds of 29-1 in the $15,000 mile and a half starter stakes on the turf, but when the horse was identified at the test barn, his lip tattoo matched Sir Searsucker. The No. 7 saddle cloth was assigned to Sir Searsucker, but it was actually Cavour who carried that number to a last-place finish of nine runners.

Cavour was 15-1 on the morning line while the more accomplished Sir Searsucker was 6-1 and went off at 7-1."

"A total of $51,084 was bet in the win-place-show pools on that race. By comparison, the day’s other WPS pools were: $14,649, $28,153, $36,349, $18,879, $24,850, $27,247 and $37,748."