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Alpha lived up to its name

Trained by Mark Johnstone ridden by Pietro Romeo horse named TANGO TINO. Pictures: Roxanne Weston; RLR Photography.

The Alpha Jockey Club Alpha Community Cup Race Day certainly lived up to its name on Saturday with some 3,000 […]

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