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You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.

Joe Torre

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Joe Torre
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 18
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Joseph Paul Torre
Thoroughbreds
Derby
Kentucky
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Winning
Thoroughbred

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