Convenience (foaled May 29, 1968 in

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) was a

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racing

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. She was sired by Fleet Nasrullah, a son of Nasrullah, and her dam was Moment of Truth. Bred by Caper Hill Farm, Inc. and raced by

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, she was trained by Willard Proctor. During her racing career, Convenience won fifteen of thirty-five starts and retired with earnings of $648,933. Among her wins, Convenience twice won the Grade 1 Vanity Handicap and in 1972, under jockey Jerry Lambert defeated Typecast in a $250,000 winner-take-all

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in front of 53,575 fans at

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References

{{reflist 1968 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 20-c