Run Dusty Run (foaled April 19, 1974) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1976

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Career

Run Dusty Run began his racing career on April 6, 1976, placing 4th at

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. As a two-year-old he picked up two wins in Arlington in September and October 1976 before winning the

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, the first major win of his career. On October 9, 1976, he won the Grade 2

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, then finished the year with a win in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. Run Dusty Run's three-year-old campaign was a tough one. He finished second six times. In Seattle Slew's 1977 U.S. Triple Crown year, Run Dusty Run finished second in the

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, third in the

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and second in the

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. In the 1977 Travers, Run Dusty Run crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified and placed second to Jatski. 1978 was Dusty's last racing year and he finished his career with wins at the Hialeah Challenge Cup Invitational Stakes and the Grade 2 Seminole Stakes.

Pedigree

References

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