Track Robbery (foaled 1976 in

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. Out of the mare Left at Home, she was sired by

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winner No Robbery, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Swaps. Raced by

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owner

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under the Summa Stable banner, Track Robbery was trained by Robert Wheeler in all but one of her career starts, with

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her winning trainer in the 1982

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. In 1982, the filly won three

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races en route to being voted

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honors. Retired to

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duty, Track Robbery's most successful runner was the multiple stakes winner Train Robbery.

References

Track Robbery's pedigree and partial racing stats
1976 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 13-b {{Racehorse-stub