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Paul Harvey - French race horse won
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Paul Harvey - French race horse won
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Jessica
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Michael
Of the Story Once upon a time there was a hapless racehorse named Fran Scal F R A N S C A L Fran Scal was 2 years old, a native of France and a loser. He had raced only six times in those times in his homeland. He had finished third once, but that was the best that he'd ever done. And so In July of 1953 the owners shipped him across the Channel. Francal would try his luck on foreign soil. The racetrack at Bath in southern England and he would run at 10 to 1. Now it's an hour before the race is to begin. Francal is waiting patiently in his stable. The Bedors at the track glanced over their forms, noted franc at 10 to 1 and generally ignored him. Even though the French horse had never run in England before, there seemed little chance that the northern climate would speed him up any or so they the track bettors assumed. Now I must explain that off track betting is legal in England. And though it's been suggested that some horses are inspired by the humans who have confidence in them, let me remind you that the betters at the track, the fans who were present that day, did not favor Franz Skull. So there is no way that that horse could have known what was happening miles away in every direction. At that very moment, 30 minutes before the race, there is a flurry of off track betting. Big city bookies and I mean throughout all the British Isles, were receiving last minute money on Fran Scal. Stunned, many of these bookies began laying off bets with their colleagues. For most of them it was too late in Rapid fire. The off track systems attempted to contact the racetrack at Bass, but the incoming telegraph line had been cut. The incoming telegraph line, used for the purpose of last minute odds shifting, apparently, they said, had been struck by lightning. You and I know it had been cut. So Franscal, with 70,000 unexpected off track dollars on his nose, approached the starting gate. Still 10 to 1 to lose. Now the horses are ready. And they're off. Francal breaks clean and pushes to the inside. Out in front, it's Paper Chase, Queen's lady and Sinbad. In the turn, Paper Chase fades to the outside and Franscal charges for the hole. It's Sinbad and Queen's Lady. Sinbad and Queen's lady neck and neck. On the outside, Queen's lady backs off. Now it's Sinbad forward by a length. Francow driving hard to the inside, overtaking Queen's Lady. The crowd's on its feet. In the stretch, it's Sinbad and Franz Scout. Sinbad forward by a nose. Fran Scout closes the gap. It's Sinbad and Franc. It's France Cal down to the wire. And the winner by a nose is Franz Gal. Even those who'd bet on the other horses that day shared in the pandemonium of cheers. For there's a bit of the underdog in all of us. And in that shining moment, he was one of us. Fran Scale, the only horse in horse race history to win a race without ever leaving the stable. I said without ever leaving the stable. The income telegraph line had been cut purposely, maliciously cut. And it was three days before Scotland Yard found Franz Scout in his hideaway stall right next to the look alike champion racehorse. The identical twin of Fran Scale, who threw the hanky panky of the crooks, had owned both and had run the race in his place. If you've run out of fingers, 70,000 at 10 to 1 is $700,000. And now you know the rest of the story.
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Jessica
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