Victory for the first time in America came to the Australian horse Shannon II when he led Why Alibi by 12 lengths to win the San Francisco County Handicap and 10,000 dollars at Bay Meadows, California, recently The time was Imin 55 3-ssec for a mile and three-sixteenths, one-fifth of a second faster than the former track record set in 1936. Shannon II is seen winning from Why Alibi.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26774, 18 May 1948, Page 8
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69Victory for the first time in America came to the Australian horse Shannon II when he led Why Alibi by 12 lengths to win the San Francisco County Handicap and 10,000 dollars at Bay Meadows, California, recently The time was 1min 55 3-5sec for a mile and three-sixteenths, one-fifth of a second faster than the former track record set in 1936. Shannon II is seen winning from Why Alibi. Otago Daily Times, Issue 26774, 18 May 1948, Page 8
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