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Newspaper clipping from 1962 about horse racing, headline 'The General ran away...', mentions Laker colours

Newspaper clipping from 1962 about horse racing, headline 'The General ran away...', mentions Laker colours

A newspaper clipping dated May 29, 1962, by Tom Nickalls reporting on a horse race at Leicester where Spartan General won the Abbey Park Plate. The article mentions that Spartan Green previously raced in 'Laker colours,' providing a connection to Sir Freddie Laker's involvement in horse racing before his aviation career took prominence.

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