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Watch And Learn: New Year's racing timefigure reflections including State Man and Hermes Allen
Picking up from
my last column
to cover the remainder of the holiday program (December 28 to January 1) in what was the busiest post-Boxing Day period for some time, the narrative seemed to me more of the same - some horses enhanced their reputations, a bigger number diminished theirs, and a standout performance to breathe new life into some…