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The Week in Review: After a Nightmare, Ray Handal Returns to the Winner's Circle

It was just a claiming race, but when Ray Handal was standing in the Saratoga winner's circle Friday after a win by his Thinkaboutit (Upstart) in the day's eighth race, he was overcome with emotion. It was a victory he will never forget, understandable considering what he had just been put through. "A short time before that, I didn't know if I'd ever be in the winner's circle again," the 34-year-old trainer said. "To come back and win with a horse who we didn't have much in the way of...

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