'Paddy' picks up Secretariat victory

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Trainers do not make a habit of comparing star horses that have passed through their barn. Bad politics. But after Paddy O'Prado had won his third straight graded turf stakes, capturing the $400,000 Secretariat by 1 1/4 lengths over English invader Wigmore Hall on a steamy Saturday at Arlington Park, trainer Dale Romans did not hesitate to bring up a standout from the past.

"I thought I'd never see a horse as good as Kitten's Joy," Romans said. "I'm starting to think this one might be."

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