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Orb holds off Violence to win Fountain of Youth

Updated: February 23, 2013, 7:02 PM ET
Associated Press

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Orb was covered with gray dirt. So was his jockey, John Velazquez.

That's what happens when horses are closer to last place than first. They get covered in whatever gets kicked up by the powerful, churning legs of the thoroughbreds racing in front of them.

Orb clearly doesn't mind. For the third straight outing, he came from way back in the pack to win -- his latest rally being on Saturday, when he took advantage of some blistering early fractions to catch ...

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