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Old 12-24-2007, 10:12 AM
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Default Dale Baird dead in accident

From a local station in WVA:

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Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Racetrack confirmed their top winning horse trainer, Dale Baird, died in a car accident Sunday. NEWS9’s Chandi Lowry will have a complete reports coming up on NEWS9 Midday
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Old 12-24-2007, 10:21 AM
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thats sad rip
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Old 12-24-2007, 10:22 AM
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Old 12-24-2007, 10:31 AM
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This looks like the accident, he was on his way to Illinois with his GF:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...363/1006/LOCAL
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Old 12-24-2007, 11:02 AM
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Wow.. Just awful. 2 teens killed as well. Very sad.

Winningest trainer in racing history (9,445).

More on accident: http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/ar...24/news/01.txt

Bit on Baird: http://www.hbpa.org/HorsemensJournal...asp?section=7b

Hard to believe but the NTRA does't even have a bio page for Baird.
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Old 12-24-2007, 12:09 PM
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WOW...incredibly sad. Da Mountain will never be the same.

RIP D.B.
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