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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated June 21, 1956 reads, "Handicap star Bobby Brocato, right, and Lover Boy, both owned by Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Kerr, look over the neighborly stable scene at Hollywood Park where the former is reported sharp for the $25,000 Inglewood Handicap after a six-furlong work in 1:10 1/5 this week. Bobby Brocato is rated one of the fastest handicap stars at the track."
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