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Lion Heart, Biancone hoped for gold.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Jennifer Smith
LEXINGTON, Ky. _ Nearly two hours after the Kentucky Derby, back at his quiet barn, Patrick Biancone still couldn't settle down. He tried to light his cigarette five times, but his shaking hands struggled to hold the lighter steady.
He knew how close he and his horse, Lion Heart, had come to winning. But the horse was beaten down the stretch by charging favorite Smarty Jones.
"We were so close," the trainer said, the now-lit cigarette, hanging from his lower lip, bouncing up and down faster with each word.
Biancone got more fiery as he talked about what could have been and what might be in the Preakness two ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Lion Heart, Biancone hoped for gold.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)