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135-1 shot wins in New Orleans

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: February 24, 2013 at 4 a.m.

Ive Struck a Nerve, allowed to go off at odds of 135-1, edged out Code West in a photo finish to pull off a stunning upset in the $400,000 Grade II Risen Star Stakes on Saturday at the Fair Grounds in the final prep for the Louisiana Derby.

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