new shooter

new shooter
 n.— «In Preakness parlance, they are the “new shooters”—horses who miss the Kentucky Derby but show up two weeks later at Pimlico, hoping to spoil a Triple Crown bid. » —“Spoilers Aren’t Just in Rearview” by Bill Christine in Baltimore Los Angeles Times May 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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