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The article explores the success of harness driver and trainer Billy Haughton in the U.S. Haughton and his horse named Chris Spencer, have won the 1949 Golden West Trot. Since 1949, Haughton has already earned more than 8 million dollars. He is now earning more than 100,000 dollars per year. He opened his stable in 1947 with just two horses. The Haughton stable now has 104 horses, with six assistant trainers and 58 grooms.

The article discusses the success of the thoroughbred named Swaps in the horse racing scene in the U.S., which was named Horse of the Year for 1956. It says that Swaps resumed training and accomplished the amazing feat of breaking four world's records in 1956. According to the author, Swaps won the Horse of the Year recognition based mainly on the record of its accomplishments. The rivalry between Swaps and Nashua in 1955 and the dominance of Bold Ruler in the 2-year-old scene are also discussed.