<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/fall-2004/fast-track.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>On the Fast Track</title><excerpt>John Lies ’98 grew up around a race track watching his father train thoroughbred horses. The excitement of the crowd as the horses rushed down the stretch got into his blood. He loves the sport and decided to make a career of it. He began by training horses with his father and working for several prominent stables, but that didn’t engage him.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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