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A time capsule dug up in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park contained a letter betting on a horse named Santa Claus—and decades later, it sparked a viral win when bettors followed the tip by backing Christmas Day, who triumphed in the Betfred Derby. The mayor even pledged her winnings to charity, while the finder, whose last name means “Christmas” in Romanian, called it surreal. Now, the park trust is hunting for the original writer’s descendants and plans to bury their own time capsule to keep the luck alive.
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