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but after leading for most of the way he was overtaken approaching the final furlong and beaten into second place by
Mujtahid. In the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood on 1 August the colt contested the Group 2 Richmond Stakes and started the 2/1 favourite ahead of six opponents including Time Gentleman
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Yearling Sale where he was bought for $ 25,000 by the British racehorse trainer Bill O'Gorman. During his racing career he was owned by Tamdown Ltd (Michael McDonnell and Tom Mohan) and trained by O'Gorman at
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Kingsclere Stake, beating three opponents at odds of 4/6. Five days at his success at Newbury, Mac's Imp was moved up in class and started the 2/1 favourite against twelve opponents for the
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Challenger.
355:). Starting the even money favourite, Mac's Imp prevailed by a neck from Distinctly North with a gap of three lengths back to the other eleven runners.
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234:and the 1984 British Horse of the Year
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611:"O`Gorman sales debut next week"
205:in 1995 and died a year later.
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715:. Racing Post. 19 June 1990.
609:Tony Elves (30 March 2001).
799:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
757:. Racing Post. 15 May 1991.
701:. Racing Post. 23 May 1990.
643:"Flaming Reason – Profiles"
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769:"Mac's Imp – Progeny"
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574:"Mac's Imp pedigree"
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434:Minnetonka
379:Stud record
345:Capricciosa
324:July Stakes
313:Royal Ascot
276:maiden race
110:Tamdown Ltd
31:Imp Society
783:Categories
670:2012-07-31
578:Equineline
555:References
530:Fair Copy
527:Menetrier
437:Chieftain
429:Raise You
240:Alan Munro
232:Superpower
209:Background
172:rating 116
141:Major wins
292:Newmarket
223:Keeneland
179:Mac's Imp
128:10: 6-2-0
37:Grandsire
22:Mac's Imp
647:Equibase
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395:Pedigree
317:Generous
255:Nijinsky
236:Provideo
219:yearling
170:Timeform
136:£200,967
133:Earnings
512:Sailor
498:Turn-To
373:Kempton
309:Group 3
304:Newbury
296:lengths
115:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
53:Damsire
40:Barrera
517:Ouija
449:1966
385:gelded
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164:Awards
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