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Produce Stakes which, like many races at the time, was scheduled for a series of heats, with the prize going to the first horse to win twice. He won one of the first three heats, but in the final run-off he ran third behind John Morgan and Myrtle. Four days later at the same
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Australian was regarded by contemporary experts as one of the best British horses of the nineteenth century. After his retirement from racing he had some success as a sire of winners in England and France and, through his son
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Australian. In his only race for his new owner he contested an event in heats in which he finished fourth and fifth in the first two heats before running third behind John Morgan and Ella D. in the decider.
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Association Stakes before finishing second to Kansas in the Citizen's Stakes. After a three month break Millington returned at
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sire-line in Europe. Australian's dam Emilia, who was imported to the United States along with her son, became the female-line ancestor of many other major winners including
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Australian was retired to become a breeding stallion and spent most of his stud career at Alexander's
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Australian died at the
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Pedigree of Australian (GB), chestnut stallion, 1858
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430:Spirit, foaled 1876, dam of
300:Richards, who supported the
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413:Adele, foaled 1875, dam of
392:Letty, foaled 1873, dam of
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1101:. Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
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958:Thoroughbred Bloodlines
1319:Thoroughbred family 11
737:Cervantes mare (1825)
195:Scott County, Kentucky
1299:1879 racehorse deaths
1294:1858 racehorse births
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916:Thoroughbred Heritage
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183:1st Earl of Feversham
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142:Doswell Stakes (1861)
173:horse with no white
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123:Robert A. Alexander
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732:Clinkerina
676:Chance Shot
666:Chance Play
616:Don Enrique
574:Lamplighter
560:Hurst Park
540:Spendthrift
535:Baden-Baden
498:Strathmore
479:Fellowcraft
467:Joe Daniels
432:Paul Kauvar
421:Spendthrift
400:Baden-Baden
367:Joe Daniels
335:Cloverbrook
313:Stud career
302:Confederacy
276:New Orleans
210:Epsom Derby
1288:Categories
1055:6 December
1020:2014-06-09
892:References
864:Soothsayer
828:Goosander
756:Touchstone
740:Cervantes
642:Chatterton
637:Man o' War
632:Mad Hatter
528:Rutherford
449:Australian
179:hands high
165:Background
151:Australian
137:Major wins
22:Australian
715:Melbourne
680:Best Play
652:Fairmount
628:Earlocker
625:Stromboli
621:Fair Play
612:Glorifier
608:Masterman
591:Lazzarone
563:Brousseau
531:Barricade
483:Springbok
380:Springbok
323:Lexington
247:Broomspun
40:Melbourne
37:Grandsire
870:Sprite (
860:Variety
854:Penelope
817:Shoveler
776:Whisker*
694:Pedigree
661:Mad Play
595:Hastings
587:Assignee
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548:Kingston
544:Bankrupt
522:Tecumseh
510:Montrose
495:Waverly
463:Helmbold
457:Algerine
387:Tecumseh
349:Iroquois
342:Algerine
216:and the
214:St Leger
191:Helmsley
175:markings
171:chestnut
132:8: 2-2-3
101:Chestnut
65:Stallion
886:Whisker
840:Whisker
805:Orville
800:Emilius
767:Banter
671:Display
646:My Play
599:Leonid
578:Arsenal
568:Novelty
518:Attila
490:Vallera
487:Audrain
474:Hoodlum
471:Hidalgo
357:Panique
239:Ben Ali
107:Breeder
87:Country
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656:Ladkin
649:Dunlin
553:Ildrim
415:Belmar
394:Refund
353:Harold
255:Hasili
129:Record
97:Colour
71:Foaled
48:Emilia
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796:1833
791:1840
772:Emma
761:Camel
752:1843
726:Comus
719:1832
711:1850
602:Lytle
501:Plohn
280:filly
251:Gaily
235:Tanya
227:Solon
117:Owner
1057:2014
977:ISBN
847:Waxy
822:Scud
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704:Sire
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