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make him their fifth choice at odds of more than 11 to 1. Under new jockey
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Prince Avatar. Avatar died in 1992 due to a broken neck.
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1491:Commendable
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1272:Secretariat
1208:Hail To All
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921:Gallant Fox
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641:1892 Patron
601:Inspector B
545:Spendthrift
529:Cloverbrook
489:Joe Daniels
357:Retired to
311:. In what
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199:Tommy Doyle
191:San Antonio
60:Mount Marcy
52:Brown Berry
1715:Categories
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1588:Union Rags
1467:Touch Gold
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1200:Quadrangle
1192:Chateaugay
1168:Celtic Ash
841:Man o' War
832:Sir Barton
808:Friar Rock
725:Africander
630:Burlington
473:Kingfisher
379:References
145:Major wins
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1411:Go and Go
1403:Easy Goer
1387:Bet Twice
1104:One Count
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758:Peter Pan
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561:Saunterer
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370:Group One
211:Graustark
183:racehorse
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78:1972–1992
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33:Graustark
1604:Tonalist
1556:Da' Tara
1314:Affirmed
1224:Damascus
1216:Amberoid
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1120:High Gun
1071:Citation
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889:Crusader
873:Mad Play
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800:The Finn
709:Commando
669:Hastings
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521:Algerine
448:Ruthless
225:winner,
205:Pedigree
137:Earnings
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69:Stallion
1686:Dornoch
1637:Justify
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1621:Creator
1339:Summing
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1136:Needles
1063:Phalanx
1054:Assault
938:Faireno
857:Pillory
609:Hanover
585:Panique
553:Grenada
436:winners
353:At Stud
328:furlong
254:bettors
239:Grade I
227:Mahmoud
158:(1976)
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
57:Damsire
1695:– ₩ =
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1507:Sarava
1419:Hansel
1355:Caveat
1289:Avatar
1184:Jaipur
1128:Nashua
824:Johren
701:Ildrim
661:Belmar
593:Tyrant
513:Calvin
465:Fenian
345:, and
176:Avatar
169:(1975)
153:(1975)
129:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
24:Avatar
1701:Filly
1684:2024
1676:2023
1668:2022
1660:2021
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