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744:St. Giles
726:Frederick
702:Middleton
630:Smolensko
612:Whalebone
539:Sir Harry
503:John Bull
201:brown bay
76:Jane Shaw
67:Blacklock
63:Grandsire
44:Amato by
1843:Pour Moi
1795:Kris Kin
1723:Generous
1596:Nijinsky
1590:Blakeney
1584:Sir Ivor
1566:Sea Bird
1548:Larkspur
1518:Crepello
1512:Lavandin
1476:Galcador
1452:Airborne
1373:Hyperion
1355:Blenheim
1343:Felstead
1337:Call Boy
1331:Coronach
1301:Humorist
1116:Sir Hugo
1103:Sainfoin
1091:Ayrshire
1048:Shotover
1042:Iroquois
988:Cremorne
982:Favonius
932:Macaroni
902:Beadsman
840:Surplice
714:Mameluke
678:Gustavus
666:Tiresias
624:Octavius
594:Election
576:Hannibal
551:Champion
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443:Assassin
195:Breeding
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1849:Camelot
1783:Galileo
1777:Sinndar
1753:Shaamit
1711:Nashwan
1705:Kahyasi
1681:Secreto
1675:Teenoso
1663:Shergar
1615:Morston
1609:Roberto
1542:Psidium
1530:Parthia
1464:My Love
1392:Mahmoud
1313:Papyrus
1261:Pommern
1249:Aboyeur
1242:Tagalie
1236:Sunstar
1230:Lemberg
1097:Donovan
1078:Ormonde
1036:Bend Or
1006:Galopin
877:Andover
834:Cossack
816:Orlando
738:Spaniel
720:Cadland
708:Lap-dog
690:Emilius
642:Whisker
636:Blucher
618:Phantom
557:Eleanor
527:Didelot
461:Aimwell
449:Saltram
420:winners
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1741:Erhaab
1657:Henbit
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1385:Bahram
1255:Durbar
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1199:Cicero
1154:Jeddah
1109:Common
1072:Melton
1024:Sefton
1018:Silvio
1012:Kisber
958:Hermit
908:Musjid
804:Attila
762:Mundig
696:Cedric
672:Sailor
564:Tyrant
431:Diomed
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99:Foaled
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1673:1983
1667:1982
1661:1981
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1649:1979
1643:1978
1637:1977
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1625:1975
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1558:1964
1554:Relko
1552:1963
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1534:1960
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1516:1957
1510:1956
1504:1955
1498:1954
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1371:1933
1365:1932
1359:1931
1353:1930
1349:Trigo
1347:1929
1341:1928
1335:1927
1329:1926
1325:Manna
1323:1925
1317:1924
1311:1923
1305:1922
1299:1921
1293:1920
1287:1919
1280:1918
1273:1917
1266:1916
1259:1915
1253:1914
1247:1913
1240:1912
1234:1911
1228:1910
1222:1909
1215:1908
1209:1907
1203:1906
1197:1905
1191:1904
1184:1903
1178:1902
1172:1901
1165:1900
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1152:1898
1145:1897
1139:1896
1133:1895
1129:Ladas
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1120:1893
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1101:1890
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1089:1888
1083:1887
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814:1844
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760:1835
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742:1832
736:1831
732:Priam
730:1830
724:1829
718:1828
712:1827
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682:1822
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260:Notes
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136:Owner
84:Woful
33:Amato
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654:Azor
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509:Waxy
377:2023
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102:1835
53:Sire
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600:Pan
122:bay
89:Sex
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