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21:black tie
1649:Wise Dan
1637:Zenyatta
1517:Alysheba
1463:Affirmed
1414:(DRF) /
1394:Damascus
1377:Moccasin
1352:Dedicate
1324:Tom Fool
1315:(DRF) /
1279:(TSD) /
1277:Coaltown
1271:Citation
1144:Crusader
1120:Grey Lag
1060:Meridian
1018:Commando
1000:Ornament
994:Requital
964:Salvator
794:Arrogate
736:Zenyatta
540:Alysheba
356:Kentucky
346:aboard.
179:Earnings
92:Stallion
1679:Justify
1619:Invasor
1439:Ack Ack
1429:winners
1259:Assault
1138:Sarazen
1036:Sysonby
1030:Beldame
1006:Hamburg
976:Tammany
952:Hanover
910:winners
712:Invasor
673:Volponi
602:Concern
496:winners
305:Cynthia
292:winner
286:Miswaki
234:(1991)
214:(1991)
156:Trainer
138:Breeder
122:Ireland
118:Country
80:Damsire
56:Miswaki
1707:2023:
1701:2022:
1695:2021:
1689:2020:
1683:2019:
1677:2018:
1671:2017:
1665:2016:
1659:2015:
1653:2014:
1641:2011:
1635:2010:
1629:2009:
1625:Curlin
1617:2006:
1611:2005:
1605:2004:
1599:2003:
1593:2002:
1587:2001:
1583:Tiznow
1581:2000:
1575:1999:
1569:1998:
1563:1997:
1551:1994:
1545:1993:
1539:1992:
1533:1991:
1527:1990:
1521:1989:
1515:1988:
1509:1987:
1503:1986:
1497:1985:
1491:1984:
1485:1983:
1479:1982:
1473:1981:
1467:1980:
1455:1977:
1451:Forego
1437:1971:
1410:1970:
1404:1969:
1398:1968:
1392:1967:
1386:1966:
1375:1965:
1363:1959:
1357:1958:
1346:1957:
1340:1956:
1336:Nashua
1334:1955:
1328:1954:
1322:1953:
1311:1952:
1305:1951:
1299:1950:
1275:1949:
1269:1948:
1263:1947:
1257:1946:
1253:Busher
1251:1945:
1245:1944:
1239:1943:
1221:1938:
1215:1937:
1209:1936:
1190:1935:
1184:1934:
1172:1931:
1166:1930:
1160:1929:
1154:1928:
1148:1927:
1142:1926:
1130:1923:
1124:1922:
1118:1921:
1112:1920:
1106:1919:
1102:Johren
1100:1918:
1094:1917:
1088:1916:
1084:Regret
1082:1915:
1078:Roamer
1076:1914:
1070:1913:
1064:1912:
1058:1911:
1040:1906:
1034:1905:
1028:1904:
1024:Hermis
1010:1899:
1004:1898:
998:1897:
992:1896:
982:Domino
980:1893:
974:1892:
968:1891:
956:1888:
950:1887:
864:– ₩ =
862:Legend
777:Bayern
720:Curlin
665:Tiznow
657:Tiznow
259:(1991)
251:Awards
246:(1991)
229:(1991)
224:(1991)
219:(1991)
209:(1990)
199:(1990)
171:Record
128:Colour
98:Foaled
1595:Azeri
1559:Cigar
1418:(TRA)
1383:(DRF)
1371:Kelso
1354:(TRA)
1283:(DRF)
1281:Capot
1265:Armed
1048:Colin
857:Note:
848:2023
840:2022
832:2021
824:2020
816:2019
808:2018
800:2017
792:2016
783:2015
775:2014
767:2013
759:2012
751:2011
745:Blame
743:2010
734:2009
726:2008
718:2007
703:2006
695:2005
687:2004
679:2003
671:2002
663:2001
655:2000
647:1999
632:1998
624:1997
616:1996
610:Cigar
608:1995
600:1994
585:1993
577:1992
562:1991
554:1990
546:1989
538:1988
530:1987
522:1986
514:1985
506:1984
420:Notes
360:Japan
342:with
240:wins:
146:Owner
1342:Swap
307:and
282:mare
132:Gray
106:Died
52:Sire
1132:Zev
1012:Imp
88:Sex
72:Dam
1726::
389:,
382:.
319:.
300:.
900:e
893:t
886:v
787:₩
738:♥
486:e
479:t
472:v
27:.
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