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Cormorant was purchased for $ 16,000 and was named after the owner's wife's sailboard. He debuted on June 22, 1976. He had a strong 1976, winning 4 out of 5 races including the
October 16, 1976, Nursery Stakes. His winning ways continued into the 1977 season, where he won the Iroquois Handicap and
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as the 2nd favorite at 4:1 odds. He returned just 9 days later when he won the biggest victory of his career - the Grade-1 1977
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lengths and netted $ 124,200. He finished his career on June 19, 1977, with a 2nd-place finish at the Grade-2
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166:(April 21, 1974 - May 4, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1977
187:. His 7 race winning streak was snapped after a 2nd-place finish at the May 14th, 1977 Grade-2
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183:in March. He then won the April 9th, 1977, Grade-2
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731:"Jersey Derby To Cormorant By 3½ Lengths"
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195:. He finished in 4th place behind
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237:Cormorant descendants include:
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710:"Classic Sire Cormorant Dies"
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432:Meadowlands Cup Handicap
814:Thoroughbred family 5-j
440:Empire Classic Handicap
809:2007 racehorse deaths
804:1974 racehorse births
287:First Flight Handicap
193:1977 Preakness Stakes
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391:Instant Friendship
358:1994 Kentucky Derby
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303:Gailant Man Stakes
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118:Danny Wright
102:Berry C T Jr
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777:"Cormorant"
752:"Cormorant"
647:"Cormorant"
615:Count Fleet
597:Swoon's Son
586:Lady Juror
571:Mary Tudor
531:Flower Red
505:Flower Bowl
461:His Majesty
233:Stud career
78:May 4, 2007
30:His Majesty
798:Categories
628:References
576:Sansonnet
560:Owen Tudor
534:Beau Pere
491:Romanella
486:Tofanella
407:Draw Shot
350:Go for Gin
271:Major Wins
227:Ohio Derby
139:Major wins
782:9 January
736:9 January
715:9 January
694:9 January
673:9 January
652:9 January
601:The Doge
580:Sansovino
526:Teresina
494:El Greco
375:Mr Angel
164:Cormorant
134:$ 243,174
94:Ben Roach
35:Grandsire
22:Cormorant
761:6 August
593:b. 1962
565:Hyperion
556:b. 1944
548:b. 1967
539:Boudoir
519:Hyperion
509:b. 1952
481:Bellini
477:Tenerani
473:b. 1952
465:b. 1968
448:Pedigree
131:Earnings
126:12:8-2-0
62:Stallion
611:Recess
513:Alibhai
220:⁄
152:(1977)
147:(1977)
107:Trainer
91:Breeder
83:Country
51:Damsire
621:Recce
606:Swoon
507:(USA)
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424:Gander
256:Foaled
245:, f =
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123:Record
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67:Foaled
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420:1996
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247:filly
99:Owner
38:Ribot
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