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1330:Middleground
1213:Bold Venture
1172:Twenty Grand
1123:Flying Ebony
1066:Exterminator
1058:Omar Khayyam
1050:George Smith
985:Stone Street
929:His Eminence
665:
660:
650:
642:
632:
624:
597:Face A Main
548:
540:
475:
465:
433:
429:Jack Dempsey
402:
370:
352:Counterpoint
334:
310:Sol Rutchick
304:Turkish-born
289:
276:Times Square
268:restaurateur
254:
233:Triple Crown
211:who won the
206:Thoroughbred
201:
200:
167:
159:Dover Stakes
126:Sol Rutchick
1935:Rich Strike
1822:Super Saver
1734:Charismatic
1546:Bold Forbes
1521:Secretariat
1505:Canonero II
1271:Count Fleet
1246:Gallahadion
1221:War Admiral
1188:Brokers Tip
1180:Burgoo King
1163:Gallant Fox
1147:Reigh Count
1033:Old Rosebud
993:Wintergreen
945:Judge Himes
937:Alan-a-Dale
753:Lord Murphy
737:Baden-Baden
574:Polymelian
549:Sweet Briar
502:Maintenant
483:Contessina
476:Sweet Briar
456:Reigh Count
451:Count Fleet
399:Stud career
225:Count Fleet
217:Reigh Count
41:Reigh Count
31:Count Fleet
1977:Categories
1951:Mystik Dan
1766:Funny Cide
1758:War Emblem
1726:Real Quiet
1710:Grindstone
1694:Go for Gin
1678:Lil E. Tee
1513:Riva Ridge
1458:Kauai King
1434:Chateaugay
1418:Carry Back
1386:Iron Liege
1338:Count Turf
1115:Black Gold
1083:Paul Jones
1074:Sir Barton
897:Typhoon II
825:Macbeth II
801:Joe Cotton
604:References
592:Alcantara
520:Malachite
512:Stephanie
381:California
251:Background
202:Count Turf
153:Major wins
22:Count Turf
1919:Mandaloun
1911:Authentic
1806:Big Brown
1750:Monarchos
1662:Unbridled
1629:Ferdinand
1530:Cannonade
1426:Decidedly
1362:Determine
1354:Dark Star
1346:Hill Gail
1305:Jet Pilot
1254:Whirlaway
1238:Johnstown
1196:Cavalcade
977:Pink Star
889:Ben Brush
721:Aristides
584:Pasquita
578:Polymelus
557:Cleopatra
541:Sundridge
536:Sun Briar
527:Delmarie
467:Sundridge
413:Lexington
347:eventual
209:racehorse
148:$ 166,375
140:45: 8-4-6
37:Grandsire
1686:Sea Hero
1637:Alysheba
1563:Affirmed
1402:Tomy Lee
1313:Citation
1288:Hoop Jr.
1263:Shut Out
1139:Whiskery
1025:Donerail
1009:Meridian
969:Sir Huon
817:Montrose
793:Buchanan
785:Leonatus
745:Day Star
566:Gallice
561:Corcyra
496:Quickly
461:Sunreigh
438:Pedigree
425:nickname
314:Flamingo
294:and the
227:won the
219:won the
145:Earnings
69:Stallion
50:Delmarie
1887:Justify
1871:Nyquist
1790:Barbaro
1782:Giacomo
1394:Tim Tam
1378:Needles
1296:Assault
1280:Pensive
1099:Morvich
905:Plaudit
865:Lookout
849:Kingman
833:Spokane
809:Ben Ali
729:Vagrant
709:winners
589:Alburn
366:Pensive
341:betting
307:trainer
300:Florida
245:Needles
237:Pensive
182:Honours
121:Trainer
103:Breeder
83:Country
55:Damsire
1960:– ₩ =
1958:Legend
1322:Ponder
1230:Lawrin
1041:Regret
953:Elwood
913:Manuel
777:Apollo
769:Hindoo
531:Pompey
499:Haste
491:Pitti
359:jockey
243:, and
241:Ponder
177:(1951)
166:(1953)
161:(1950)
137:Record
93:Colour
75:Foaled
59:Pompey
1949:2024
1941:2023
1933:2022
1917:2021
1909:2020
1894:2019
1885:2018
1877:2017
1869:2016
1860:2015
1852:2014
1844:2013
1836:2012
1828:2011
1820:2010
1812:2009
1804:2008
1796:2007
1788:2006
1780:2005
1772:2004
1764:2003
1756:2002
1748:2001
1740:2000
1732:1999
1724:1998
1716:1997
1708:1996
1700:1995
1692:1994
1684:1993
1676:1992
1668:1991
1660:1990
1652:1989
1643:1988
1635:1987
1627:1986
1619:1985
1613:Swale
1611:1984
1603:1983
1595:1982
1587:1981
1578:1980
1570:1979
1561:1978
1552:1977
1544:1976
1536:1975
1528:1974
1519:1973
1511:1972
1503:1971
1495:1970
1487:1969
1472:1968
1464:1967
1456:1966
1448:1965
1440:1964
1432:1963
1424:1962
1416:1961
1408:1960
1400:1959
1392:1958
1384:1957
1376:1956
1370:Swaps
1368:1955
1360:1954
1352:1953
1344:1952
1336:1951
1328:1950
1320:1949
1311:1948
1303:1947
1294:1946
1286:1945
1278:1944
1269:1943
1261:1942
1252:1941
1244:1940
1236:1939
1228:1938
1219:1937
1211:1936
1204:Omaha
1202:1935
1194:1934
1186:1933
1178:1932
1170:1931
1161:1930
1153:1929
1145:1928
1137:1927
1129:1926
1121:1925
1113:1924
1105:1923
1097:1922
1089:1921
1081:1920
1072:1919
1064:1918
1056:1917
1048:1916
1039:1915
1031:1914
1023:1913
1017:Worth
1015:1912
1007:1911
1001:Donau
999:1910
991:1909
983:1908
975:1907
967:1906
961:Agile
959:1905
951:1904
943:1903
935:1902
927:1901
919:1900
911:1899
903:1898
895:1897
887:1896
881:Halma
879:1895
873:Chant
871:1894
863:1893
855:1892
847:1891
841:Riley
839:1890
831:1889
823:1888
815:1887
807:1886
799:1885
791:1884
783:1883
775:1882
767:1881
761:Fonso
759:1880
751:1879
743:1878
735:1877
727:1876
719:1875
259:near
171:wins:
111:Owner
1943:Mage
857:Azra
634:Time
448:Sire
405:stud
316:and
272:sire
78:1948
27:Sire
1846:Orb
1107:Zev
525:Dam
403:At
391:at
328:in
324:at
129:2)
124:1)
97:Bay
65:Sex
47:Dam
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