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Desmond was a dark brown (sometimes described as "black") horse bred by his owner, the 4th Earl of
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Fairy Gold. A week later he started odds-on favourite for the Summer
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Desmond showed very good form as a two-year-old in 1898. On 24 May at
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and started second choice in the betting at odds of 4/1. Ridden by
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After a break of four months, Desmond returned for the
644:"Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Little Agnes - Family 16-c"
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Pedigree of
Desmond (GB) (16-c), brown stallion, 1896
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347:finished first and second respectively in the
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194:in 1913, the year of his death.
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339:in 1913. In that year his sons
261:and won "very easily" by three
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802:"The Race for the Epsom Derby"
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597:. Macdonald and Jane’s.
622:. Thoroughbred Heritage
359:and was the damsire of
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748:"Newmarket First July"
240:Epsom Downs Racecourse
893:1913 racehorse deaths
888:1896 racehorse births
337:British champion sire
259:Manchester Racecourse
862:. Horseracinghistory
474:L'Abbesse de Jouarre
286:Newmarket Racecourse
223:L'Abbesse de Jouarre
116:4th Earl of Dunraven
107:4th Earl of Dunraven
51:L'Abbesse de Jouarre
842:"Racing in England"
824:"Racing in England"
784:"Racing in England"
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665:"Racing in England"
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866:28 December
620:"St. Simon"
546:Atherstone
331:Stud record
316:Epsom Derby
282:July Stakes
270:Royal Ascot
242:he started
188:July Stakes
150:July Stakes
882:Categories
650:2013-08-25
626:2012-03-14
558:References
509:Muscovite
499:Seclusion
493:Newminster
450:Pocahontas
432:St. Angela
335:He became
321:Flying Fox
297:John Watts
219:Epsom Oaks
198:Background
139:Major wins
536:Volatile
530:Sweetmeat
514:Diomedia
341:Craganour
211:St. Simon
37:Grandsire
31:St. Simon
524:Carnival
480:Trappist
438:King Tom
404:Voltaire
383:St Simon
370:Pedigree
361:Blenheim
301:Frontier
186:and the
134:7: 3-1-0
69:Stallion
60:Trappist
519:Festive
456:Adeline
427:Merope
397:Vedette
390:Galopin
345:Aboyeur
263:lengths
248:furlong
221:winner
172:Desmond
121:Trainer
103:Breeder
83:Country
57:Damsire
41:Galopin
22:Desmond
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486:Hermit
165:(1913)
157:Awards
152:(1898)
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131:Record
93:Colour
75:Foaled
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349:Derby
255:filly
113:Owner
868:2016
710:ISBN
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461:Ion
380:Sire
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