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1437:Secretariat
1429:Bee Bee Bee
1421:Canonero II
1413:Personality
1357:Candy Spots
1349:Greek Money
1325:Royal Orbit
1253:Hill Prince
1194:Count Fleet
1144:War Admiral
1103:Burgoo King
1086:Gallant Fox
891:Don Enrique
849:Old England
841:The Parader
809:Paul Kauvar
673:Cloverbrook
512:Believe Me
501:Count Fleet
455:Luke McLuke
440:Reigh Count
434:Count Fleet
387:Gallant Man
337:Stud record
312:Bold Forbes
304:John Lively
255:Paul Adwell
225:Gallant Man
39:Gallant Man
1874:Categories
1704:Bernardini
1680:Funny Cide
1672:War Emblem
1656:Red Bullet
1640:Real Quiet
1592:Pine Bluff
1560:Risen Star
1544:Snow Chief
1381:Kauai King
1341:Carry Back
1333:Bally Ache
1309:Bold Ruler
1285:Hasty Road
1211:Polynesian
1119:High Quest
1005:Man o' War
996:Sir Barton
915:Layminster
857:Flocarline
559:References
470:bay 1967
451:Nursemaid
390:bay 1954
382:bay 1961
207:Background
148:Major wins
1720:Big Brown
1373:Tom Rolfe
1228:Faultless
1177:Whirlaway
1161:Challedon
1111:Head Play
1070:Victorian
1062:Bostonian
1013:Broomspun
980:War Cloud
923:Watervale
882:Whimsical
874:Cairngorm
866:Bryn Mawr
825:Half Time
705:Saunterer
649:Culpepper
530:Teresina
514:bay 1954
481:Nasrullah
476:bay 1955
406:Mah Iran
362:Kotashaan
292:Keeneland
223:inductee
197:racehorse
132:12: 9-1-2
35:Grandsire
1828:Rombauer
1552:Alysheba
1479:Affirmed
1389:Damascus
1269:Blue Man
1236:Citation
1169:Bimelech
1046:Coventry
964:Damrosch
801:Margrave
785:Assignee
777:Montague
769:Buddhist
753:Dunboyne
745:The Bard
737:Tecumseh
713:Vanguard
641:Survivor
524:Hyperion
446:Quickly
411:Majideh
368:Pedigree
357:of 1993
241:sale in
239:yearling
211:Bred by
203:series.
137:Earnings
67:Stallion
1802:Justify
1317:Tim Tam
1219:Assault
1203:Pensive
1054:Display
1021:Pillory
972:Kalitan
947:Holiday
907:Effendi
817:Sly Fox
721:Jacobus
697:Grenada
665:Shirley
629:winners
538:Jacopo
519:Alibhai
415:Mahmoud
355:damsire
251:Chicago
166:(1976)
143:343,150
119:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
53:Damsire
1859:Legend
1712:Curlin
1584:Hansel
1301:Fabius
1293:Nashua
1153:Dauber
939:Buskin
833:Hindus
793:Belmar
761:Refund
689:Harold
552:inbred
507:Draeh
486:Nearco
395:Migoli
161:(1976)
156:(1975)
129:Record
89:Colour
73:Foaled
1850:2024
1842:2023
1834:2022
1826:2021
1817:2020
1809:2019
1800:2018
1792:2017
1784:2016
1775:2015
1767:2014
1761:Oxbow
1759:2013
1751:2012
1743:2011
1735:2010
1726:2009
1718:2008
1710:2007
1702:2006
1694:2005
1686:2004
1678:2003
1670:2002
1662:2001
1654:2000
1646:1999
1638:1998
1630:1997
1622:1996
1614:1995
1606:1994
1598:1993
1590:1992
1582:1991
1574:1990
1566:1989
1558:1988
1550:1987
1542:1986
1534:1985
1526:1984
1518:1983
1510:1982
1502:1981
1496:Codex
1494:1980
1486:1979
1477:1978
1468:1977
1460:1976
1452:1975
1444:1974
1435:1973
1427:1972
1419:1971
1411:1970
1403:1969
1395:1968
1387:1967
1379:1966
1371:1965
1363:1964
1355:1963
1347:1962
1339:1961
1331:1960
1323:1959
1315:1958
1307:1957
1299:1956
1291:1955
1283:1954
1275:1953
1267:1952
1259:1951
1251:1950
1245:Capot
1243:1949
1234:1948
1226:1947
1217:1946
1209:1945
1201:1944
1192:1943
1186:Alsab
1184:1942
1175:1941
1167:1940
1159:1939
1151:1938
1142:1937
1134:1936
1127:Omaha
1125:1935
1117:1934
1109:1933
1101:1932
1093:1931
1084:1930
1076:1929
1068:1928
1060:1927
1052:1926
1044:1925
1035:1924
1029:Vigil
1027:1923
1019:1922
1011:1921
1003:1920
994:1919
986:1918
978:1918
970:1917
962:1916
953:1915
945:1914
937:1913
929:1912
921:1911
913:1910
905:1909
897:1908
889:1907
880:1906
872:1905
864:1904
855:1903
847:1902
839:1901
831:1900
823:1899
815:1898
807:1897
799:1896
791:1895
783:1894
775:1890
767:1889
759:1888
751:1887
743:1886
735:1885
727:1884
719:1883
711:1882
703:1881
695:1880
687:1879
679:1878
671:1877
663:1876
655:1875
647:1874
639:1873
249:, a
172:wins:
109:Owner
1261:Bold
1095:Mate
378:Sire
349:for
328:stud
229:mare
181:1976
141:US$
27:Sire
466:Dam
298:at
290:at
245:by
93:Bay
63:Sex
45:Dam
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278:.
1821:♥
1804:₩
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1730:♥
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1196:₩
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1088:₩
1039:♥
998:₩
957:♥
884:♥
859:♥
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605:v
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