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Green Dancer was raced in France by
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490:(born 1998) – Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Ireland. Won
380:(born 1989) – Brazilian 1993 Champion 3-year-old. Won four
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353:(born 1996) – millionaire, multiple stakes winner in USA
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518:Green Dancer's pedigree and partial racing stats
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252:races in France and in England. In the 1975
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516:http://www.pedigreequery.com/green+dancer
542:– via Google News Archive Search.
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461:American Steeplechase Horse of the Year
529:"The Age - Google News Archive Search"
471:2000 American Champion Male Turf Horse
346:Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
610:Champion Thoroughbred Sires of France
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321:1991 European Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt
392:1996 European Champion Older Horse
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413:1995 Canadian Horse of the Year
553:'Grren Dancer pensioned at 28'
459:steeplechase champion who was
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605:Racehorses trained in France
434:Australian Horse of the Year
417:Molson Export Million Stakes
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436:. Won five Group One races
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165:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
568:'Green Dancer dead at 28'
496:St. James's Palace Stakes
333:Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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299:Hollywood Park Racetrack
244:. He was a winner of a
144:US$ 433,052 (equivalent)
448:Hollywood Turf Handicap
365:Queen Elizabeth II Cup
342:Prince of Wales Stakes
178:Leading sire in France
595:2000 racehorse deaths
590:1972 racehorse births
457:American Hall of Fame
329:Irish Champion Stakes
400:International Stakes
311:Santa Anita Handicap
290:Green Dancer sired:
214:English Triple Crown
325:Prix du Jockey Club
278:Lexington, Kentucky
246:French Classic Race
226:Germaine Wertheimer
202:French 2000 Guineas
107:Germaine Wertheimer
571:Thoroughbred Times
558:, 29 November 2000
556:Thoroughbred Times
492:Irish 2000 Guineas
475:Breeders' Cup Turf
442:(born 1997) – Won
425:Derby Trial Stakes
340:(born 1996) – won
307:Californian Stakes
303:Hollywood Gold Cup
117:Jacques Wertheimer
573:, 8 December 2000
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479:Queen Anne Stakes
409:Peaks and Valleys
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444:Epsom Derby
268:Retired to
264:Stud record
254:Epsom Derby
61:Val de Loir
584:Categories
503:References
208:Background
160:Prix Lupin
149:Major wins
538:30 August
402:(twice),
398:(twice),
351:Rochester
250:Group One
242:Alec Head
204:in 1975.
194:racehorse
127:Alec Head
39:Grandsire
467:Kalanisi
363:and the
295:Greinton
222:Kentucky
218:Nijinsky
216:winner,
198:Nijinsky
141:Earnings
136:8: 4–2–0
71:Stallion
33:Nijinsky
533:The Age
388:Halling
382:Grade I
378:Sandpit
338:Gandria
285:Lyphard
238:Jacques
123:Trainer
103:Breeder
85:Country
57:Damsire
473:. Won
415:. Won
394:. Won
323:. Won
309:, and
258:Grundy
180:(1991)
172:Awards
167:(1975)
162:(1975)
157:(1974)
133:Record
93:Colour
77:Foaled
430:Jeune
367:twice
276:near
113:Owner
540:2014
270:stud
80:1972
29:Sire
224:by
97:Bay
67:Sex
49:Dam
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