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At the end of his racing career, Grey
Sovereign was retired to stud where he became a very successful breeding stallion. He was the leading sire of two-year-olds in Britain in 1958 and 1961 and the leading sire of two-year-olds in France in 1967. Grey Sovereign was retired from stud duty in 1972 and
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As a yearling Grey
Sovereign was offered for sale. George Colling, who had trained Nimbus, was interested in the colt but was deterred from buying him by his fractious behaviour in the sales ring. He was bought for 6,700
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Sovereign was described as "brilliant but hot-tempered". He recorded his most important success as a two-year-old when he won the Richmond Stakes over six
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As a four-year-old, Grey
Sovereign won the Festival Stakes at
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Nasrullah: Forgotten
Patriarch of the American Thoroughbred
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by J K Measures and sent into training with George Beeby.
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652:. Russell Meerdink. p. 237.
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333:Sovereign Path, winner of the
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308:Gustav, winner of the
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851:Categories
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540:References
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341:, sire of
253:Hard Sauce
179:Background
143:Major wins
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215:in 1949.
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185:Nasrullah
165:racehorse
37:Grandsire
31:Nasrullah
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361:Pedigree
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