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1649:Summer Bird
1616:Afleet Alex
1584:Point Given
1576:Commendable
1528:Tabasco Cat
1382:Bold Forbes
1357:Secretariat
1293:Hail To All
1229:Gallant Man
1114:Count Fleet
1073:Pasteurized
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1006:Gallant Fox
982:Chance Shot
877:Luke McLuke
835:Burgomaster
726:1892 Patron
686:Inspector B
630:Spendthrift
614:Cloverbrook
574:Joe Daniels
366:Stud record
358:, the 1952
327:races, the
1800:Categories
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1673:Union Rags
1552:Touch Gold
1480:Risen Star
1349:Riva Ridge
1285:Quadrangle
1277:Chateaugay
1253:Celtic Ash
926:Man o' War
917:Sir Barton
893:Friar Rock
810:Africander
715:Burlington
558:Kingfisher
378:References
266:King Ranch
262:Max Hirsch
260:. Trainer
258:Man o' War
250:Heliopolis
244:Background
148:Major wins
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123:Max Hirsch
113:King Ranch
50:Rocket Gun
31:Heliopolis
1763:Arcangelo
1608:Birdstone
1512:A.P. Indy
1496:Go and Go
1488:Easy Goer
1472:Bet Twice
1189:One Count
1097:Whirlaway
1081:Johnstown
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843:Peter Pan
802:Masterman
708:1889 Eric
702:Sir Dixon
646:Saunterer
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443:The Times
421:April 21,
314:Fisherman
238:racehorse
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1399:Affirmed
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1156:Citation
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885:The Finn
794:Commando
754:Hastings
654:Forester
606:Algerine
533:Ruthless
341:Tom Fool
337:Suburban
333:Brooklyn
232:Champion
228:Kentucky
224:High Gun
137:Earnings
67:Stallion
41:Hyperion
22:High Gun
1771:Dornoch
1722:Justify
1714:Tapwrit
1706:Creator
1424:Summing
1408:Coastal
1221:Needles
1148:Phalanx
1139:Assault
1023:Faireno
942:Pillory
694:Hanover
670:Panique
638:Grenada
521:winners
312:won by
143:486,025
119:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
58:Brazado
55:Damsire
1780:– ₩ =
1778:Legend
1592:Sarava
1504:Hansel
1440:Caveat
1374:Avatar
1269:Jaipur
1213:Nashua
909:Johren
786:Ildrim
746:Belmar
678:Tyrant
598:Calvin
550:Fenian
345:Nashua
304:, and
217:(1955)
212:(1954)
204:Awards
198:(1954)
186:(1955)
181:(1955)
171:(1954)
166:(1954)
161:(1954)
156:(1954)
129:Record
89:Colour
73:Foaled
1786:Filly
1769:2024
1761:2023
1753:2022
1745:2021
1737:2020
1729:2019
1720:2018
1712:2017
1704:2016
1695:2015
1687:2014
1679:2013
1671:2012
1663:2011
1655:2010
1647:2009
1639:2008
1630:2007
1624:Jazil
1622:2006
1614:2005
1606:2004
1598:2003
1590:2002
1582:2001
1574:2000
1566:1999
1558:1998
1550:1997
1542:1996
1534:1995
1526:1994
1518:1993
1510:1992
1502:1991
1494:1990
1486:1989
1478:1988
1470:1987
1462:1986
1454:1985
1448:Swale
1446:1984
1438:1983
1430:1982
1422:1981
1414:1980
1406:1979
1397:1978
1388:1977
1380:1976
1372:1975
1364:1974
1355:1973
1347:1972
1339:1971
1331:1970
1323:1969
1315:1968
1307:1967
1299:1966
1291:1965
1283:1964
1275:1963
1267:1962
1259:1961
1251:1960
1243:1959
1237:Cavan
1235:1958
1227:1957
1219:1956
1211:1955
1203:1954
1195:1953
1187:1952
1179:1951
1171:1950
1165:Capot
1163:1949
1154:1948
1146:1947
1137:1946
1131:Pavot
1129:1945
1121:1944
1112:1943
1104:1942
1095:1941
1087:1940
1079:1939
1071:1938
1062:1937
1054:1936
1047:Omaha
1045:1935
1037:1934
1029:1933
1021:1932
1013:1931
1004:1930
996:1929
988:1928
980:1927
972:1926
964:1925
956:1924
948:1923
940:1922
932:1921
924:1920
915:1919
907:1918
899:1917
891:1916
883:1915
875:1914
864:Sweep
862:1910
851:Colin
849:1908
841:1907
833:1906
826:Tanya
824:1905
818:Delhi
816:1904
808:1903
800:1902
792:1901
784:1900
776:1899
768:1898
760:1897
752:1896
744:1895
736:1894
713:1890
700:1888
692:1887
684:1886
676:1885
668:1884
660:1883
652:1882
644:1881
636:1880
628:1879
620:1878
612:1877
604:1876
596:1875
590:Saxon
588:1874
580:1873
572:1872
564:1871
556:1870
548:1869
540:1868
531:1867
192:wins:
109:Owner
93:Brown
990:Vito
456:2024
423:2024
372:stud
331:and
141:US$
76:1951
27:Sire
950:Zev
63:Sex
47:Dam
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394:.
362:.
351:.
320:.
300:,
284:,
240:.
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1699:₩
1634:♥
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828:♥
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504:t
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