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39:Speightstown
1014:La Guiriere
851:7 furlongs
736:7 furlongs
670:May 7, 2022
603:Oct 2, 2021
550:6 furlongs
418:Bob Baffert
234:Street Boss
143:$ 1,216,400
116:Peter Brant
1586:Categories
1163:Equineline
1143:References
1040:Half Ours
992:La Comete
967:Secrettame
487:Statistics
431:Cyberknife
427:Cyberknife
414:Cyberknife
283:Chad Brown
281:. Trainer
212:Background
148:Major wins
1546:28 August
1442:30 August
1137:Storm Cat
1071:Storm Cat
1053:Unbridled
998:Holy Bull
980:Storm Cat
952:Gone West
939:Munnings
497:Distance
481:Keeneland
294:Grade III
208:in 2022.
56:Half Ours
35:Grandsire
1096:Damascus
927:Pedigree
876:1:21.35
863:Saratoga
824:1:46.24
761:1:21.18
699:1:34.81
632:1:36.72
572:1:09.85
559:Saratoga
525:(Losing)
325:held at
218:chestnut
140:Earnings
93:Chestnut
65:Stallion
30:Munnings
1520:11 June
1416:24 July
1390:24 July
1361:26 July
1120:) 1975
1089:Ogygian
1023:) 1980
894:lengths
888:⁄
831:lengths
794:⁄
767:lengths
717:lengths
711:⁄
674:1 mile
649:lengths
643:⁄
607:1 mile
589:lengths
583:⁄
530:Jockey
527:Margin
523:Winning
518:Winning
515:Finish
465:⁄
442:⁄
412:winner
403:⁄
366:⁄
327:Del Mar
315:lengths
309:⁄
287:Grade I
279:lengths
273:⁄
230:Grade I
195:Grade I
187:Grade I
161:(2022)
135:6:5-0-1
122:Trainer
99:Breeder
79:Country
53:Damsire
1494:9 May
1065:Zing
918:Notes:
867:0.55*
815:0.70*
799:miles
752:0.35*
690:0.70*
623:1.70*
563:1.10*
512:Field
506:Track
503:Grade
258:Maiden
171:(2022)
166:(2022)
156:(2021)
132:Record
114:&
89:Colour
71:Foaled
1571:9 May
1468:9 May
1336:9 May
1310:9 May
1284:9 May
1258:9 May
1229:9 May
1196:9 May
1168:9 May
1110:1984
1098:1964
1092:1983
1085:1994
1073:1983
1067:1997
1055:1997
1049:1993
1042:2003
1037:2009
1016:1988
1001:1991
994:1996
982:1983
976:1993
969:1978
961:1970
955:1984
948:1998
941:2006
520:Time
509:Odds
500:Race
494:Date
204:and
107:Owner
1573:2022
1548:2022
1522:2022
1496:2022
1470:2022
1444:2022
1418:2022
1392:2022
1363:2022
1338:2022
1312:2022
1286:2022
1260:2022
1231:2022
1198:2022
1170:2022
937:Sire
533:Ref
416:and
27:Sire
1033:Dam
1021:ARG
765:10
693:11
682:II
390:at
61:Sex
45:Dam
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1127:FR
1118:FR
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