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1185:2021-07-16
1165:References
1132:Battleship
1022:Soon Over
892:Sun Egret
502:Call Over
271:Most wins:
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176:Man o' War
172:Battleship
152:James Rowe
27:Horse race
802:Don Meade
795:Omission
764:Cape Cod
447:Nick Shuk
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306:Nick Shuk
160:James Jr.
68:Race type
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1155:1:27.00
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1120:1:26.20
1102:Mynheer
1094:$ 3,480
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564:Nearway
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491:1:11.60
471:Tuscany
463:$ 7,700
460:1:11.00
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427:1:11.40
381:furlongs
125:$ 10,000
92:furlongs
87:Distance
41:Location
718:Pensive
595:Repand
439:Tuscany
368:Trainer
345:Winners
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264:Tuscany
252:Records
219:Pensive
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1293:"1944"
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364:Jockey
356:Winner
283:jockey
266:(1952)
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376:Dist.
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