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It was not my intention to say anything about Gibson's death, but it is true that he died a week ago
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and was retired from racing. The condition progressively worsened until surgery was attempted to repair the tendon and reduce the swelling in his leg. However, the colt died during the operation on
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disabling of the colt. He was a brave horse, a well-bred one, and when he died I wanted him buried with just as little publicity as possible.
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1128:Count Turf
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873:Paul Jones
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687:Typhoon II
615:Macbeth II
591:Joe Cotton
415:References
386:Leamington
353:Windhound
342:Glengarry
289:Australian
269:Leamington
143:Major wins
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1216:Decidedly
1152:Determine
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1136:Hill Gail
1095:Jet Pilot
1044:Whirlaway
1028:Johnstown
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767:Pink Star
679:Ben Brush
511:Aristides
382:Enquirer
366:Rifleman
349:Thormanby
321:Variella
300:Brunette
295:Madeline
57:Glengarry
35:Grandsire
1476:Sea Hero
1427:Alysheba
1353:Affirmed
1192:Tomy Lee
1103:Citation
1078:Hoop Jr.
1053:Shut Out
929:Whiskery
815:Donerail
799:Meridian
759:Sir Huon
607:Montrose
583:Buchanan
575:Leonatus
535:Day Star
363:Carbine
261:Iroquois
242:Pedigree
188:Kentucky
138:$ 21,490
135:Earnings
67:Stallion
39:Iroquois
1677:Justify
1661:Nyquist
1580:Barbaro
1572:Giacomo
1184:Tim Tam
1168:Needles
1086:Assault
1070:Pensive
889:Morvich
695:Plaudit
655:Lookout
639:Kingman
623:Spokane
599:Ben Ali
519:Vagrant
499:winners
397:Wampee
371:Troica
324:Vandal
199:⁄
117:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
53:Damsire
1750:– ₩ =
1748:Legend
1112:Ponder
1020:Lawrin
831:Regret
743:Elwood
703:Manuel
567:Apollo
559:Hindoo
376:Unaka
329:Nubia
173:(1900)
161:(1900)
156:(1900)
151:(1899)
127:Record
73:Foaled
1782:is a
1739:2024
1731:2023
1723:2022
1707:2021
1699:2020
1684:2019
1675:2018
1667:2017
1659:2016
1650:2015
1642:2014
1634:2013
1626:2012
1618:2011
1610:2010
1602:2009
1594:2008
1586:2007
1578:2006
1570:2005
1562:2004
1554:2003
1546:2002
1538:2001
1530:2000
1522:1999
1514:1998
1506:1997
1498:1996
1490:1995
1482:1994
1474:1993
1466:1992
1458:1991
1450:1990
1442:1989
1433:1988
1425:1987
1417:1986
1409:1985
1403:Swale
1401:1984
1393:1983
1385:1982
1377:1981
1368:1980
1360:1979
1351:1978
1342:1977
1334:1976
1326:1975
1318:1974
1309:1973
1301:1972
1293:1971
1285:1970
1277:1969
1262:1968
1254:1967
1246:1966
1238:1965
1230:1964
1222:1963
1214:1962
1206:1961
1198:1960
1190:1959
1182:1958
1174:1957
1166:1956
1160:Swaps
1158:1955
1150:1954
1142:1953
1134:1952
1126:1951
1118:1950
1110:1949
1101:1948
1093:1947
1084:1946
1076:1945
1068:1944
1059:1943
1051:1942
1042:1941
1034:1940
1026:1939
1018:1938
1009:1937
1001:1936
994:Omaha
992:1935
984:1934
976:1933
968:1932
960:1931
951:1930
943:1929
935:1928
927:1927
919:1926
911:1925
903:1924
895:1923
887:1922
879:1921
871:1920
862:1919
854:1918
846:1917
838:1916
829:1915
821:1914
813:1913
807:Worth
805:1912
797:1911
791:Donau
789:1910
781:1909
773:1908
765:1907
757:1906
751:Agile
749:1905
741:1904
733:1903
725:1902
717:1901
709:1900
701:1899
693:1898
685:1897
677:1896
671:Halma
669:1895
663:Chant
661:1894
653:1893
645:1892
637:1891
631:Riley
629:1890
621:1889
613:1888
605:1887
597:1886
589:1885
581:1884
573:1883
565:1882
557:1881
551:Fonso
549:1880
541:1879
533:1878
525:1877
517:1876
509:1875
405:Dora
392:Lida
378:1884
344:1866
338:1889
311:Iago
302:1877
264:1878
256:1890
167:wins:
107:Owner
89:Color
1784:stub
1733:Mage
647:Azra
252:Sire
76:1897
27:Sire
1636:Orb
897:Zev
334:Dam
93:Bay
63:Sex
45:Dam
1829::
1815:e
1808:t
1801:v
1790:.
1718:)
1711:(
1688:(
1679:₩
1654:₩
1437:♥
1372:♥
1355:₩
1346:₩
1313:₩
1266:(
1105:₩
1088:₩
1063:₩
1046:₩
1013:₩
996:₩
955:₩
866:₩
833:♥
489:e
482:t
475:v
201:4
197:1
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