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He was successful at stud, producing seven classic winning racehorses and sport horses. During his stud career, which began in 1938, he was one of the leading sires in
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Precipitation sired the winners of 431 races for prizemoney of £269,675. Precipitation's daughters produced the winners of 810 races worth £541,370.
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Preciptic winner of 15 races including Druid Stakes, Lonsdale
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324:Precipitation died on 6 March 1957.
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16:British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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278:Why Hurry (
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240:Stud record
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752:Categories
567:References
547:Galway Bay
498:Summertime
489:Flyingbolt
385:Furioso II
365:Zonneglans
353:Le Mexico
315:Furioso II
280:Epsom Oaks
196:He was by
146:Major wins
715:Le Mexico
543:Sassafras
539:Sheshoon
515:Test Case
480:Preciptic
461:Cambremer
412:Mexcalero
368:Astronaut
344:Lutteur B
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210:broodmare
206:The Derby
133:10: 7-0-0
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556:Mon Fils
536:Agricola
484:Airborne
473:Reindeer
431:Popeye K
424:Kingston
400:Concorde
396:Voltaire
250:Airborne
198:Hurry On
192:Pedigree
178:stallion
141:$ 18,419
138:Earnings
106:Chestnut
78:Stallion
51:Marcovil
42:Hurry On
457:Chamier
454:Le Sage
409:Forever
392:Heisman
389:Purioso
356:Silvano
350:Mexico
347:Lurioso
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359:Ulft
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