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Bloodstock Breeders' Review conducted their third Horse of the Year poll. Right Royal won the award, taking 50% of the votes.
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Right Royal won three of his four races as a two-year-old. He won the Prix de la
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Right Royal had some success as a stallion. He sired the 1969
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682:Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999).
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179:British Horse of the Year (1961)
188:(1958–1973) was a French
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1269:Racehorses trained in France
603:"Right Royal beats St Paddy"
578:"Jockey scores Derby double"
628:"Rich race to Italian colt"
264:1961: three-year-old season
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730:"Maid Marian – Family 3-f"
527:Poet's Star (Family: 3-f)
274:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
205:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
147:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
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338:A Century of Champions
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270:Prix de Fontainebleau
137:Prix de la Salamandre
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1048:Opera House
851:Right Royal
499:Barberybush
439:Scapa Flow
350:Irish Derby
344:Stud record
297:Epsom Derby
186:Right Royal
22:Right Royal
1258:Categories
1227:Pyledriver
881:Aunt Edith
736:2012-06-16
715:2012-06-16
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613:2012-06-16
588:2012-06-16
534:References
474:Alcanatra
422:Mary Tudor
377:Owen Tudor
322:Assessment
278:Prix Lupin
233:Owen Tudor
223:Background
193:race horse
152:Prix Lupin
131:Major wins
31:Owen Tudor
1182:Postponed
1175:Taghrooda
1169:Novellist
1162:Danedream
1156:Nathaniel
1150:Harbinger
1060:Lammtarra
1042:St Jovite
913:Mill Reef
845:Aggressor
833:Ballymoss
330:in 1961.
301:St. Paddy
258:Longchamp
237:pacemaker
229:The Derby
37:Grandsire
1108:Alamshar
1036:Generous
981:Kalaglow
945:Pawneese
907:Nijinsky
900:Park Top
827:Montaval
509:Bruleur
494:Lineage
488:Swynford
484:Victory
433:Phalaris
412:Chaucer
403:Rosedrop
384:Hyperion
364:Pedigree
356:and the
328:Timeform
280:and the
211:and the
126:11:8-2-0
67:Stallion
41:Hyperion
1144:Conduit
1120:Azamour
1096:Galileo
1090:Montjeu
1084:Daylami
1066:Pentire
1024:Nashwan
1000:Petoski
994:Teenoso
975:Shergar
809:Aureole
780:winners
522:Maboul
479:Karabe
471:Kantar
466:Victrix
409:Selene
396:Bayardo
316:Molvedo
299:winner
231:winner
174:Honours
115:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
58:Victrix
55:Damsire
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1214:Enable
1207:Enable
1194:Enable
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863:Ragusa
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123:Record
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963:Troy
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688:ISBN
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374:Sire
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