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Rokeby Stables

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and the 1993 Kentucky Derby with Sea Hero. Once Miller retired from training, in 1995, the then 88-year-old Paul Mellon decided to give up racing but still maintained his breeding operations.
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in 1971 and again in 1986. Under Mellon the stable had more than 1,000 stakes race winners with total earnings in excess of US$ 30 million.
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and raced under his own name. In the United States, Rokeby Stables employed a number of prominent
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Among its many successful horses, the stable owned the good runner
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Paul Mellon/Rokeby Stables at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
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Index

Rokeby Stable
Horse breeding
Racing
Stable
Thoroughbred
Horse racing
Upperville, Virginia
United States
Paul Mellon
Elliott Burch
Mack Miller
Ian Balding
UK
thoroughbred
racehorse
breeding
Upperville, Virginia
steeplechase
flat racing
Paul Mellon
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder
American Steeplechase Champion
American Grand National
Winter's Tale
Kentucky Derby
Sea Hero
European
Mill Reef
Glint of Gold
Gold and Ivory

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