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914:"2010 Result – Schweppes Royal Sovereign Stks
810:"2014 Result – Arrowfield Royal Sovereign Stk
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218:1979–2013 - Royal Sovereign Stakes
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550:"Royal Sovereign 1964 VRC Derby winner"
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556:on 24 September 2015
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177:in April during the
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