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1311:Fort Marcy
1287:Buckpasser
1247:Bold Ruler
1122:Seabiscuit
1013:Man o' War
1007:Sir Barton
989:Friar Rock
869:Longstreet
765:2021-10-08
705:2020-11-17
684:2021-06-01
660:References
638:Retirement
571:Ridden by
534:Longfellow
449:Sacramento
445:New Mexico
417:California
398:Pocahontas
376:Background
268:Major wins
255:19: 16-1-1
106:April 2020
76:newspapers
1596:Knicks Go
1590:Authentic
1546:2012–13:
1522:2007–08:
1500:Mineshaft
1470:Skip Away
1456:1995–96:
1452:Holy Bull
1446:Kotashaan
1440:A.P. Indy
1410:Ferdinand
1386:All Along
1360:1978–79:
1348:1974–76:
1342:1972–73:
1299:Dr. Fager
1268:1960–64:
1212:One Count
1134:Whirlaway
1132:1941–42:
1128:Challedon
1126:1939–40:
1110:Granville
1091:Discovery
1085:Cavalcade
1079:Equipoise
1077:1932–33:
1035:1924–25:
951:1909–10:
945:1907–08:
921:1902–03:
915:1900–01:
885:1894–95:
861:1889–90:
647:Grade III
513:dead heat
457:Australia
394:Lexington
263:$ 113,240
180:Lexington
160:Grandsire
1548:Wise Dan
1536:Zenyatta
1416:Alysheba
1362:Affirmed
1313:(DRF) /
1293:Damascus
1276:Moccasin
1251:Dedicate
1223:Tom Fool
1214:(DRF) /
1178:(TSD) /
1176:Coaltown
1170:Citation
1043:Crusader
1019:Grey Lag
959:Meridian
917:Commando
899:Ornament
893:Requital
863:Salvator
743:Archived
725:Archived
598:European
581:furlongs
517:Futurity
484:New York
429:in utero
380:Bred by
363:Salvator
260:Earnings
216:Chestnut
190:Stallion
131:Salvator
1578:Justify
1518:Invasor
1338:Ack Ack
1328:winners
1158:Assault
1037:Sarazen
935:Sysonby
929:Beldame
905:Hamburg
875:Tammany
851:Hanover
809:winners
509:Spokane
461:England
453:Ireland
441:Arizona
437:America
402:Glencoe
242:Trainer
222:Breeder
204:Country
176:Damsire
90:scholar
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1528:2009:
1524:Curlin
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1482:Tiznow
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1350:Forego
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1235:Nashua
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1227:1954:
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1210:1952:
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1198:1950:
1174:1949:
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1162:1947:
1156:1946:
1152:Busher
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1047:1927:
1041:1926:
1029:1923:
1023:1922:
1017:1921:
1011:1920:
1005:1919:
1001:Johren
999:1918:
993:1917:
987:1916:
983:Regret
981:1915:
977:Roamer
975:1914:
969:1913:
963:1912:
957:1911:
939:1906:
933:1905:
927:1904:
923:Hermis
909:1899:
903:1898:
897:1897:
891:1896:
881:Domino
879:1893:
873:1892:
867:1891:
855:1888:
849:1887:
410:Diomed
406:Boston
342:(1988)
334:Honors
324:(1889)
316:Awards
311:(1890)
306:(1890)
301:(1890)
296:(1889)
291:(1889)
286:(1889)
281:(1888)
276:(1888)
252:Record
196:Foaled
171:Salina
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1494:Azeri
1458:Cigar
1317:(TRA)
1282:(DRF)
1270:Kelso
1253:(TRA)
1182:(DRF)
1180:Capot
1164:Armed
947:Colin
232:Owner
212:Color
97:JSTOR
83:books
1241:Swap
560:the
459:and
199:1886
152:Sire
69:news
1031:Zev
911:Imp
652:at
519:at
507:to
400:by
388:in
384:of
207:USA
186:Sex
168:Dam
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