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491:Very Subtle's pedigree and partial racing stats
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236:American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse
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112:1) Carl Grinstead & Ben Rochelle
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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282:Pedigree of Very Subtle
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506:1984 racehorse births
481:Very Subtle's progeny
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211:) was an American
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48:Never Scheme
344:Not Afraid
333:Prince John
318:War Admiral
309:Pocahontas
205:Very Subtle
164:Test Stakes
22:Very Subtle
500:Categories
467:2011-09-27
443:References
430:Double Jay
370:Never Bend
314:Wavy Navy
244:Snow Chief
148:Major wins
132:29: 12-6-4
57:Never Bend
436:Conniver
375:Nasrullah
359:Beanie M
353:War Relic
324:Triomphe
298:Tom Rolfe
251:broodmare
232:Mel Stute
143:1,608,360
35:Grandsire
277:Pedigree
271:Danehill
267:Caerleon
209:Kentucky
137:Earnings
95:Chestnut
415:Olympia
397:Djeddah
242:winner
217:Grade I
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
81:Country
53:Damsire
380:Nearco
263:Alydar
225:Groovy
198:(1987)
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129:Record
91:Colour
73:Foaled
392:Lalun
303:Ribot
192:wins:
109:Owner
287:Sire
265:and
238:and
141:US$
76:1984
67:Mare
27:Sire
364:Dam
63:Sex
45:Dam
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