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913:Don Enrique
871:Old England
863:The Parader
831:Paul Kauvar
695:Cloverbrook
412:Toxophilite
1896:Categories
1726:Bernardini
1702:Funny Cide
1694:War Emblem
1678:Red Bullet
1662:Real Quiet
1614:Pine Bluff
1582:Risen Star
1566:Snow Chief
1403:Kauai King
1363:Carry Back
1355:Bally Ache
1331:Bold Ruler
1307:Hasty Road
1233:Polynesian
1141:High Quest
1027:Man o' War
1018:Sir Barton
937:Layminster
879:Flocarline
608:2012-03-04
580:2012-03-04
552:2024-05-31
513:References
477:Muncaster
449:St Angela
353:Bona Vista
322:euthanized
304:Retirement
238:after the
218:Background
147:Major wins
134:28: 11-4-3
1742:Big Brown
1395:Tom Rolfe
1250:Faultless
1199:Whirlaway
1183:Challedon
1133:Head Play
1092:Victorian
1084:Bostonian
1035:Broomspun
1002:War Cloud
945:Watervale
904:Whimsical
896:Cairngorm
888:Bryn Mawr
847:Half Time
727:Saunterer
671:Culpepper
474:Saraband
464:Hermione
431:Persimmon
288:. In the
208:racehorse
198:War Cloud
58:Persimmon
37:Grandsire
31:Polymelus
22:War Cloud
1850:Rombauer
1574:Alysheba
1501:Affirmed
1411:Damascus
1291:Blue Man
1258:Citation
1191:Bimelech
1068:Coventry
986:Damrosch
823:Margrave
807:Assignee
799:Montague
791:Buddhist
775:Dunboyne
767:The Bard
759:Tecumseh
735:Vanguard
663:Survivor
487:Heloise
454:Perdita
438:St Simon
369:Arcadia
328:Pedigree
244:ringbone
222:Bred by
142:$ 40,170
139:Earnings
67:Stallion
1824:Justify
1339:Tim Tam
1241:Assault
1225:Pensive
1076:Display
1043:Pillory
994:Kalitan
969:Holiday
929:Effendi
839:Sly Fox
743:Jacobus
719:Grenada
687:Shirley
651:winners
458:Hampton
443:Galopin
408:Quiver
391:Hampton
373:Isonomy
358:Bend Or
346:Cyllene
214:races.
121:Trainer
101:Breeder
81:Country
55:Damsire
41:Cyllene
1881:Legend
1734:Curlin
1606:Hansel
1323:Fabius
1315:Nashua
1175:Dauber
961:Buskin
855:Hindus
815:Belmar
783:Refund
711:Harold
506:inbred
491:Hermit
364:Vista
298:France
286:Johren
284:colt,
268:Johren
186:(1918)
172:(1918)
167:(1918)
162:(1918)
155:(1917)
131:Record
91:Colour
73:Foaled
50:Dreamy
1872:2024
1864:2023
1856:2022
1848:2021
1839:2020
1831:2019
1822:2018
1814:2017
1806:2016
1797:2015
1789:2014
1783:Oxbow
1781:2013
1773:2012
1765:2011
1757:2010
1748:2009
1740:2008
1732:2007
1724:2006
1716:2005
1708:2004
1700:2003
1692:2002
1684:2001
1676:2000
1668:1999
1660:1998
1652:1997
1644:1996
1636:1995
1628:1994
1620:1993
1612:1992
1604:1991
1596:1990
1588:1989
1580:1988
1572:1987
1564:1986
1556:1985
1548:1984
1540:1983
1532:1982
1524:1981
1518:Codex
1516:1980
1508:1979
1499:1978
1490:1977
1482:1976
1474:1975
1466:1974
1457:1973
1449:1972
1441:1971
1433:1970
1425:1969
1417:1968
1409:1967
1401:1966
1393:1965
1385:1964
1377:1963
1369:1962
1361:1961
1353:1960
1345:1959
1337:1958
1329:1957
1321:1956
1313:1955
1305:1954
1297:1953
1289:1952
1281:1951
1273:1950
1267:Capot
1265:1949
1256:1948
1248:1947
1239:1946
1231:1945
1223:1944
1214:1943
1208:Alsab
1206:1942
1197:1941
1189:1940
1181:1939
1173:1938
1164:1937
1156:1936
1149:Omaha
1147:1935
1139:1934
1131:1933
1123:1932
1115:1931
1106:1930
1098:1929
1090:1928
1082:1927
1074:1926
1066:1925
1057:1924
1051:Vigil
1049:1923
1041:1922
1033:1921
1025:1920
1016:1919
1008:1918
1000:1918
992:1917
984:1916
975:1915
967:1914
959:1913
951:1912
943:1911
935:1910
927:1909
919:1908
911:1907
902:1906
894:1905
886:1904
877:1903
869:1902
861:1901
853:1900
845:1899
837:1898
829:1897
821:1896
813:1895
805:1894
797:1890
789:1889
781:1888
773:1887
765:1886
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749:1884
741:1883
733:1882
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427:1905
386:1886
349:1895
342:1902
180:wins:
111:Owner
1283:Bold
1117:Mate
338:Sire
310:stud
76:1915
27:Sire
423:Dam
316:in
312:at
292:at
95:Bay
63:Sex
47:Dam
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