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was bred by Etti Plesch and raced by the couple. Following her husband's death in 1974, she continued to race horses, and in 1970 won France's most prestigious race with
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winner in the United States, hat became an important
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845:"GETTING TO BE A HABIT"
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467:in 1999 and 2001.
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393:The Magic Mountain
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309:Louise de Vilmorin
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662:Descendants
656:Monte Carlo
637:Avenue Foch
585:World War I
583:, starting
457:stakes race
426:Epsom Derby
388:Thomas Mann
286:Etti Plesch
75:Monte Carlo
25:Etti Plesch
964:Categories
670:References
623:books and
451:winner in
422:Irish Oaks
327:Early life
67:2003-04-30
42:1914-02-03
621:botanical
484:Hohenlohe
449:Group One
434:Sassafras
390:'s novel
368:Napajedla
323:in 1980.
313:The Derby
305:racehorse
274:Parent(s)
99:The Derby
516:Slovakia
477:Wladschi
345:Baltazzi
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297:countess
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