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Hybrid before Carson sent him into clear lead at half-way and "waited for the others to attack". Several horses attempted to challenge in the straight, but
Policeman never looked in any danger of defeat and won by one and a half lengths from Shakapour, with a gap of three lengths back to Providential
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in early 1980. After finishing unplaced on his debut he won over 1600 metres, finished third on his next start and then won a race over 2000 metres. Later in spring he moved north to compete on the
Parisian tracks and after finishing fourth over 2000 metres he was stepped up in class to contest the
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over 2500 metres on 6 July. Carson repeated the tactics which had been successful at
Chantilly, sending the colt into the lead at half-way, but in the straight the colt was overtaken 200 metres from the finish and finished third behind the
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Policeman was retired from racing at the end of his three-year-old season. He was syndicated at a value of $ 4.4 million and exported to the United States to stand as a breeding stallion at
Clermont Farm at
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Shakapour. After a break of two months, Policeman returned in autumn but failed to reproduce his summer form, finishing last behind Prince Bee in the
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International Classification for 1980, Policeman was rated the eighth-best three-year-old colt in Europe, four pounds behind the top-rated
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but ran poorly in his last two races and was retired to stud at the end of the year. Policeman was exported to stand as a breeding stallion in
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where he won two minor races before being transferred to the major French racecourses in spring. After finishing third in the
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Frederick Tinsley. Policeman was born the following April. The colt was sent into training with Charles Milbank at
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224:Irish River
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619:References
602:Candytuft
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525:Nile Lily
464:Never Bend
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