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433:. He bumped with Silver Wagon at the start and then raced up with the pace. He challenged in the finishing stretch, but could not get past winner Pomeroy and faded in the final stages to finish in second place, two and a quarter lengths behind Pomeroy, and a neck ahead of third-placed Friendly Island. Later in the year, War Front finished second in the
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1613:"The world's 10 most expensive stallions for 2016 | Topics: Sea The Stars, War Front, Galileo, Deep Impact, Medaglia D'Oro, Invincible Spirit, American Pharaoh, Frankel, Dubawi, Tapit"
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