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British Empire's two-year-old season was considered very good, and he was rated co-second on the Free
Handicap of 1939 with Stardust. His final results for the year were four wins (and one disqualification from first) in six starts and one second. Lord Glanely considered him a likely future champion
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British Empire was the
Champion Sire in Argentina in 1947 and 1954. He also finished second on the general sire list in 1946 and 1949 and third in 1948. He was the Argentine Champion Broodmare sire in 1959 and 1960 and second in 1966.
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British Empire debuted in the First Spring Stakes, running greenly to finish second by two lengths. He followed this up with a five length win, an easy three length win in the
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British Empire had only four foals in his first crop, including his first winner, Union Jack, who died shortly after passing the finish line.
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As a two-year-old, British Empire was unnamed, and thus raced as "Rose of
England colt".
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British Empire died in 1960 at the age of 23 and was buried at Haras El Pelado.
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British Empire ran once as a three-year-old, finishing last of fourteen in the
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234:. His stud career fell short of his racing career, but he did produce
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Churchill, Jennifer; Reichard, Andrew; Rogers, Byron (2006).
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Pedigree of
British Empire (GB), bay stallion, foaled 1937
822:"Chefs-de-Race as of October 2019 (listed alphabetically)"
479:, Argentine Champion Two-Year-Old and Three-Year-Old Colt
364:, British Empire is considered a Brilliant Chef-de-race.
401:, Argentine Champion Three-Year-Old Colt, winner of the
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winner Star of
England. As a broodmare, she produced
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Potrancas (Chile),
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British Empire entered stud in 1941 in
Argentina at
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19:For the entities ruled by the United Kingdom, see
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339:, where he would stand for his entire career.
277:, and Newmarket Oaks winner Fairie Queene, by
177:Argentine Champion Broodmare Sire (1959, 1960)
253:British Empire's dam Rose of England won the
285:, a very important broodmare in Argentina.
281:. Rose of England is also the third dam of
432:Earshot, Champion Sire in Uruguay in 1966
201:British Empire was a bay stallion with a
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458:winner and champion, also winner of the
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193:and notable sire in Argentina.
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482:Eutropio, winner of the
421:Clásico Arturo Lyon Peña
261:winner Winterhalter and
895:Thoroughbred family 3-i
403:Gran Premio Jockey Club
464:Gran Premio 25 de Mayo
456:Brazilian Triple Crown
381:Gran Premio Montevideo
890:1960 racehorse deaths
885:1937 racehorse births
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486:and Clásico Chacabuco
484:Gran Premio de Honor
216:and foaled in 1937.
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331:Stud career
302:July Stakes
154:July Stakes
869:Categories
854:2024-05-29
807:2024-05-29
783:2024-05-29
691:References
637:Bay Ronald
628:Amie (FR)
621:Flying Fox
271:Chulmleigh
255:Epsom Oaks
197:Background
148:Major wins
669:Chelandry
565:St. Simon
528:Polymelus
477:Trousseau
377:Endeavour
275:Singapore
191:racehorse
44:Grandsire
655:Neil Gow
522:Phalaris
493:Pedigree
452:Escorial
417:Las Oaks
399:Estuardo
393:Et Bien!
140:Earnings
135:7: 4-1-0
77:Stallion
584:Sunstar
559:Chaucer
506:Colombo
413:Endless
387:Ensueño
360:In the
279:Solario
269:winner
220:Colombo
116:Breeder
98:Country
64:Damsire
38:Colombo
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473:, etc.
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351:nicked
283:Fallow
242:, and
230:, and
170:Awards
161:(1939)
156:(1939)
143:ÂŁ5,623
132:Record
106:Colour
82:Foaled
825:(PDF)
671:(GB)
663:(GB)
661:Marco
657:(GB)
651:1916
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617:(FR)
611:1913
607:Teddy
603:1927
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555:1919
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518:1922
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514:Manna
510:1931
273:, by
244:Claro
207:socks
203:blaze
124:Owner
68:Teddy
48:Manna
741:ISBN
615:Ajax
609:(FR)
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503:Sire
93:1960
90:Died
85:1937
34:Sire
596:Dam
110:Bay
74:Sex
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