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England and France. Many horses ended their racing careers there and a number remained to become an important part of the European
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221:1897 Kentucky Derby
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722:Fred Burlew
717:Danny Maher
621:John W. May
583:Lucien Lyne
488:David Nicol
275:purse money
269:passed the
258:controlled
107:Left-handed
73:Flat racing
57:Inaugurated
1406:Categories
1391:2018-11-30
1366:2018-11-30
1341:2019-06-29
1264:2019-06-29
1213:2019-02-03
1188:2018-11-06
1163:2018-10-26
1138:2019-08-15
1117:2019-08-09
1096:2019-06-14
1069:2019-06-09
1045:References
847:Typhoon II
677:Homestead
495:Fred Cook
457:Joe Notter
311:industry.
256:Republican
217:Typhoon II
23:Horse race
1013:Lew Weir
710:Bellario
642:Sergeant
544:Whimsical
512:Tourenne
450:Harrigan
319:Champions
183:in 1985.
65:Race type
1233:The Rail
1038:$ 1,245
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432:Furlongs
264:Governor
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228:Highball
163:Stickney
139:New York
89:furlongs
84:Distance
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37:Location
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419:Trainer
396:Winners
374:trainer
329:Records
207:Inferno
195:Charles
96:Surface
832:6.5 F
803:$ 820
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442:Win$
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407:Winner
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427:Dist.
423:Owner
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