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293:Stud record
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218:War Admiral
175:Royal Orbit
59:War Admiral
22:Royal Orbit
1837:Categories
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1082:High Quest
968:Man o' War
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878:Layminster
820:Flocarline
548:2013-01-02
527:2013-01-02
507:References
481:Son-in-Law
477:Beau Pere
467:Annette K
301:branch of
238:California
196:Background
145:Major wins
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1336:Tom Rolfe
1191:Faultless
1140:Whirlaway
1124:Challedon
1074:Head Play
1033:Victorian
1025:Bostonian
976:Broomspun
943:War Cloud
886:Watervale
845:Whimsical
837:Cairngorm
829:Bryn Mawr
788:Half Time
668:Saunterer
612:Culpepper
446:Fair Play
441:Man o'War
376:Havresac
324:in 1975.
318:Argentina
182:racehorse
140:$ 239,640
132:20: 7-5-7
37:Grandsire
1791:Rombauer
1515:Alysheba
1442:Affirmed
1352:Damascus
1232:Blue Man
1199:Citation
1132:Bimelech
1009:Coventry
927:Damrosch
764:Margrave
748:Assignee
740:Montague
732:Buddhist
716:Dunboyne
708:The Bard
700:Tecumseh
676:Vanguard
604:Survivor
457:Brushup
452:Mahubah
412:Blenheim
362:Phalaris
328:Pedigree
299:Maryland
246:Tomy Lee
216:winner,
137:Earnings
95:Chestnut
69:Stallion
1765:Justify
1280:Tim Tam
1182:Assault
1166:Pensive
1017:Display
984:Pillory
935:Kalitan
910:Holiday
870:Effendi
780:Sly Fox
684:Jacobus
660:Grenada
628:Shirley
592:winners
495:Absurd
392:Solario
381:Catnip
373:Nogara
314:Ireland
262:in the
248:in the
192:races.
119:Trainer
101:Breeder
83:Country
55:Damsire
1822:Legend
1675:Curlin
1547:Hansel
1264:Fabius
1256:Nashua
1116:Dauber
902:Buskin
796:Hindus
756:Belmar
724:Refund
652:Harold
487:Cinna
357:Pharos
349:Nearco
322:Brazil
272:jockey
270:under
204:mogul
163:(1959)
129:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
41:Nearco
1813:2024
1805:2023
1797:2022
1789:2021
1780:2020
1772:2019
1763:2018
1755:2017
1747:2016
1738:2015
1730:2014
1724:Oxbow
1722:2013
1714:2012
1706:2011
1698:2010
1689:2009
1681:2008
1673:2007
1665:2006
1657:2005
1649:2004
1641:2003
1633:2002
1625:2001
1617:2000
1609:1999
1601:1998
1593:1997
1585:1996
1577:1995
1569:1994
1561:1993
1553:1992
1545:1991
1537:1990
1529:1989
1521:1988
1513:1987
1505:1986
1497:1985
1489:1984
1481:1983
1473:1982
1465:1981
1459:Codex
1457:1980
1449:1979
1440:1978
1431:1977
1423:1976
1415:1975
1407:1974
1398:1973
1390:1972
1382:1971
1374:1970
1366:1969
1358:1968
1350:1967
1342:1966
1334:1965
1326:1964
1318:1963
1310:1962
1302:1961
1294:1960
1286:1959
1278:1958
1270:1957
1262:1956
1254:1955
1246:1954
1238:1953
1230:1952
1222:1951
1214:1950
1208:Capot
1206:1949
1197:1948
1189:1947
1180:1946
1172:1945
1164:1944
1155:1943
1149:Alsab
1147:1942
1138:1941
1130:1940
1122:1939
1114:1938
1105:1937
1097:1936
1090:Omaha
1088:1935
1080:1934
1072:1933
1064:1932
1056:1931
1047:1930
1039:1929
1031:1928
1023:1927
1015:1926
1007:1925
998:1924
992:Vigil
990:1923
982:1922
974:1921
966:1920
957:1919
949:1918
941:1918
933:1917
925:1916
916:1915
908:1914
900:1913
892:1912
884:1911
876:1910
868:1909
860:1908
852:1907
843:1906
835:1905
827:1904
818:1903
810:1902
802:1901
794:1900
786:1899
778:1898
770:1897
762:1896
754:1895
746:1894
738:1890
730:1889
722:1888
714:1887
706:1886
698:1885
690:1884
682:1883
674:1882
666:1881
658:1880
650:1879
642:1878
634:1877
626:1876
618:1875
610:1874
602:1873
474:1937
461:Sweep
437:1934
435:(USA)
429:1952
388:1937
353:1935
351:(ITY)
345:1942
257:filly
155:wins:
111:Owner
1224:Bold
1058:Mate
343:(GB)
338:Sire
202:film
27:Sire
425:Dam
65:Sex
47:Dam
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1742:₩
1693:♥
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1142:₩
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1092:₩
1051:₩
1002:♥
961:₩
920:♥
847:♥
822:♥
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575:t
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