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240:(March 6, 1956 - January 1978) was a multiple
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417:References
322:California
291:Broomstick
287:Man o' War
258:Background
252:race horse
147:Major wins
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295:Peter Pan
142:$ 313,930
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354:Tomy Lee
348:winner,
328:and the
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279:Equipose
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