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396:Stud Record
378:Dover Downs
243:Beach Towel
150:$ 3,322,199
84:25 May 2005
65:Beach Towel
1485:Categories
1424:16 January
1257:References
1101:$ 300 000
1066:D-Metro E
1005:$ 115 884
973:$ 145 300
909:$ 100 000
717:$ 180 000
653:$ 493 000
621:$ 132 326
589:$ 134 000
586:Bluegrass
557:$ 293 000
525:$ 650 000
522:Messenger
493:$ 300 000
461:$ 500 000
235:Race Horse
161:Metro Pace
155:Major wins
38:Mach Three
1133:$ 24 000
1069:$ 40 000
877:$ 50 000
813:$ 50 000
810:M Pace E
778:M Pace F
749:$ 50 000
746:3Yr Open
714:D-OSS-GF
685:$ 50 000
682:Confed E
679:Flamboro
650:Confed F
647:Flamboro
618:D-Simcoe
583:Red Mile
551:Red Mile
490:D-OSS-SF
487:Woodbine
438:Last 1/4
142:21:20-1-0
43:Grandsire
1394:Archived
1034:D-Metro
519:Yonkers
447:Trainer
147:Earnings
75:Stallion
1235:2:04.3
1203:2:02.1
1171:2:00.1
1139:1:54.2
1107:1:55.0
1075:1:52.1
1063:Mohawk
1043:1:49.3
1031:Mohawk
1011:1:51.0
999:Mohawk
979:1:51.4
967:Mohawk
947:1:51.1
935:Mohawk
915:1:51.3
903:Mohawk
883:1:49.0
871:Mohawk
851:1:49.0
839:Mohawk
819:1:48.3
787:1:47.0
755:1:49.0
743:Mohawk
723:1:49.2
711:Mohawk
691:1:51.3
659:1:49.2
627:1:50.1
615:Mohawk
595:1:46.4
563:1:47.4
531:1:52.1
499:1:50.3
467:1:48.3
444:Driver
432:Finish
360:⁄
319:⁄
302:⁄
270:⁄
207:Honours
131:Trainer
115:Breeder
97:Country
61:Damsire
1223:Truro
1191:Truro
1159:Truro
1113:*0.85
1049:*1.75
1017:*0.05
985:*0.10
944:1/10T
921:*0.25
889:*0.30
857:*0.40
825:*0.20
793:*0.10
761:*0.05
729:*0.05
697:*0.05
665:*0.15
633:*0.05
601:*0.05
569:*0.05
537:*0.30
505:*0.05
496:1/11T
473:*0.20
429:Purse
423:Track
221:(2015)
216:(2009)
202:(2008)
188:Awards
183:(2008)
178:(2008)
173:(2008)
168:(2008)
163:(2007)
139:Record
105:Colour
100:Canada
81:Foaled
1238:30.1
1232:1/3Q
1226:QUAL
1206:29.0
1200:1/5Q
1194:QUAL
1174:28.2
1168:1/10
1162:QUAL
1145:1.60
1142:28.0
1110:29.0
1104:1/2Q
1081:5.15
1078:27.4
1072:1/3H
1046:27.4
1014:26.0
1008:1/3Q
982:28.2
950:27.1
938:QUAL
918:28.1
912:1/1H
886:27.1
854:27.0
848:1/2T
822:26.2
816:1/4H
790:27.4
784:2/NK
758:26.3
752:1/2T
726:27.4
720:1/4T
694:26.4
688:1/1T
662:26.3
630:29.4
624:1/1T
598:27.2
592:1/7H
566:26.2
560:1/3H
534:27.4
528:1/NK
502:29.3
470:26.3
464:1/1T
441:Odds
435:Time
426:Race
420:Date
123:Owner
27:Breed
1426:2018
1353:2021
1229:$ 0
1197:$ 0
1165:$ 0
1136:1/3
1040:1/2
976:1/2
941:$ 0
880:1/2
656:1/4
89:Died
35:Sire
1241:NB
1209:NB
1177:NB
953:NB
372:at
351:at
109:Bay
71:Sex
53:Dam
1487::
1416:.
1400:,
1344:.
1327:,
1299:,
1283:,
249:.
1428:.
1369:.
1355:.
362:4
358:3
321:2
317:1
304:4
300:3
272:2
268:1
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