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1343:Sassafras
1295:Soltikoff
1271:Ballymoss
1197:Caracalla
1191:Nikellora
1115:Pearl Cap
928:0155-6134
779:Myrobella
726:Bay 1935
718:Bay 1956
676:Bay 1944
659:Angelola
628:Bay 1957
551:and 1982
422:- twice;
414:- twice,
348:Longchamp
249:Group One
237:racehorse
37:Grandsire
1659:Sottsass
1507:Helissio
1495:Carnegie
1482:Subotica
1470:Saumarez
1458:Tony Bin
1381:Ivanjica
1313:Sea Bird
1247:Sica Boy
1228:Tantieme
1222:Tantieme
1167:Le Pacha
1134:Brantôme
796:Brulette
789:Hyperion
767:Big Game
735:Phalaris
640:Hyperion
614:Pedigree
608:Sea-Bird
523:Inkerman
462:Exceller
352:Sir Ivor
296:Hyperion
159:Earnings
154:9: 6-2-1
70:Stallion
1605:Solemia
1579:Zarkava
1531:Sinndar
1525:Montjeu
1519:Sagamix
1406:Detroit
1393:Alleged
1387:Alleged
1355:San San
1337:Levmoss
1319:Bon Mot
1289:Molvedo
1154:Corrida
1147:Corrida
1122:Motrico
1109:Motrico
1103:Ortello
1073:Massine
1049:Comrade
1038:winners
680:Turkhan
632:Aureole
496:etc.),
443:, 1976
400:, won (
128:Trainer
104:Breeder
88:Ireland
84:Country
55:Damsire
41:Aureole
1689:Legend
1646:Enable
1639:Enable
1537:Sakhee
1434:Sagace
1420:Akiyda
1301:Exbury
1234:Nuccio
1209:Migoli
1173:Djebel
1128:Crapom
1097:Kantar
1085:Biribi
1079:Priori
926:
903:
871:
772:Bahram
747:Nogara
722:Nearco
704:(IRE)
686:Bahram
669:Feola
653:Selene
447:winner
441:Empery
430:, etc.
408:Dahlia
300:Bahram
292:Nearco
280:France
266:and a
256:France
245:France
213:(1982)
200:Awards
195:(1968)
190:(1968)
185:(1968)
180:(1968)
175:(1967)
151:Record
146:(1968)
94:Colour
76:Foaled
59:Nearco
1676:2023
1669:2022
1663:2021
1657:2020
1651:2019
1644:2018
1637:2017
1632:Found
1630:2016
1624:2015
1619:Treve
1617:2014
1612:Treve
1610:2013
1603:2012
1596:2011
1590:2010
1584:2009
1577:2008
1571:2007
1565:2006
1559:2005
1553:2004
1547:2003
1541:2002
1535:2001
1529:2000
1523:1999
1517:1998
1511:1997
1505:1996
1499:1995
1493:1994
1486:1993
1480:1992
1474:1991
1468:1990
1462:1989
1456:1988
1450:1987
1444:1986
1438:1985
1432:1984
1425:1983
1418:1982
1411:1981
1404:1980
1397:1979
1391:1978
1385:1977
1379:1976
1373:1975
1366:1974
1360:1973
1353:1972
1347:1971
1341:1970
1335:1969
1329:1968
1325:Topyo
1323:1967
1317:1966
1311:1965
1305:1964
1299:1963
1293:1962
1287:1961
1281:1960
1275:1959
1269:1958
1265:Oroso
1263:1957
1259:Ribot
1257:1956
1253:Ribot
1251:1955
1245:1954
1238:1953
1232:1952
1226:1951
1220:1950
1213:1949
1207:1948
1201:1947
1195:1946
1189:1945
1185:Ardan
1183:1944
1179:Verso
1177:1943
1171:1942
1165:1941
1159:1938
1152:1937
1145:1936
1140:Samos
1138:1935
1132:1934
1126:1933
1120:1932
1113:1931
1107:1930
1101:1929
1095:1928
1089:1927
1083:1926
1077:1925
1071:1924
1067:Parth
1065:1923
1059:1922
1053:1921
1047:1920
724:(ITY)
702:Manna
698:Rusk
604:Ribot
555:etc.)
284:Japan
260:Italy
112:Owner
61:(ITY)
1555:Bago
1061:Ksar
1055:Ksar
924:ISSN
901:ISBN
869:ISBN
624:Sire
606:and
506:and
368:stud
243:and
79:1965
29:Sire
714:Dam
370:at
346:at
142:3.
137:2.
131:1.
117:2.
98:Bay
66:Sex
47:Dam
1705::
912:^
890:^
860:^
844:^
813:^
580:,
561:,
547:,
534:,
525:,
516:,
492:,
488:,
484:,
480:,
476:,
472:,
468:,
454:,
418:,
354:.
310:.
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1648:♥
1641:♥
1634:♥
1621:♥
1614:♥
1607:♥
1600:♥
1581:♥
1490:♥
1429:♥
1422:♥
1415:♥
1408:♥
1401:♥
1370:♥
1357:♥
1242:♥
1217:♥
1156:♥
1149:♥
1142:♥
1117:♥
1028:e
1021:t
1014:v
510:)
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