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Virgil was trained as a flat-racer, buggy racer and jumper. He had a total of 8 starts on the flat racing circuit, netting 6 wins. Virgil tended to run his best in races less than 1½ miles. In 1869, Virgil was bought by R.W. Simmons, who trained him for
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After his racing and jumping career, he was briefly contracted as a logging horse, which took its toll on his joints and appearance.
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won the
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by Hyman C. Gratz. He was a brown to dark bay stallion, was approximately 16 hands high and had a prominent white
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1020:HINDOO BEFORE AND BEYOND THE KENTUCKY DERBY
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1152:American Classic Pedigree: Ben Ali
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954:American Classic Pedigree: Virgil
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1075:American Classic Pedigree: Halma
181:and was the leading sire in the
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148:Last updated on March 26, 2021
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1186:1886 racehorse deaths
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1119:Hall of Fame: Hamburg
242:, winner of the 1882
117:3. Col. R.W. Simmons
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905:Sanders Dewees Bruce
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488:Prince Ahmed
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325:The Commoner
284:Buck Massie
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758:St Nicholas
694:Tranby mare
469:Blackstock
389:Burgomaster
352:Handspring
301:Alan-a-Dale
230:(1881) and
1175:Categories
854:References
672:Trampoline
548:Dungarvan
538:Merry Lark
509:Joe Madden
505:Yankee Gun
480:Kaffir Boy
460:Admonition
376:Inflexible
777:Miss Rose
750:Yorkshire
726:Trumpator
707:Blacklock
665:Bacchante
579:Van Buren
529:Jim Gore
522:Penobscot
519:Nonpareil
513:Marse Abe
502:Dinna Ken
466:Abe Frank
444:Half Time
402:Baby Wolf
385:Battleaxe
382:Dandelion
366:Palo Alto
338:Countless
312:Oversight
305:Smart Set
271:Virginius
240:Carley B.
222:winners:
185:in 1885.
175:Lexington
58:Yorkshire
37:Grandsire
624:Pedigree
586:Vanguard
582:Carley B
544:Buddhist
463:Holstein
448:Handcuff
429:Handsel
426:Handball
405:Hillside
379:Strephon
363:Heywood
321:Handsome
290:Buckleya
226:(1876),
163:Kentucky
130:8: 6-?-?
67:Stallion
911:, 1883.
804:Cripple
770:Sea Mew
763:Emilius
742:Hymenia
721:Lucilla
645:Glencoe
611:Fremont
608:Dagonet
604:Tremont
594:Ben Ali
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496:Serpent
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457:Withers
440:Sanders
396:Pegasus
372:Hamburg
358:Handout
329:Simon D
280:Hanover
262:Vagrant
236:Tremont
232:Ben Ali
224:Vagrant
213:Vagrant
209:Glenelg
99:Breeder
81:Country
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50:Hymenia
41:Glencoe
844:inbred
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535:Gorman
472:Mentor
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341:Parmer
318:Hammon
308:Acacia
275:Hindoo
257:Virgil
228:Hindoo
171:Vandal
155:Virgil
143:(1885)
135:Awards
127:Record
89:Colour
73:Foaled
31:Vandal
22:Virgil
848:Tramp
809:Medoc
799:1853
753:1834
745:1851
697:1840
678:Tramp
658:Selim
648:1831
640:1850
559:Aryan
296:Halma
267:Vigil
179:Herod
107:Owner
93:Brown
828:Whip
733:Lucy
634:Sire
562:Macy
287:Jake
167:star
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