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First racing at age six, the 15.2-hand colt won his maiden race, held April 1721 at
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Childers gained the name of his breeder, Colonel Leonard Childers, in addition to his owner, the Duke of Devonshire, often being referred to as either Devonshire Childers or Flying Childers or sometimes simply Childers. Although the Duke received many offers for the colt, including one to pay
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552:(b. 1733).
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270:Runner-up
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511:age 26.
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