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1506:My Dear Girl
1444:Casey Hayes
1336:Bill Winfrey
1259:Casey Hayes
1179:John L. Rotz
1080:Ogden Phipps
1075:Roger Laurin
1036:Yonnie Starr
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61:Thoroughbred
1292:Larry Adams
1248:Pepperwood
1223:Casey Hayes
1210:Gay Matelda
1134:Fast Attack
1110:Oscar White
916:Frank Gomez
827:Bessarabian
794:I'm Sweets
691:Julie Krone
653:Eddie Maple
484:Casey Hayes
402:Fast Attack
229:Secretariat
195:, owned by
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65:Flat racing
49:Inaugurated
1838:Categories
1823:2021-12-11
1802:2021-12-12
1781:2021-12-03
1739:2021-12-05
1718:2021-11-29
1698:References
1610:$ 101,750
1398:Main Swap
1388:$ 101.076
1351:$ 112,854
1312:$ 110,214
1273:$ 117,612
1238:$ 112,722
1199:$ 110,142
1184:Max Hirsch
1160:$ 120,265
1123:$ 113,016
1090:$ 110,625
1051:$ 114,552
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891:$ 120,000
853:$ 120,000
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589:1-1/16 m
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1009:- 1979
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436:Records
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143:fillies
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519:Year
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