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891:D. H. Morris
883:J. A. Morris
730:Black Venus
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813:Marcus Daly
804:Fred Taral
572:Jack Martin
537:Lucien Lyne
494:Burgomaster
434:Eddie Dugan
377:Max Hirsch
165:purse money
158:passed the
147:controlled
64:Flat racing
48:Inaugurated
1438:Categories
1423:2019-01-25
1398:2018-11-30
1373:2018-11-30
1348:2019-02-03
1323:2018-11-06
1298:2019-07-27
1274:References
1214:Ten Stone
772:Fred Taral
530:Tradition
373:Max Hirsch
254:Fred Taral
145:Republican
16:Horse race
1174:Dew Drop
1143:King Fox
993:John Daly
737:Tod Sloan
698:Mesmerist
105:US$ 2,000
56:Race type
51:1883–1909
1267:$ 6,137
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427:Meelick
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394:Mediant
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383:1:12.40
363:Livonia
153:Governor
133:furlongs
129:New York
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30:Location
1079:Diablo
1032:5.75 F
997:5.75 F
979:Ludwig
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932:5.75 F
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782:5.75 F
764:Hamburg
749:5.75 F
716:5.75 F
683:5.75 F
462:Sewell
332:Trainer
309:Winners
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211:Records
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345:Miles
340:Dist.
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