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A versatile horse he won races over distances ranging from 5 furlongs (1,000 metres) to 12 furlongs (2,400 m) and remains the only Golden
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492:Categories
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395:horse race
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245:Australian
142:Major wins
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407:Australia
328:in 2005.
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