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Términos y frases comunes
Alice Hawthorne amongst animal appear Baron bay horse Bay Middleton beating become best horses better Blink Bonny breeder breeding brood mares chance Chester cup colour Cotherstone course cross Derby distance Doncaster doubt Emilius especially extraordinary fact fancy Faugh-a-Ballagh favour favourite first-class racehorse Flying Dutchman foal frequently Gemma di Vergy Goodwood cups grandam guineas Harkaway instances Irish Birdcatcher Jack King King Tom Lady Lanercost latter Leger look Lord Melbourne merits mind Muley Moloch natural never Newminster Nutbourne Oaks opinion Orlando Oulston owner Pantaloon parties perfect perhaps possess present day Priam produce proof purchased qualities racehorse racing career Rataplan remarks render respect shape Sir Hercules sire speed stakes stallion staying Stockwell successful at stud superior Surplice Sweetmeat Thormanby three-years-old Touchstone trainer turf turned two-years-old Vedette Voltigeur weights West Australian Whalebone Wild Dayrell winner wonderful yearlings young
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