2021 Triple Crown Nominations
By Dick Downey
A total of 326 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were early-nominated to compete in this year’s Triple Crown, down from 347 in the pandemic-stricken 2020. They were made eligible through a $600 payment made by Jan. 23.
The Kentucky Derby is on May 1, followed two weeks later by the Preakness Stakes and another three weeks to the Belmont Stakes.
Todd Pletcher leads trainers with 45 horses nominated to the Triple Crown followed by Bob Baffert (23), Steve Asmussen (22) and Chad Brown (18). Those four account for 33 percent of all nominees.
Godolphin leads all individual owners with 11 horses nominated, followed by Brad Kelley’s Calumet Farm with 10.
Overall, 42 stakes winners were nominated to the Triple Crown. Among them are Brooklyn Strong (Remsen); Caddo River (Smarty Jones); Capo Kane (Jerome); Fire At Will (Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf); Get Her Number (American Pharoah); Greatest Honour (Holy Bull); Jackie’s Warrior (Champagne); Keepmeinmind (Kentucky Jockey Club); Life Is Good (Sham); Medina Spirit (Robert B. Lewis); Midnight Bourbon (Lecomte); Senor Buscador (Springboard Mile); Sittin On Go (Iroquois); Spielberg (Los Al Futurity).
Early Triple Crown Nominees by the numbers, per Churchill Downs:
· $1.5 million: Tied for the highest public auction purchase price between Conquer the World (2019 Fasig Tipton August) and Golden Whim (2019 Keeneland September Yearling).
· 265: Number of Kentucky-bred horses. Other states represented are California (5), Florida (14), Illinois (1), Louisiana (2), Maryland (1), New Jersey (1), New York (17), Pennsylvania (2), Virginia (1), Washington (2) and West Virginia (1).
· 20: Horses produced by top sire Into Mischief. He’s followed by Curlin (14), Uncle Mo (14) and Constitution (13).
· 14: Horses foaled outside of the United States. Canada (7), Ireland (4) and Japan (3).
· 13: Fillies that were nominated. Among them are champion 2-year-old filly and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) winner Vequist and Ashland winner Simply Ravishing.
· 5: Number of horses nominated who are based in Japan, including Zennippon Nisai Yushun winner Alain Barows (JPN) and Cattelya Sho winner Lemon Pop.
Horses not nominated during the early phase can be made eligible until Monday, March 29 with a $6,000 payment. Any horse not nominated during the early or late phases can become Triple Crown eligible through payment of a supplemental nomination fee due at the time of entry for each Triple Crown race: the Kentucky Derby ($200,000), Preakness ($100,000) and Belmont ($50,000).
Thirteen horses have swept the Triple Crown series: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018).
2021 Triple Crown Nominees (in alphabetical order):
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(18)Highestmaintenance |
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(18)Rose to Gold |
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(18)Vivo Per Lei |
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(18)White Waves |
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Affable |
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Alain Barows (JPN) |
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Alejandro |
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All Bodes Well |
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Amazing Rocket |
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American Drama |
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Amount |
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Angkor |
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Annex |
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Arabian Prince |
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Atlantic Road |
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Avenue |
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Aviano |
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Awesome Gerry |
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B C Glory Days |
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Baltasar |
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Beep Beep |
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Behavin Myself |
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Bennyfromthebronx |
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Best Bet |
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Bezos |
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Big Fish |
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Big Flame |
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Big Lake |
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Big Thorn |
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Blue Boon |
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Bobby Bo |
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Bold Minister |
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Bourbonic |
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Bracken |
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Breadman |
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Brooklyn Strong |
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By George |
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Caddo River |
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Call of Honor |
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Camp Hope |
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Candy Man Rocket |
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Cantata |
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Capo Kane |
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Captain Fantastic |
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Cardinal Bird |
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Carillo |
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Cash Rocket |
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Cathkin Peak (IRE) |
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Cazadero |
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Chaos Reigns |
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Chargeittothegame |
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Circumvent |
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Clairiere |
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Classier |
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Coastal Kid |
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Collaborate |
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Colonel Bowman |
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Concert Tour |
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Conquer the World |
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Continental Coins |
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Cool Rags |
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Core Curriculum |
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Count Tolstoy |
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Country Captain |
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Cowan |
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Cronus |
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Crowded Trade |
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Danish Ekati |
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Defeater |
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Defunded |
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Deservedly |
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Devils Sky |
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Dis Ones On Fire |
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Do the Honors |
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Dolder Grand |
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Donegal Bay |
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D'oro Forever |
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Dr Ardito |
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Dream Shake |
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Dreamer's Disease |
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Du Jour |
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Dupuis |
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Dyn O Mite |
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Dynamic One |
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Earls Rock (IRE) |
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El Socio |
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Elector |
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Eleven Central |
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Emperor's Cause |
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Epic Run |
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Essential Quality |
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Everesting |
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Exalted Charm |
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Exalted Joy |
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Excellent Timing |
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Fairchild |
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Federal Bureau |
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Fenway |
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Fighting Force |
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Find New Roads |
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Fire At Will |
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Fire Sword |
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First Task |
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Fly Like an Eagle |
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Following Sea |
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Fortified |
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Founder |
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France Go de Ina |
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Freedom Fighter |
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Frozen Assets |
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Full Charge |
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Full Court Press |
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Future Victory |
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Gagetown |
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Garoppolo |
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Genomic |
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Gershwin |
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Get Her Number |
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Ghazaaly |
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Ghostliner |
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Global Appeal |
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Goddard |
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Golden Spoke |
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Golden Whim |
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Greatest Honour |
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Gretzky the Great |
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Grey Storm |
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Hachure |
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Harbored Memories |
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Harvard |
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Hello Hot Rod |
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He's in Charge |
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He'smyhoneybadger |
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Hidden Stash |
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High Yield Kitten |
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Higher Quality |
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Highly Motivated |
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Hold the Salsa |
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Hot Rod Charlie |
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Houdini's Awesome |
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Hozier |
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Hudson Ridge |
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Hush of a Storm |
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Hyperfocus |
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I Am the Law |
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Imperial Road |
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Inspector Frost |
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Inspiration Point |
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Isolate |
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It's a Gamble |
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Jackie's Warrior |
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Jasper Dream |
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Jirafales |
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Joe Man Joe |
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Keepmeinmind |
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Khafre |
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Kinetic Sky |
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King Fury |
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Kingdom Warrior |
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King's Ovation |
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Knopfler |
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Known Agenda |
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Koolhaus |
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La Perouse (JPN) |
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Lady Speightspeare |
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Laker Mamba |
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Lamutanaatty |
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Laurel River |
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Law Professor |
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Leblon |
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Lemon Pop |
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Life Is Good |
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Like the King |
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Likeable |
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Lucky Law (IRE) |
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Magnificent |
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Malathaat |
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Mandaloun |
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Masqueparade |
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Medina Spirit |
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Midnight Bourbon |
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Millean |
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Money Mike |
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Moonlite Strike |
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Mubtadaa |
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Mucho Del Oro |
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Mutasaabeq |
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Mutasallem |
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My Favorite Uncle |
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Myopic |
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Naco |
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Naismith |
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Never Surprised |
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Newyearsblockparty |
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Next |
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Nicky the Vest |
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Notable Exception |
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Notary |
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Nova Rags |
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O Besos |
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Ocean Ride |
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One Fast Cat |
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One Two Kid |
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Ottothelegend |
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Outadore |
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Outasite |
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Overtook |
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Papetu |
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Parnelli |
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Partner's Hope |
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Patron d'Oro |
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Pauline's Pearl |
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Perfect Cut |
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Perfect Munnings |
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Petruchio |
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Pickin' Time |
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Prate |
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Prevalence |
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Primary Endpoint |
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Prime Factor |
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Prince Ziggy |
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Private Network |
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Promise Keeper |
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Proxy |
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Publicly Available |
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Q B One |
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Racarino |
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Ram |
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Ranger Fox |
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Realm of Law |
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Rebel's Romance (IRE) |
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Red Flag |
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Regal Run |
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Ricochet |
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Ridin With Biden |
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Rightandjust |
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Risk Taking |
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River Redemption |
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Road Bible |
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Rock Your World |
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Roman Centurian |
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Rombauer |
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Rosenquist |
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Royal Realm |
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Royal Tryst |
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Run Classic |
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Runway Magic |
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Saffa's Day |
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Sainthood |
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Santa Cruiser |
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Santos to Wilson |
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Savile Row |
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Scales of Justice |
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Scarlet Fusion |
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Scarred |
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Senor Buscador |
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Shackqueenking |
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Shadow Matter |
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Shaftesbury |
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Simovitch |
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Simply Ravishing |
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Sir Ollie |
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Sittin On Go |
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Smiley Sobotka |
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Son of Thunder |
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Sososubtle |
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Soup and Sandwich |
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Souper Sensational |
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Southern District |
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Speaker's Corner |
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Speight'spercomete |
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Speightstown Shirl |
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Spielberg |
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Spirit Maker |
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Stage Raider |
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Stainless Steel |
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Star Sailor |
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Starrininmydreams |
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Stayin' Out Late |
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Super Stock |
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Super Strong |
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Swiftsure |
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Swing Low |
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Swingman |
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Swot Analysis |
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Taita |
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Tallis |
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Taraashoq |
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Tarantino |
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Tesoro |
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Texas Royalty |
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The Chosen Vron |
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The Great One |
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There Goes Harvard |
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Tivoli Twirl |
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Tiwanaku |
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Tiz Tact Toe |
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Too Boss |
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Traveller |
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Triple Tap |
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Troubadour |
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Tulsa Tornado |
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Ubiquitous |
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Ultimate Badger |
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Unbridled d'Oro |
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Unbridled Honor |
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Unembellished |
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Uno |
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Untreated |
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Value Creation |
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Vanishing Point |
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Vequist |
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Warbird |
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Warrant |
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Warrior in Chief |
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Waspirant |
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Whiskey Double |
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Whitaker |
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Whole Shebang (JPN) |
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Wildcat Nation |
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Will E Sutton |
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Winfromwithin |
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Wipe the Slate |
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Wolfie's Dynaghost |
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World Cruiser |
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Zaajel |
