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    Blakeney (28 March 1966 – 6 November 1992) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won the Derby at Epsom in 1969 and was kept in training in...
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  • Blakeney may refer to: Blakeney (surname) Blakeney, Gloucestershire, a village Blakeney, Norfolk, a village and civil parish Blakeney Point, a nature...
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    Blakeney is a coastal village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Blakeney lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural...
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    against older horses in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. His five opponents included winners of major races: Blakeney (1969 Epsom...
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    however, regarded Morston as superior to his other Derby winner Blakeney, and the best horse he had ever trained. He was rated 125 by Timeform. Morston had...
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    Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom...
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    and the world's top-ranked turf horse. She retained this ranking in 2017 and in 2018 was co-ranked as the best horse in the world. In 2017 she was inducted...
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    St Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Blakeney, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt and the Diocese of Norwich. The church was founded in the 13th century...
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    The 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) is a regiment of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. It traces its origins as a cavalry regiment from the times of the...
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  • before returning to form to win the Epsom Derby. He went on to defeat older horses in the Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International Stakes. The colt was...
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    Morston, the horse being named after the village. Running for just the second time he was returned at odds of 25–1. His half-brother Blakeney won the same...
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  • he was voted American Champion Sprint Horse at the Eclipse Awards. Benny the Bull is a dark bay or brown horse bred in Florida by Tamoka Farms. He was...
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    sired by Japanese Triple Crown champion Deep Impact, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Auguste Rodin is the first foal produced by...
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    Veterans Memorial Stadium at Larry Blakeney Field is a stadium in Troy, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the...
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    Men (1958) as Shop customer Further Up the Creek (1958) as Le. Commander Blakeney The 39 Steps (1959) as Brown The White Trap (1959) as Inspector Walters...
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    losing to the horse Bourbon and the colts Sir Thomas and Quinola. On 14 October, Whisker received 70 guineas from Lord Darlington after his horse Paulus backed...
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  • Shergar (category European Thoroughbred Horse of the Year)
    stated they stole the horse. The IRA has never admitted any role in the theft. The Aga Khan, Shergar's owner, sent the horse for training in Britain...
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    surgery earlier that year. Galileo was a 16 1⁄2 hh (64.5 inches, 164 cm) bay horse with a narrow white blaze and a white sock on his left hind leg. He was...
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    the first meeting between Epsom Derby winners since Nijinsky defeated Blakeney in the 1970 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Quest for Fame got...
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    He is the second-winningest coach in Troy history, only behind Larry Blakeney. Atkins was inducted into the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame in 2012...
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    Nelson Pillar would eventually stand. The subject was William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, a Limerick-born army officer whose career extended over more...
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    and won a second Breeders' Cup Turf. High Chaparral was a dark-coated bay horse with a white star. He stood just over 16 hands high and was bred in County...
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  • over extended distance who became the damsire of three Derby winners: Blakeney, Morston and Troy. His dam, Plaza, won several rces for Oldham, who had...
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    in the UK on 10 May 2011 by Nev Almond. He flew 269 km (167 mi) to near Blakeney on the Norfolk coast. It was also the starting point for the longest paraglider...
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    reserve (NNR). It is on the Norfolk coast between Burnham Overy Staithe and Blakeney, and is managed by Natural England with the cooperation of the Holkham...
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    Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0. "Horseracing History Online – Horse Profile : St Frusquin". Horseracinghistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-16....
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  • King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (category Open middle distance horse races)
    George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance...
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  • Arthur Budgett (category British horse racing biography stubs)
    named after neighbouring villages in Norfolk, Blakeney and Morston, as was Blakeney's sire Hethersett. Blakeney went on to win the 1969 Derby and Morston...
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    March 2012) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2015 European Horse of the Year after winning the Derby, Eclipse Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes...
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    (1927–1958), also known as Blenheim II, was a British Thoroughbred race horse who won The Derby in 1930. As sire, he had a major influence on pedigrees...
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