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A-Z of Horse Racing
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Pie-O-My - Ralph Cifaretto's racehorse which dies when Ralph sets fire to his stable to collect the insurance money in The Sopranos.
I never liked Ralph.
I never liked Ralph.
Polytrack which apparently requires the regular removal of horse dung, not the most appealing job in racing.
Russell, Alec - the second jockey (after Sir Gordon Richards) to go through the card with 6 out of 6 at Bogside in 1957.
Veterinary surgeon - trainer Mark Johnston is a qualified vet and practised as such until he took up training in 1988.
Brown's Gazette - Monica Dickinson trained favourite for the 1985 Champion Hurdle at 4/6 when losing 20 lengths at the start by swerving violently left.
Ridden by Dermot Browne, whose subsequent admissions of race fixing has put his performance in that race under the closest scrutiny.
Ridden by Dermot Browne, whose subsequent admissions of race fixing has put his performance in that race under the closest scrutiny.
Crepello. From only 5 starts he won the Dewhurst, the 2,000 Guineas and the Derby and due to unsound legs was then retired. As was the custom at the time a GNER locomotive was named after him which was in service from 1961-1981.
Firefox - filly foaled 1980 in Venezuela, and the only horse I know of with the same name as the web browser I am using to tell you this.
Gimcrack. A grey foaled in 1760 who won 27 of his 36 races over 7 seasons and is best known for the painting of him by Stubbs which fetched a world record £22.4m for the artist this year and the Gimcrack Stakes at York's Ebor meeting.
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