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Thoroughbred stallion
Thoroughbred leaping an obstacle during the cross-country phase of a three-day event.
Akhal-Teke stallion
American Paint Horse mare
American Quarter Horse stallion
American Saddlebred mare
Andalusian stallion
bay Appaloosa mare
chestnut Arabian gelding
Argentine Criollo with grulla coat.
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Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
American horse trainer
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
Edward Riley Bradley
American racehorse owner
William Woodward
American banker and racehorse owner
Ben Jones
American horse trainer
Warren Wright
American horsebreeder and racehorse owner
Johnny Longden
American jockey
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
American horse trainer
George D. Widener
American racehorse owner

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