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Tomy Lee

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Tomy Lee (May 7, 1956 – October 29, 1971) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1959 Kentucky Derby defeating Sword Dancer, First Landing, Royal Orbit and the filly Silver Spoon. [1]

50 relations: Bay (horse), Belmont Stakes, Bertie Kerr, Bill Shoemaker, Blandford (horse), Blue Grass Stakes, Brantôme (horse), California, Clarissimus (horse), Daily Racing Form, Del Mar Futurity, Epsom Derby, Filly, First Landing (horse), Forerunner Stakes, Frank Childs, Furlong, Gainsborough (horse), Haggin Stakes, Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes, Hollywood Park Racetrack, Horse racing, Hurry On, Hyperion (horse), Inbreeding, Johnny Longden, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lexington, Kentucky, Michael O'Hehir, Ocean Swell, Owen Tudor (horse), Pharos (horse), Preakness Stakes, Royal Orbit, Sansovino (horse), Silver Spoon (horse), Son-in-Law, Stallion, Sword Dancer, Swynford, Texas, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Tudor Minstrel, Tulyar, United Kingdom, Weanling, William Boland.

Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Bertie Kerr

Herbert William Joseph Kerr (19 October 1896 – 23 November 1973), also known as Bertie Kerr or Bert Kerr, was an Irish association football player during the 1910s and 1920s.

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Bill Shoemaker

William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey.

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Blandford (horse)

Blandford (1919–1935) was an Irish bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the three-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland who sired eleven British Classic Race winners including four which won The Derby.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Brantôme (horse)

Brantôme (1931–1952) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and prominent sire.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Clarissimus (horse)

Clarissimus (1913 – after 1932) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Daily Racing Form

The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (usually just referred to as the Racing Form) is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell.

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Del Mar Futurity

The Del Mar Futurity is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.

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Epsom Derby

The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Filly

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.

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First Landing (horse)

First Landing (March 7, 1956 – 1987) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Forerunner Stakes

The Forerunner Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Frank Childs

Frank Childs (born July 17, 1867, Texas; died June 20, 1936, Waukegan, Illinois), "The Crafty Texan", was an African American boxer who fought professionally out of Chicago from 1892 to 1911 and twice held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship.

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Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.

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Gainsborough (horse)

Gainsborough (1915–1945) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the English Triple Crown in 1918 and became a superior sire.

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Haggin Stakes

The Haggin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California.

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Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes

The Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California.

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Hollywood Park Racetrack

Hollywood Park, later sold and referred to as Betfair Hollywood Park, was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Hurry On

Hurry On (7 May 1913 – 1936) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire that revived the Matchem sire line.

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Hyperion (horse)

Hyperion (18 April 1930 – 9 December 1960) was a British-bred Thoroughbred, a dual classic winner and an outstanding sire.

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Inbreeding

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.

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Johnny Longden

John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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Michael O'Hehir

Michael James Hehir (also known as Michael O'Hehir and Mícheál Ó hEithir; 2 June 1920 – 24 November 1996) was an Irish hurling, football and horse racing commentator and journalist.

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Ocean Swell

Ocean Swell (1941–1954) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Owen Tudor (horse)

Owen Tudor (1938–1966) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Pharos (horse)

Pharos (4 April 1920 – 30 April 1937) was a British bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Royal Orbit

Royal Orbit (April 25, 1956 - c. 1980) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown races.

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Sansovino (horse)

Sansovino (1921–1940) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Silver Spoon (horse)

Silver Spoon (March 6, 1956 - January 1978) was a multiple stakes winning American Thoroughbred race horse.

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Son-in-Law

Son-in-Law (22 April 1911 – 15 May 1941) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially for sport horses.

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Stallion

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).

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Sword Dancer

Sword Dancer (April 24, 1956 – November 16, 1984) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Swynford

Swynford (January 1907 – 18 May 1928) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred at the 16th Lord Derby's stud in Lincolnshire, England he was sired by John O'Gaunt, a son of Isinglass, winner of the British Triple Crown in 1893. His dam was Lord Derby's foundation mare and 1896 Epsom Oaks winner Canterbury Pilgrim who also produced Chaucer, the 1927 and 1933 Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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Tudor Minstrel

Tudor Minstrel (1944–1971) was a British-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Tulyar

Tulyar (1949–1972) was an Irish bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Weanling

A weanling is an animal that has just been weaned.

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William Boland

William Norris "Bill" Boland (born July 16, 1933 at Corpus Christi, Texas) is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomy_Lee

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