horse british career attracted unusual attention owner lord prime minister united_kingdom height success career lasted ran times won seven races leading british year old unbeaten starts including following year won derby complete legs english triple crown beaten year old starts failed bid triple crown beaten retired stud end season winners important races died background bay horse standing hands high bred stud owner lord prominent liberal statesman prime minister trained suffolk seventy time retired large scale training continued handle small number horses stable ridden classic wins named successful especially long distances won cup cup champion addition derby winners dam produced called gas dam derby winner won produced winner derived alexander great messenger previously lord father horse ran derby graduate oxford_university tipped horse friends likely winner reportedly result way apology told friends horse prime chance winning derby tip memory incident reportedly persuaded abandon original plan pronunciation point disagreement owner trainer called insisted lay das das racing career year old season england allowed race official unnamed successful debut stakes meeting showed impressive acceleration easily beat identified promise correspondent sent started favourite stakes june led start occasion shook opposition closing stages win half lengths named known given break months returning september horse named rival led start moved challenge away win easily win officially named sent important year old race season started odds danger leading half way winning race lengths named lengths ended season unbeaten races winter favourite following year derby stakes winner stable seen biggest potential rival year old season progressed winter despite reported bout early march sent straight appearance started odds field second choice raced rear early stages moving place half way finish riding thirty birthday moved challenge lead predicted race developed contest came overtaken raced pulled away win half lengths immediately race offered odds derby expected major target started odds stakes opponents took lead soon half way won easily lengths price derby immediately shortened reduced weeks subject intense interest protected group police detectives derby june shortest priced favourite history derby starting odds opponents second favourite ahead stable companion started held restrained raced fourth fifth place early stages running weakened half way led field straight emerged challenge traveling grand style looking likely win easily responded time career placed pressure forged ahead inside final won race half lengths reminder lengths victory received immense enthusiasm completed prediction student marry prime minister win derby required assistance police crush course westminster win house_of_commons contrast strongly criticised involving degradation racing world responded criticism saying shame owning good horse derby win advantage presented winning gift united_states ambassador rivalry matched triple crown winner princess wales stakes mile july race attracted large crowd including supported queen cousin george duke cambridge favoured field included horse beaten won royal recovered bout reportedly affected early pace slow held leaders moving lead immediately challenged overtaken inside final prevailed short head eased closing stages finishing beaten appeared perfectly sound race explanation offered slow pace winning time produced false result eclipse stakes july met time soft ground started favourite runners included named virtually ignored outsider set fast pace followed rear dropped away straight leaving lead moving challenge derby winners dominated race closing stages spite game pursuit unable overhaul won length rest field headed beaten admitted beaten better horse sent september attempt win triple crown ridden started odds field ridden second choice ignored usual held field horse named running moved steadily closer turned straight second overtaking going clear lead final challenged closing stages pulled ahead win quarters length according cheers crowd replaced outsider overhauled favourite year old season kept training year old season issued challenge owner match race place declined want disrupt horse preparation series training problems kept course season short tempered seasonal september ran reported running sound legs owner choice ahead derby winner sir carrying weight pounds raced place way weakened closing stages finished fourth runners horses named despite disappointing season turned reported offer preferring instead retire stud assessment earnings ran year old training horses including classic winners 1850s reported called best trained later season ranked second slightly owner called finest horse seen june rated fourteen pounds superior derby winner sir trained horses earned year old placing sixth british horses added stud career success stud classic winners successful offspring won eclipse stakes princess wales stakes year old total winners races retired active stud duty extremely bad tempered writer said old stallion worn died march owner stud pedigree
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