british involved second final dead heat history unbeaten sequence races went dominant performer long distance races winning gold cup handicap carrying record weight successive running racing career lasted october ran nineteen times won sixteen races beaten level weights regarded contemporary experts greatest horses 19th century end season retired stud success england germany united_states background bred grand lengthy bay horse white blaze white unsuccessful attempts sell little putting training exeter house stable suffolk agreed train horse reduced rate thirty shillings week instead usual horses stable time end succeeded selling stable boy fortune professional moved stable pedigree obscure controversial dam carriage horse called covered year conception originally sent stallion named covering appeared unsuccessful covered legged broken horse happened farm contemporary commentators believed possible stallion got horses notable racing merit success provoked interest found sold standing ireland fee november killed throat cut stable death subject court case following year bankrupt owner accused destruction stallion prevent falling hands creditors ridden races won championship wood controversial figure later warned banned racing years involvement illegal betting suspected race fixing racing career year old season unbeaten minor races year old wins plate john plate nottingham combined value year old season april appearance betting lists backed odds correspondent little favour time pointing races won poorly contested noted supposedly difficult horse ride admitted connections owner trainer associates people turf unlikely waste money backing horse chance entered year old debut customary huge crowd attendance despite cold weather popular choice public reportedly backed inside knowledge started odds field runners queen adelaide going favourite early leaders settled jockey corner moved contention outside field led borneo richmond shortly turn straight wood sent lead closely followed pulled clear opponents tremendous struggle ensued raced locked closing stages inside final took half length advantage produced final effort leaders crossed line queen adelaide finished strongly blocked crucial stage judge unable separate brief delay dead heat called common practice time dead heats settled horses immediately running course prize shared owners agreed hammond stood winning offered divide stakes owners accepted shortly race protest lodged grounds insufficient entry apparently reference uncertain quickly withdrawn start derby sent faced class older horses started favourite weight age miles running straight wood moved challenge derby winner quickly took control race pulled away win easily lengths remote later meeting won stakes entered october ran quarter mile handicap assigned weight pounds meaning carried weight runners year old year old florence winner year old won race weight previous record carried looked magnificent race restrained wood runner field moved contention unable obtain clear run switched outside lead disputed french trained clear acceleration decided race drew clear ridiculous ease win lengths carrying pounds win described correspondent greatest accomplished memory racing men took race evidence radical reformation weight age scale reportedly took winning occasion entered handicap meeting required carry pounds connections decided run instead targeting free handicap meeting october started odds favourite successfully conceded pounds duke richmond winning comfortably quarters length final start year won time taking hopes meeting outstanding horse generation simon doubt appeared retired simon stay training unable run anticipated meeting saints year old season start season hammond announced entered important handicap races mainly aimed major weight age staying races spring hammond plans placed jeopardy fell seriously ill described pneumonia placing future considerable doubt recovery debut gold cup half miles royal june interest gold cup created sealed entry race hopes contain simon appear opponents race included outstanding older horse america winner started favourite going easily overtook pulling clear win lengths following day faced mile attracted leading french raced place way moving lead drawing away win lengths time disagreement resulted hammond removing horses including stable moving stable autumn lord hastings owner derby winner issued challenge match race horse receive pounds challenge declined heavily backed handicap race assigned pounds hammond want disrupt horse preparation returned break months majesty plate miles october race proved meaningless contest opponent year old called jane finished runner started odds won predictable ease lengths october undefeated races started favourite field seven prominent race level terms won lengths carrying pounds involved close race minor places finished fifth chance winner finish second days losing unbeaten record returned favoured staying distance started odds won race easily beating lengths defeat hammond responded earlier challenge lord hastings suggesting level weight match race point following season stake year old season interest season concerned newly inaugurated eclipse stakes july offered record prize start year seen leading contenders new race second year succession spring preparation disrupted time injury able resume training time reported defeated private trial race early details unclear contest bypassed staying events ran instead memorial stakes mile raced taking lead straight contested finish held year old conceding pounds win head eclipse stakes took place july weight age winners major races carrying extra weight penalties started field receiving pounds going favourite started settled wood race leaders straight challenge reach lead finished beaten lengths half length returned october attempt win second occasion assigned weight pounds pounds seventeen runners little race finished days later given chance reputation met majesty plate miles race level weights difficulty position favourite taking lead finish winning easily lengths race came october finally met official race race effectively match runner starting started slight favourite gave pounds danger defeat taking lead half way polished easiest fashion won lengths record successive victory race assessment carried poll experts create ranking best british 19th century ranked seventh having placed thirty contributors lists published later year placed best modern times english writer considered horse century believed day won jockey club cup beaten earned highest horse britain trained winners classics said simon better animals turf question better resolved stud career retired stood initial fee remained england summer sold german government exported stand returned england stand stud exported united_states sold privately stood california closure del dispersal sale december relocated sold january moved louisville kentucky best probably leading year old britain wins included stakes exported united_states twice leading north_america pedigree following pedigree assumes
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