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41 for Blue Point
New winners Blue Point – Gamekeeper (2 c ex Gamilati by Bernardini) became the 41st individual winner for Darley shuttle stallion Blue Point (Shamardal) when landing a six-furlong maiden at Wolverhampton. The sixth foal out of the Group 2-winning Bernardini (A.P. Indy) mare Gamilati, Gamekeeper is closely related to 6f winner Nasimi (Shamardal) and a... Read More
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Alabama Express
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