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Accelerate: One of Three Champions

September 4, 2025 By Emma Leave a Comment

Picture this: Three racehorses are born in the year 2013. One would win 7 races in a row, including 4 Grade 1 races. The 2nd colt would win 13 out of his 19 races. Both would sire Grade1 winners. The last colt would take over 10 races to win a Grade 1 race and was a disappointment at stud. That chestnut stallion was Accelerate.

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