Cyllene (horse)
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Cyllene was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career that lasted from 1897 until 1899, Cyllene won nine of his eleven starts, winning major races and being regarded as the best ho
Cyllene
Bona Vista
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Bona Vista was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he won the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom Downs. As a three-year-old he won the Newmarket Biennial Stakes, before winning the 2000 Guineas
Cyllene (horse)
…that the colt returned to Newmarket promptly after his races. Cyllene's most regular rider was the 1899 Champion Jockey Sam Loates. Cyllene's sire, Bona Vista was a high class racehorse who won the 2000 Guineas in 1892. He was considered a failure as a stallion and in the year of Cyllene's birth he was sold…
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Horses in the paddock before the 1892 Derby