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FINE AND DANDY

he champion was gelded before he raced as his owners thought that the progeny of Shaded had a tendency to become top heavy if they were left entire. How this decision altered the course of Australian breeding history we will never know, but the two brothers who were by the remarkable stallion Star Kingdom would certainly have been very popular stud prospects if not gelded. Of course, other sons of Shading were left intact

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