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Falmouth, and before his death it is twice 

 repeated in the annals of the Two Thousand. 

 Lords Dupplin and Lonsdale also win the race, 

 as do the Dukes of Beaufort, Westminster, and 

 Portland. Among the racing Commoners who 

 have been credited with the Two Thousand 

 Guineas we find the names of Mr. Bowes, who 

 twice took the prize, and Mr. Merry, who won 

 it on two occasions. The well-known names of 

 Mr. Gully and Mr. Sutton, as also Count La 

 Grange, Sir Joseph Hawley, and Mr. D. Baird, 

 are likewise enrolled on the scroll of fame. 



Horses which win or run prominently for 

 the Guineas are not always entered for the 

 Derby or St. Leger, but it happens that the 

 double event of Two Thousand and Derby has 

 fallen to the same horse on twelve occasions, the 

 successful animals being : 



Four times the Two Thousand winner has 

 also taken the St. Leger as well as the Derby : 

 West Australian in 1853, Gladiateur in 1865, 

 Lord Lyon in 1866, and Ormonde in 1886. The 

 Two Thousand and Oaks were captured by 

 Crucifix in 1840, and by Formosa in 1868. The 

 double event of Two Thousand and St. Leger 

 has been achieved by Sir Tatton Sykes, 1840, 

 Stockwell, 1862, West Australian, 1853, The 

 Marquis, 1862, Gladiateur, 1865, Lord Lyon, 1866, 



