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increased after the development of his wind 

 infirmity. As the time was approaching for him 

 to run in a big event we used to have a watchman 

 on duty in the stable every night ; otherwise 

 he was treated in exactly the same way as the 

 other horses, going through the regular routine. 



From first to last Ormonde was a winner of 

 fifteen races. In two of them he was allowed 

 to walk over. The longest distance over which 

 he actually had to race was the mile and three- 

 quarters of the St. Leger course at Doncaster. 

 Three times he won over a mile and a half. 

 Twice only were odds laid against his winning — 

 on the occasion of his first race, and when he 

 competed for the Two Thousand Guineas. The 

 total value of the stakes he won was ;^2 7, 2 66 : los. 



The following is a summarised statement of 

 Ormonde's racing career : 



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