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PRINCE PALATINE NOW AN AMERICAN Great Racehorse and Sire Reported Bought for this Country by E F Simms LEXIXOTON Ky April Jfi Prince Palatine one of the most famous sires abroad lias been acquired by Mr K F Simms f r use at fiis Xalapa farm in Hourbiin county Prince Palatine is now in France and will remain there until the cud of the present season He is twelve years old and from his twoyearold to fiveyearold form had a brilliant racing record recordHe He won thre of his six races at two years old including the Imperial Produce Plate and also was third in an Ascot Hicnnial HicnnialAs As a threeyearold he won the Cordon Stakes 1 1 miles by three lengths from Phryxus and the Doncaster St Lcgor by six lengths from Lycaon King William and five others was beaten a head by Itannockburn which received twelve pounds in an Ascot Hicnnial and beaten a half length by Mushroom in the Midsummer Stakes and the same distance by Stidfast which received seven pounds in the Kingsclere Stake StakeThe The following year Prince Palatine won the Ascot Cold Cup Ll1 miles Kclipse Stakes 114 miles beating Stcdfast Lycaon Tagalie and others the Doneaster Cup 2 18 miles by ten lengths carrying 140 pounds and The Jockey Club Stakes 1 34 miles giving Stedfast thirteen IKiunds was second to Stedfast in the Coronation Cup beating Mushroom Charles OMalley and oth ¬ ers second to Lance Chest in tho Princess of Wales Stakes 11 miles and to Aleppo in The Jockey Club Cup 11 miles milesAt At five years old he won the Coronation Cup bv three lengths from Longset and the Ascot Cup beating Stedfast Aleppo and others and was un ¬ placed in the Coodwood Cup shortly after having been sold to Mr 1 P Joel for 20000 He some two years later sold him to Duke Decazes in France FranceThe The value of the stakes won by Prince Palatine was 184355 He was retired to the stud in 111 1 and has since become recognized as one of the most successful thoroughbred stallions in the world in 10151 Prince Palatine stood second only to The Tetrarch in the list of sires of winning twoyear olds in England with nine winners of approximately 10000 and third oil Die list rmveTTtff ycarllhgsT with respect to average price five of hi colts bringing an average at the sales in England of approximately S13000 S13000Prince Prince Palatine also sired and had racing in America last year Afternoon Donnacona Prince Pal and War Paint the latter a 3yearold win ¬ ners of nine races which gives him twelve two yearold winners in 1010 which is more than any other English stallion had Irince Palatines son the unbeaten Prince Calahad now is the second favorite for the Epsom Derby while lie Coes en other of his colts is one of the five first quoted horses for that race His son Doanacona is one of the principal favorites for the Kentucky Derby and the chances of his other son Prince Pal for that race are highly considered in many quarters quartersThe The importation of Prince Palatine to America certainly makes the most important accession to American thoroughbred interests in many years and it is doubtful if at any time a stallion lias been acquired by American interests whose racing record and established success as a sire marked him with more prominence
