Deacon Blues (horse)
Deacon Blues (foaled 19 February 2007) is a Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Jan and Peter Hopper and Michelle Morris. Trained by James Fanshawe in Newmarket, he enjoyed a successful career, particularly as a four-year-old when he won five of his six starts which were all in either handicap or group company. Among the most notable achievements in his career include winning the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Group 2 British Champions Sprint Stakes
Five on the bounce for Deacon Blues. by 1 ½ lengths, also at Ascot.

Racing career

Two-year-old season

Deacon Blues made his racing debut on October 7, 2009, in a six furlong maiden race at Nottingham. Ridden by George Baker, he finished fifth at odds of 25/1 but showed some early promise by staying o ...
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Deacon Blues
"Deacon Blues" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in 1976 and recorded by their group Steely Dan on their 1977 album '' Aja''. It peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' charts and number 17 on the U.S. ''Cash Box'' Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached #40 on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it peaked at #14, a position it occupied for two weeks, and #20 Adult Contemporary. In 2021, it was listed at No. 214 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Background Donald Fagen said of the song's opening lines and theme: The song was largely written at Fagen's house in Malibu and was prompted by his observation that "if a college football team like the University of Alabama could have a grandiose name like the ' Crimson Tide' the nerds and losers should be entitled to a grandiose name as well." The song's protagonist, muses Fagen, is somewhat "autobiographical in that it reflected the dreams agen and Becker hadabout becoming jazz musicians wh ...
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