Lanzarote (1968–1977) was a top-class

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and steeplechaser who won the

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in 1974. He died after breaking a leg early in the 1977

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. A powerful horse on the course but quiet off it, Lanzarote won 23 of 36 races and is rated in the top-10 hurdlers of all time by

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