Roman Line (foaled 1959) was an American Thoroughbred

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. Trained by Tennessee Wright, the colt won the 1962 Derby Trial Stakes by six lengths at

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then in U.S. Triple Crown series finished second by a neck in record time to

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in the

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and third to

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in the Preakness Stakes. Roman Line's racing career was cut short by a training injury at Monmouth Park Racetrack on June 11, 1962. Retired to stud duty he met with reasonable success as the sire of a number of race/stakes winners.

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Roman Line's pedigree and partial racing stats
1959 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 7-e