Tentam (1969–1981) was an American

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Racing career

Owned by

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, who raced him under his Cragwood Stables ''

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'', Tentam won Grade 1 races and on August 11, 1973, set a

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for one and one eight miles on turf in winning the

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at Saratoga Race Course

He was then sold for $2 million in September to

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whose

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owned the supersire

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. E. P. Taylor purchased Tentam, a descendant of Man o' War, for breeding purposes but raced him for the remainder of 1973 before syndicating him and sending him to stand at his stud

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Stud record

Tentham met with reasonable success as a

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. Some of the best known among his progeny were Ten Gold Pots, the 1985 Sovereign Award for Canadian Champion Older Horse, and the

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, winner of three Canadian

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References

Tentam's pedigree and partial racing stats

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