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Article: World of Breeding: Unfashionable Reel Buddy proof that pedigree isn't everything.(Sports)

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The Racing Post (London, England)
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August 7, 2003
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Byline: Tony Morris

THIS week's quiz question: Why did Reel Buddy win the Sussex Stakes? Choose your answer from the following:

(a) The defections of Dubai Destination, Kalaman and Where Or When, (b) The dead ground, which slowed several better rivals,

(c) A charmed run along the rail, (d) An inspired ride from Pat Eddery, (e) A combination of all the above, (f) His own undoubted superiority.

Given that only one of those answers is wholly implausible, a trickier supplementary question springs to mind: Does the decision to retire him to ...

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