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to our racing over here.”

Of the 11 national champion ‘chasers in the past 20 years, just six were bred in America, and one of those, Highland Bud, had been exported to England as a foal and started his hurdle racing career in the British sport.

Zaccio f 1981, '82), Flatterer i‘83-86), Highland Bud (‘89), Lonesome Glory'<*92, ‘93, “95, ■97, “99», Warm Spell (*94) and Flat Top (DS) were bred in the U.S. Inlander (*87) was bred in Great Britain, as were Jimmy Lorenzo »'88i and All Gong (‘00).

Morley Street (HO-^l) was foaled in Ireland, as was Correggio i'96». while last year’s champ Praise the Prince, as aforementioned, comes from New Zealand.

But a similar look at 20 years of the jockey leaderboard reveals another story: of the 14 riders to claim the champion jockey title since 1982, just two — England’s Jonathan Smart in 1988, and

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