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Newspaper clipping dated 2-12-63 about horse sales record, mentioning F. Laker's mare Miss Doree sold for 9,900gs

Newspaper clipping dated 2-12-63 about horse sales record, mentioning F. Laker's mare Miss Doree sold for 9,900gs

A December 1963 newspaper clipping reporting record-breaking horse sales at Newmarket, featuring the sale of mare Miss Doree for 9,900 guineas to Irish breeder Jim McVey. The article mentions that the mare's owner, Mr. F. Laker (Sir Freddie Laker), received a substantial return on his investment from one of his earliest purchases when he started his stud five years prior.

newspaper clipping horse racing bloodstock sales Sir Freddie Laker Newmarket Miss Doree 1963 1960s thoroughbred breeding investment

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