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After Epsom Derby of 1951 the model
was presented to William ‘Willie’
Stephenson, the trainer of the Arctic
Prince - the winner of the race - by
the horse’s owner Joseph McGrath,
Irish politician and businessman. The
competition, with its total prize of about
£22,000 (equivalent of over £1,000,000
in today’s money), is still known as the
most valuable race ever run in England.
Arctic Prince’s brief racing career lasted
less than a year, from 1950 to 1951, and
consisted of only five races. The horse
won two races including the 1951 Epsom
Derby and was retired after breaking
down at Ascot in July of the same year.
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