Kisbér is a town in Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, in Komárom-Esztergom

Komárom-Esztergom

Komárom-Esztergom is an administrative Hungarian county in Transdanubia, on the northern border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of , , and...

 county. The town was first mentioned in 1277.

Royal Stud

Kisber was home to the 15648 acres (63.3 km²) Imperial-Royal Stud where a Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 racehorse

Horse racing

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 named for the town was bred under the supervision of Stud's manager, Count Zoest. Foaled in 1873, Kisber raced in England

England

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 where in 1876 he won that country's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby

Epsom Derby

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. He was then sent to Paris

Paris

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 where he won France's

France

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 most important race, the Grand Prix de Paris

Grand Prix de Paris

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