Questões de Concurso Militar PM-RJ 2012 para Aspirante da Polícia Militar, Inglês

Read the text page “Leading jockey Craig Williams says he will hold Dunaden in higher regard than three-time Melbourne Cup champion mare Makybe Diva if the French raider can carry his hefty weight to back-to-back Melbourne Cups at Flemington today”.
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