Gentlemen (horse)
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Gentlemen is a Thoroughbred
racehorse
who was the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Argentina and then raced successfully in the United States
.
Bred in Argentina, Gentlemen's grandsire was Nureyev
, a son of the top sire of the 20th century, Northern Dancer
. Racing at age three in 1995, Gentlemen won the Gran Premio Nacional, (Argentine Derby), Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine 1000 Guineas), and Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentine 2000 Guineas).
Brought to race in the United States in 1996, under California
trainer
Richard Mandella
Gentlemen met with considerable success. Among his important victories, he captured the 1997 Pimlico Special
at Pimlico Race Course
in Baltimore, Maryland, and the 1997 Hollywood Gold Cup
and Pacific Classic Stakes
in California. He was also second to Wagon Limit in the 1998 Jockey Club Gold Cup
ahead of third-place finisher Skip Away
.
In 1999, Gentlemen began stud
duty at Walmac Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where he met with modest success. In late 2007, he was purchased by the high percentage racing outfit Elite Stables, LLC and moved to Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, LA, where he will continue his a career in the lucrative Louisiana Breeders Program. His 2008 Stud fee was listed at a special introductory fee of $1500.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
who was the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Argentina and then raced successfully in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Bred in Argentina, Gentlemen's grandsire was Nureyev
Nureyev (horse)
Nureyev was a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire. As a racehorse he was best known as the disqualified "winner" of the 2000 Guineas in 1980.-Background:...
, a son of the top sire of the 20th century, Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer
Northern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
. Racing at age three in 1995, Gentlemen won the Gran Premio Nacional, (Argentine Derby), Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine 1000 Guineas), and Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentine 2000 Guineas).
Brought to race in the United States in 1996, under California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
Richard Mandella
Richard Mandella
Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame....
Gentlemen met with considerable success. Among his important victories, he captured the 1997 Pimlico Special
Pimlico Special
The Pimlico Special is an American thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May. It is raced on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles . The race is currently open to horses age three and older and offers a purse of $250,000.The Pimlico Special was first run in...
at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore, Maryland, and the 1997 Hollywood Gold Cup
Hollywood Gold Cup
The Hollywood Gold Cup is an American Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It was run as a handicap race until 1997 when it was switched to weight-for-age conditions...
and Pacific Classic Stakes
Pacific Classic Stakes
The Pacific Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for runners aged 3-year-old or up run at the classic American distance of a mile and a quarter...
in California. He was also second to Wagon Limit in the 1998 Jockey Club Gold Cup
Jockey Club Gold Cup
The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the...
ahead of third-place finisher Skip Away
Skip Away
Skip Away , a gray Thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice named America's Champion Handicap Horse...
.
In 1999, Gentlemen began stud
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses...
duty at Walmac Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where he met with modest success. In late 2007, he was purchased by the high percentage racing outfit Elite Stables, LLC and moved to Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, LA, where he will continue his a career in the lucrative Louisiana Breeders Program. His 2008 Stud fee was listed at a special introductory fee of $1500.