Grand Slam (horse)
Encyclopedia
Grand Slam is an American
thoroughbred
Stallion
racehorse
. Trained by D. Wayne Lukas
, the dark bay son of Gone West was purchased at the September 1996 Keeneland Sales
as a yearling for $300,000 by Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack and David Cornstein.
Sired by Gone West and out of Bright Candles, Grand Slam was foaled in 1995.
David Cornstein's wife Sheila named the colt after a bridge hand in which all 13 tricks are taken. In 1997 Coolmore Stud purchased half of the colt for $500,000.
A two-time Grade I winner as a juvenile, all four of the colt's career wins came over the dirt at Belmont Park
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in November at Hollywood Park, he suffered a cut in his left hind leg going into the first turn and did not finish the race. He would end up missing four months of racing while recovering from his injury.
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The colt failed to win another race in his career, although after a 7th place finish in the Belmont Stakes
he managed a third place finish in the Haskell Invitational as well as second place finishes in the Swaps Stakes
, Jerome Handicap
, and 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint
at Churchill Downs
.
, his 2008 fee is $35,000. His progeny include Limehouse
and 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint
winner Cajun Beat
.
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thoroughbred
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...
Stallion
Stallion
A Stallion is a male horse.Stallion may also refer to:* Stallion , an American pop rock group* Stallion , a figure in the Gobot toyline* Stallion , a character in the console role-playing game series...
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...
. Trained by D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas
Darrell Wayne Lukas is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S...
, the dark bay son of Gone West was purchased at the September 1996 Keeneland Sales
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
as a yearling for $300,000 by Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack and David Cornstein.
Sired by Gone West and out of Bright Candles, Grand Slam was foaled in 1995.
David Cornstein's wife Sheila named the colt after a bridge hand in which all 13 tricks are taken. In 1997 Coolmore Stud purchased half of the colt for $500,000.
A two-time Grade I winner as a juvenile, all four of the colt's career wins came over the dirt at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
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2 year old
At age 2, the colt won the Belmont Futurity Stakes in September and Champagne Stakes in October, both Grade I races. Then in the 1997 Breeders' Cup JuvenileBreeders' Cup Juvenile
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
in November at Hollywood Park, he suffered a cut in his left hind leg going into the first turn and did not finish the race. He would end up missing four months of racing while recovering from his injury.
3 year old
His first start back from injury was at Santa Anita in the San Pedro Stakes where he finished sixth. A month later he finished third in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland and in May he won the Peter Pan StakesPeter Pan Stakes
The Peter Pan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event, it is open to three-year-olds willing to race nine furlongs on the dirt....
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The colt failed to win another race in his career, although after a 7th place finish in the Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
he managed a third place finish in the Haskell Invitational as well as second place finishes in the Swaps Stakes
Swaps Stakes
The Swaps Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it carries a purse of $350,000.Run in mid July, this race is...
, Jerome Handicap
Jerome Handicap
The Jerome Stakes is a Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run each fall at one mile on the dirt at Belmont Park. It is open to three-year-olds and carries a purse of $150,000. The race is a prep race to several races of the Breeders' Cup....
, and 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World...
at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
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Sire
The colt was retired to stud in after his 3-year-old campaign to Coolmore's Ashford StudAshford Stud
Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky is the American arm of the international commercial Thoroughbred horse breeding operation Coolmore Stud of County Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland.Twelve stallions will stand at Ashford Stud in 2011....
, his 2008 fee is $35,000. His progeny include Limehouse
Limehouse (horse)
Limehouse is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Campaigned by W. Cothran Campbell's Dogwood Stable and trained by leading trainer Todd Pletcher, the chestnut son of popular sire Grand Slam was purchased at the Fasig-Tipton sale as a yearling for $140,000.- Racehorse :During his racing...
and 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World...
winner Cajun Beat
Cajun Beat
Cajun Beat is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint at 25-1. Owned by Padua Stable and John & Joseph Iracane, Cajun Beat retired from racing in April of 2005 having won seven of nineteen starts and with earnings of $1,159,100.-References:*...
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