I'll Get Along
Encyclopedia
I'll Get Along is a Thoroughbred
Filly
racehorse
by Champion Sprinter Smile
and out of the stakes winning Foolish Pleasure
mare Don't Worry Bout Me, tracing tail female to the mother of all blue hens, La Troienne
. She was selected and purchased for Roy and Patricia Chapman by trainer Bob Camac
for $40,000 at the 1993 Keeneland September yearling sale
.
Trained by Camac, I'll Get along was a stakes winner of $276,969, but is best known as a broodmare through her mating to Elusive Quality
that produced Smarty Jones
, the 2004 Kentucky Derby
and Preakness Stakes
winner who was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse honors.
In 2004, I'll Get Along was sold for $5,000,000 to Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds, then in foal with an Elusive Quality filly. At Coolmore Stud
in Ireland
, she was bred to Champion sire
, Sadler's Wells
.
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...
Filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
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...
by Champion Sprinter Smile
Smile
A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes . Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known...
and out of the stakes winning Foolish Pleasure
Foolish Pleasure
Foolish Pleasure is an American bay thoroughbred race horse who was born in Williston, Florida. He was one of the top three three-year-old colts of his time....
mare Don't Worry Bout Me, tracing tail female to the mother of all blue hens, La Troienne
La Troienne
La Troienne, was one of the most famous and influential Thoroughbred broodmares in twentieth century America. She produced 10 winners while at stud....
. She was selected and purchased for Roy and Patricia Chapman by trainer Bob Camac
Robert W. Camac
Robert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....
for $40,000 at the 1993 Keeneland September yearling sale
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...
.
Trained by Camac, I'll Get along was a stakes winner of $276,969, but is best known as a broodmare through her mating to Elusive Quality
Elusive Quality
Elusive Quality is a thoroughbred racehorse.Elusive Quality stands at stud at Darley America's Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He raced in the colours of Darley's principal, Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum. Prior to standing at Darley America he stood at Gainsborough Farm in Versailles, Kentucky...
that produced Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004....
, the 2004 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
and Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
winner who was voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse honors.
In 2004, I'll Get Along was sold for $5,000,000 to Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds, then in foal with an Elusive Quality filly. At Coolmore Stud
Coolmore Stud
Coolmore Stud, in Fethard, South Tipperary in Ireland, is the world's largest breeding operation of thoroughbred racehorses. It was established in 1975....
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, she was bred to Champion sire
Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1751. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.----- References :* -See also:...
, Sadler's Wells
Sadler's Wells (horse)
Sadler's Wells was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was later a leading sire in France, Great Britain & Ireland and North America during the 1990s. He was foaled in 1981 in the United States, but achieved most of his racing and breeding fame in Europe....
.
Progeny
- Be Happy My Love (PA), 1999 filly by Formal Gold;
- Smarty JonesSmarty JonesSmarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004....
(PA), 2001 colt by Elusive Quality; - Sippin' Bourbon (FL), 2003 colt by Hennessy - shipped to Australia;
- Speedy Jones (FL), 2004 colt by Orientate;
- Elusive Moment (KY), 2005 filly by Elusive Quality;
- Maytide (IRE), 2006 colt by Sadler's Wells;
- Attractive (IRE), 2007 filly by Sadler's Wells;
- Unnamed (KY), 2008 filly by Holy Roman Emperor;
- Unnamed (KY), 2009 filly by Smart Strike;
- Booked to Henry The Navigator for 2009