Pink Star
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Pink Star was an American
Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1907 Kentucky Derby
. He was a grandson of 1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus
and his sire, Pink Coat, was an American Derby
winner.
Pink Star won the Kentucky Derby by two lengths over Zal on a very wet track, with the mud being a fetlock
deep in some places. His win was a long shot victory and Pink Star was described by contemporary sources as a lumbering and ugly mount.
By May 1908, Pink Star had been gelded
and retired from racing due to poor performance and having a bad temperament. He lived the remainder of his life as a farm horse in Kentucky.
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Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1907 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...
. He was a grandson of 1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus
Leonatus
Leonatus was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.Leonatus was the son of Uncle John Harper's great racer and sire, Longfellow, himself the son of the imported English stud, the great Leamington...
and his sire, Pink Coat, was an American Derby
American Derby
The American Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States run annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The inaugural American Derby was held at the city's old Washington Park race track and raced there until 1905 when the facility was closed and the track demolished....
winner.
Pink Star won the Kentucky Derby by two lengths over Zal on a very wet track, with the mud being a fetlock
Fetlock
Fetlock is the common name for the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints of horses, large animals, and sometimes dogs. It is formed by the junction of the third metacarpal or metatarsal bones proximad and the proximal phalanx distad...
deep in some places. His win was a long shot victory and Pink Star was described by contemporary sources as a lumbering and ugly mount.
By May 1908, Pink Star had been gelded
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
and retired from racing due to poor performance and having a bad temperament. He lived the remainder of his life as a farm horse in Kentucky.