Red Bullet
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Red Bullet is an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse
best known for winning the 2000 Preakness Stakes
. Bred and raced by auto
parts magnate Frank Stronach
, he was sired by Unbridled
, the 1990 American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse and winner of that year's Breeders' Cup Classic
. Out of the mare
Cargo, who was a daughter of French
multiple Grade 1 winner, Caro
, Red Bullet was conditioned by Joe Orseno
.
at Aqueduct Racetrack
and won handily finishing the mile in 1:34.27. He then ran second to Fusaichi Pegasus
in the 2000 Wood Memorial Stakes
a grade one race also at Aqueduct. After which his handlers felt it was not in the colt's best interest to run in the Kentucky Derby
. Instead, they prepared him for the Preakness, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
, Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus was made the heavy odds-on betting favorite at 3-10. Red Bullet was listed as a second choice at 6-1 in the mile and three sixteenth classic at Pimlico Race Course
. In the race itself, Red Bullet started slowly from gate four. Jockey Jerry Bailey
immediately restrained the colt passing the stands in seventh place six and a half lengths back in the small field of eight. Running into the club house turn he took an awkward step and drifted back to last ten lengths behind the leader Hugh Hefner. The sections were fast at :46-3/5 for the first half and 1:11-1/5 for the mile. Then Red Bullet gradually worked his way forward passing Impeachment and Captain Steve
on the back stretch. Then moving into the far turn Red Bullet started weaving in between other colts overtaking them one at a time until passed the two leaders Fusaichi Pegasus
and speedster High Yield. At the top of the stretch he took over the lead and started drawing away from the Kentucky Derby champion with every stride. At the finish he won by 3¾ lengths over Fusaichi Pegasus who was just a head in front of both Impeachment and Captain Steve for the third and fourth. Red Bullet paid $14.40 to win in front of a capacity crown of 111,821 at the Baltimore, Maryland track.
and trainer Joe Orseno
did not enter him in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the 1½ mile Belmont Stakes
. They felt his best distance were races that ranged between one mile and a mile and a quarter.
Racing as a four-year-old, Red Bullet won an allowance race out of his three starts and at age five, raced another three times with his best result a win in the Foggy Road Stakes and a second place finish behind Sir Bear
in the 2002 Skip Away Handicap
.
duty the following year at his owner's Adena Springs South in Williston, Florida
.
He is the sire of Fatal Bullet, Canadian Horse of the Year and Cool Bullet (winner of the Hansel Stakes).
United States
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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...
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...
best known for winning the 2000 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...
. Bred and raced by auto
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
parts magnate Frank Stronach
Frank Stronach
Frank Stronach, CM is an Austrian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment...
, he was sired by Unbridled
Unbridled
Unbridled was a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.The colt was sired by Fappiano , by Mr. Prospector, and his dam Gana Facil, by Le Fabuleux. Unbridled retired with a career record of 8 wins, 6 places and 6 shows in 24 starts, and $4,489,475 in career earnings...
, the 1990 American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse and winner of that year's Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships...
. Out of the mare
Mare (horse)
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...
Cargo, who was a daughter of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
multiple Grade 1 winner, Caro
Caro (horse)
Caro was a French Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Ireland, he was raced by Countess Margit Batthyany, who later owned 1972 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner San San....
, Red Bullet was conditioned by Joe Orseno
Joe Orseno
Joseph F. Orseno is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in 1977 and in 1997 joined Frank Stronach's racing stables. In 2000, Orseno conditioned Red Bullet, an upset winner of the Preakness Stakes...
.
Racing career
Red Bullet did not race at age two. Sent to the track at age three in 2000, he started six times, winning his first three starts. In that third race Red Bullet, ran in the grade two Gotham StakesGotham Stakes
The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a purse of $250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt...
at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
and won handily finishing the mile in 1:34.27. He then ran second to Fusaichi Pegasus
Fusaichi Pegasus
Fusaichi Pegasus was purchased as a yearling for $4 million by Fusao Sekiguchi. His name is a combination of his owner's name, "Fusao," and the Japanese word for one, "ichi," to mean #1 or the best. The second half is the winged horse of Greek mythology. Fusaichi Pegasus won the Kentucky Derby...
in the 2000 Wood Memorial Stakes
Wood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
a grade one race also at Aqueduct. After which his handlers felt it was not in the colt's best interest to run in the 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...
. Instead, they prepared him for the Preakness, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
Preakness Stakes
In the Preakness StakesPreakness 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...
, Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus was made the heavy odds-on betting favorite at 3-10. Red Bullet was listed as a second choice at 6-1 in the mile and three sixteenth classic 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 the race itself, Red Bullet started slowly from gate four. Jockey Jerry Bailey
Jerry Bailey
Jerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...
immediately restrained the colt passing the stands in seventh place six and a half lengths back in the small field of eight. Running into the club house turn he took an awkward step and drifted back to last ten lengths behind the leader Hugh Hefner. The sections were fast at :46-3/5 for the first half and 1:11-1/5 for the mile. Then Red Bullet gradually worked his way forward passing Impeachment and Captain Steve
Captain Steve
Captain Steve is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Roger Laubach, owned by Michael E. Pegram, and trained by Bob Baffert...
on the back stretch. Then moving into the far turn Red Bullet started weaving in between other colts overtaking them one at a time until passed the two leaders Fusaichi Pegasus
Fusaichi Pegasus
Fusaichi Pegasus was purchased as a yearling for $4 million by Fusao Sekiguchi. His name is a combination of his owner's name, "Fusao," and the Japanese word for one, "ichi," to mean #1 or the best. The second half is the winged horse of Greek mythology. Fusaichi Pegasus won the Kentucky Derby...
and speedster High Yield. At the top of the stretch he took over the lead and started drawing away from the Kentucky Derby champion with every stride. At the finish he won by 3¾ lengths over Fusaichi Pegasus who was just a head in front of both Impeachment and Captain Steve for the third and fourth. Red Bullet paid $14.40 to win in front of a capacity crown of 111,821 at the Baltimore, Maryland track.
Later racing
Red Bullet's connection; owner Frank StronachFrank Stronach
Frank Stronach, CM is an Austrian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and Magna Entertainment Corp., which specializes in horse-racing entertainment...
and trainer Joe Orseno
Joe Orseno
Joseph F. Orseno is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his career as a professional trainer in 1977 and in 1997 joined Frank Stronach's racing stables. In 2000, Orseno conditioned Red Bullet, an upset winner of the Preakness Stakes...
did not enter him in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the 1½ mile 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...
. They felt his best distance were races that ranged between one mile and a mile and a quarter.
Racing as a four-year-old, Red Bullet won an allowance race out of his three starts and at age five, raced another three times with his best result a win in the Foggy Road Stakes and a second place finish behind Sir Bear
Sir Bear
Sir Bear is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who got better as he grew older and raced successfully until retiring at age ten.He was bred by Florida veterinarian, Dr. Al Smollin, and raced by his wife, Barbara...
in the 2002 Skip Away Handicap
Skip Away Handicap
The Skip Away Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. A Grade III event open to horses age four and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles ....
.
Stud record
Retired at the end of the 2002 racing season, Red Bullet began studHorse 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 the following year at his owner's Adena Springs South in Williston, Florida
Williston, Florida
Williston is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 2,467.-Geography:Williston is located at ....
.
He is the sire of Fatal Bullet, Canadian Horse of the Year and Cool Bullet (winner of the Hansel Stakes).