Ruhlmann
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Ruhlmann was an American millionaire Thoroughbred
racehorse
who holds the track record of 1:33.4 for one mile on dirt set on March 5, 1989 at Santa Anita Park
in Arcadia, California
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HfUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542,7804839&dq=ruhlmann+viking+spirit+stakes&hl=en
First raced in France
as a two-year-old for trainer André Fabre
, Ruhlmann was a difficult horse to handle. In three starts, he ran second in his debut at Chantilly Racecourse
then finished seventh in his next two outings. http://www2.france-galop.com/FGWeb/domaines/chevaux/cheval_perf.aspx http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73573974.html?dids=73573974:73573974&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+04%2C+1988&author=ANDREW+BEYER&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ruhlmann+Shoots+for+Star+Status+in+Florida+Derby&pqatl=google Sent to the United states, his training was taken over by Robert Frankel for owners, Ann & Jerry
. As a three-year-old, Ruhlmann set a new stakes record time of 1:39 2/5 for 11/16 miles on dirt in winning the 1988 El Camino Real Derby
at Bay Meadows Racetrack. His winning time was nearly two seconds faster than the previous record set by Tank's Prospect
in 1985. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CFD3CC0EDFBD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM He was then made the betting
favorite for the Florida Derby
but Ruhlmann bled from the lungs during the race. He was put on Lasix for the Santa Anita Derby
but finished eighth and then in the April 23 California Derby
at Golden Gate Fields
, he clipped heels with another horse and went down. Ruhlmann's injuries forced him to miss the 1988 U. S. Triple Crown
series and kept him out of racing until September. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59773162.html?dids=59773162:59773162&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+06%2C+1988&author=Bill+Christine&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Horse+Racing+%2F+Bill+Christine+Ruhlmann's+Trainer+Sets+Sights+on+Cup+Sprint&pqatl=google In November, Ruhlmann finished ninth in the Breeders' Cup Sprint
at Churchill Downs
and his owner transferred him to trainer Charlie Whittingham.
As a four-year-old under Whittingham's handling, Ruhlmann won his first start of the year on March 5, taking the Viking Spirit Stakes at Santa Anita Park in track record time for one mile on dirt. He went on to win the first of his two consecutive editions of the San Bernardino Handicap
plus the Mervyn Leroy
and Native Diver Handicap
s.
In 1990, Ruhlmann won the most important race of his career when he defeated Criminal Type
to win the Santa Anita Handicap
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HfUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542,7804839&dq=ruhlmann&hl=en He then followed up with another win over Criminal Type for his second straight victory in the San Bernardino Handicap. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73C39A6442E2E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
Retired to stud
duty, the still high-strung Ruhlmann met with modest success as a sire of 121 race winners, including five stakes race winners. He stood at Fox Hollow Farm in Texas until being pensioned in December, 2004 then was sent to Old Friends Equine
, Dream Chase Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky
in 2005. He died there from an aneurism at age twenty-three on Christmas Eve
2008.
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 holds the track record of 1:33.4 for one mile on dirt set on March 5, 1989 at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HfUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542,7804839&dq=ruhlmann+viking+spirit+stakes&hl=en
First raced in France
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...
as a two-year-old for trainer André Fabre
André Fabre
André Fabre is a French thoroughbred horse racing trainer.The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He began by working in the stables as a groom then as a schooling rider...
, Ruhlmann was a difficult horse to handle. In three starts, he ran second in his debut at Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly Racecourse
Chantilly Racecourse is a Thoroughbred turf racecourse for flat racing in Chantilly, Oise, France, about north of the centre of the city of Paris....
then finished seventh in his next two outings. http://www2.france-galop.com/FGWeb/domaines/chevaux/cheval_perf.aspx http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/73573974.html?dids=73573974:73573974&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+04%2C+1988&author=ANDREW+BEYER&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Ruhlmann+Shoots+for+Star+Status+in+Florida+Derby&pqatl=google Sent to the United states, his training was taken over by Robert Frankel for owners, Ann & Jerry
Jerry Moss
Jerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert....
. As a three-year-old, Ruhlmann set a new stakes record time of 1:39 2/5 for 11/16 miles on dirt in winning the 1988 El Camino Real Derby
El Camino Real Derby
The El Camino Real Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in February at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eight miles on Tapeta. A Grade III event, it offers a purse of $150,000.Northern California's premier...
at Bay Meadows Racetrack. His winning time was nearly two seconds faster than the previous record set by Tank's Prospect
Tank's Prospect
Tank's Prospect was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes. Bred by Edward A. Seltzer, he was purchased for $625,000 at the 1983 Keeneland July Selected Yearling sale by trainer D. Wayne Lukas for his client,...
in 1985. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CFD3CC0EDFBD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM He was then made the betting
Parimutuel betting
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favorite for the Florida Derby
Florida Derby
The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida on the Saturday closest to the end of March or the first of April. Added to the racing schedule in 1952, the Grade 1 race is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt...
but Ruhlmann bled from the lungs during the race. He was put on Lasix for the Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita Derby
The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby...
but finished eighth and then in the April 23 California Derby
California Derby
The California Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses held early in the year at Golden Gate Fields. An ungraded stakes, it's open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt...
at Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields
Golden Gate Fields is an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area...
, he clipped heels with another horse and went down. Ruhlmann's injuries forced him to miss the 1988 U. S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
series and kept him out of racing until September. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59773162.html?dids=59773162:59773162&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+06%2C+1988&author=Bill+Christine&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Horse+Racing+%2F+Bill+Christine+Ruhlmann's+Trainer+Sets+Sights+on+Cup+Sprint&pqatl=google In November, Ruhlmann finished ninth in the 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...
and his owner transferred him to trainer Charlie Whittingham.
As a four-year-old under Whittingham's handling, Ruhlmann won his first start of the year on March 5, taking the Viking Spirit Stakes at Santa Anita Park in track record time for one mile on dirt. He went on to win the first of his two consecutive editions of the San Bernardino Handicap
Tokyo City Cup
The Tokyo City Cup Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade III event raced on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt at a distance of 1½ miles , it is open to horses aged four and older.Run as the San Bernardino Handicap...
plus the Mervyn Leroy
Mervyn Leroy Handicap
The Mervyn LeRoy Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of May at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California...
and Native Diver Handicap
Native Diver Handicap
The Native Diver Handicap is an American Grade III stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses run in early December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California...
s.
In 1990, Ruhlmann won the most important race of his career when he defeated Criminal Type
Criminal Type
Criminal Type was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He won two Eclipse Awards in 1990.-Background:A descendant of Nearco, he was bred at the famed Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky and owned in partnership with Jurgen K. Arnemann...
to win the Santa Anita Handicap
Santa Anita Handicap
The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up , and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season...
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HfUcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_HkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542,7804839&dq=ruhlmann&hl=en He then followed up with another win over Criminal Type for his second straight victory in the San Bernardino Handicap. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73C39A6442E2E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
Retired to stud
Stud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
duty, the still high-strung Ruhlmann met with modest success as a sire of 121 race winners, including five stakes race winners. He stood at Fox Hollow Farm in Texas until being pensioned in December, 2004 then was sent to Old Friends Equine
Old Friends Equine
Old Friends is a nonprofit equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. It is the only thoroughbred retirement facility in the United States that accepts stallions....
, Dream Chase Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...
in 2005. He died there from an aneurism at age twenty-three on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
2008.