Starine
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Starine was a French Thoroughbred
racehorse
foaled in Orne
who competed in France and in the United States. She made her racing debut for owner/breeder Catherine Dubois in June 1999 and on July 16, 1999 got her first win in the Prix des Edelweiss at Aix-les-Bains
racecourse. After winning the September 24 Prix de Mereville she was claimed by Jozef de Cock. From her twelve minor race starts that year, she won five and was second four times. Winless at age three in six starts, Starine made her final start of 2000 on November 30 in the Listed Prix Ceres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
in which she finished last in a sixteen-horse field after having to be pulled up.
Brought to the United States by U.S. Hall of Fame
trainer, Robert Frankel, Starine made her American debut on May 18, 2001 with a second-place finish in the Grade 3
Gallorette Handicap
at Pimlico Race Course
. Then, on June 6, 2001, she ran fifth in another Grade III, the Just A Game Breeders' Cup Handicap
at Belmont Park
. In her third American start, Starine won an Allowance race at Saratoga Race Course
then on the same course captured the October 3 Grade 2 Diana Handicap
. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/5691/diana-upset-caps-record-day-for-velazquez She next ran third in the Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational Handicap
and tenth to the Frankel-trained Banks Hill
in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
, both races at Belmont Park
. Shipped to California
, on November 25 Starine closed out her 2001 campaign with a win in the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes
at Hollywood Park.
Based in California, Starine returned to racing as a five-year-old in March 2002. She ran second in both the Santa Ana
and Gamely Handicaps. On September 28, she finished fourth in the Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park. Entered in the US$1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf for the second straight year, Starine was sent off at more than 13:1 odds by the bettors
at Arlington Park
. Starine took the lead after an eighth of a mile in and led the rest of the way to win by a length and-a-half over her hard-charging stablemate and 2001 winner, Banks Hill.
Retired from racing, Starine was sold at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale
for US$1 million to Newsells Park Stud at Royston, Hertfordshire
, England. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/12554/keeneland-november-sale-slightly-ahead-of-expectations-after-two-sessions In 2004, she foaled a filly
by the Champion sire Danehill
. Her filly, who would be named Senta's Dream, was sold at the 2005 Agence Française Deauville August Yearling Sale for €
300,000 to the Chantilly Racecourse
-based trainer Urs Suter. Starine was next bred to Green Desert
, foaling a colt on April 16, 2005 that would be named Media Stars. http://www.newsells-park.com/jkcm/default.asp?pg=171&path=460 Less than two months later Starine died, reportedly from Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
(EPM). Neither of her two foals met with success in racing.
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...
foaled in Orne
Orne
Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...
who competed in France and in the United States. She made her racing debut for owner/breeder Catherine Dubois in June 1999 and on July 16, 1999 got her first win in the Prix des Edelweiss at Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...
racecourse. After winning the September 24 Prix de Mereville she was claimed by Jozef de Cock. From her twelve minor race starts that year, she won five and was second four times. Winless at age three in six starts, Starine made her final start of 2000 on November 30 in the Listed Prix Ceres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse
The Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte at 1 avenue de la Pelouse in the northwestern Parisian suburb of Maisons-Laffitte in France is a turf horse racing facility and track for Thoroughbred flat racing...
in which she finished last in a sixteen-horse field after having to be pulled up.
Brought to the United States by U.S. Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
trainer, Robert Frankel, Starine made her American debut on May 18, 2001 with a second-place finish in the Grade 3
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Gallorette Handicap
Gallorette Handicap
The Gallorette Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run on Preakness Day at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland as a stakes feature of the undercard. It's set at a distance of one and one sixteenth miles on the turf....
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...
. Then, on June 6, 2001, she ran fifth in another Grade III, the Just A Game Breeders' Cup Handicap
Just A Game Handicap
The Just A Game Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to fillies and mares age three and up, it is contested on turf over a distance of one mile...
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...
. In her third American start, Starine won an Allowance race at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
then on the same course captured the October 3 Grade 2 Diana Handicap
Diana Handicap
The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and up willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on...
. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/5691/diana-upset-caps-record-day-for-velazquez She next ran third in the Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational Handicap
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
The Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares run in early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York...
and tenth to the Frankel-trained Banks Hill
Banks Hill
Banks Hill was a French Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse. She was bred and raced by Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. She was sired by Danehill, a multiple Champion sire in England, Ireland, and France and the most successful sire in the history of Australian Thoroughbred racing...
in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
, both races 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...
. Shipped to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, on November 25 Starine closed out her 2001 campaign with a win in the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes
Matriarch Stakes
The Matriarch Stakes is an American Grade I turf race for thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California for a purse of $250,000...
at Hollywood Park.
Based in California, Starine returned to racing as a five-year-old in March 2002. She ran second in both the Santa Ana
Santa Ana Handicap
The Santa Ana Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race run at annually Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the third week of March. The race is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf....
and Gamely Handicaps. On September 28, she finished fourth in the Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park. Entered in the US$1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf for the second straight year, Starine was sent off at more than 13:1 odds by the bettors
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
at Arlington Park
Arlington Park
Arlington Park is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Horse racing in the Chicago region has been a popular sport since the early days of the city in the 1830s, and at one time Chicago had more horse racing tracks than any other major metropolitan area...
. Starine took the lead after an eighth of a mile in and led the rest of the way to win by a length and-a-half over her hard-charging stablemate and 2001 winner, Banks Hill.
Retired from racing, Starine was sold at the Keeneland November breeding stock 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...
for US$1 million to Newsells Park Stud at Royston, Hertfordshire
Royston, Hertfordshire
Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England.It is situated on the Greenwich Meridian, which brushes the towns western boundary, and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude of towns such as Milton Keynes and...
, England. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/12554/keeneland-november-sale-slightly-ahead-of-expectations-after-two-sessions In 2004, she foaled a 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....
by the Champion sire Danehill
Danehill (horse)
Danehill was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United States. During his phenomenal stud career Danehill became a champion sire on both sides of the Equator...
. Her filly, who would be named Senta's Dream, was sold at the 2005 Agence Française Deauville August Yearling Sale for €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
300,000 to the 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....
-based trainer Urs Suter. Starine was next bred to Green Desert
Green Desert (horse)
Green Desert is a retired British Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire.Currently standing at Shadwell Stud, Green Desert is the sire of four Champion Sprinters and seventy-two individual Stakes winners...
, foaling a colt on April 16, 2005 that would be named Media Stars. http://www.newsells-park.com/jkcm/default.asp?pg=171&path=460 Less than two months later Starine died, reportedly from Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, or EPM, is a disease cause by a protozoal infection of the central nervous system of horses.-History:...
(EPM). Neither of her two foals met with success in racing.