Stay Thirsty
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Stay Thirsty is an American
Thoroughbred
racehorse sired by the leading stallion
Bernardini
. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky
by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird
. Stay Thirsty was consigned as lot 1147 by Glenwood Farm to the 2009 Keeneland September yearling auction and was bought for $160,000 by Whitehorse Stables. His trainer, Todd Pletcher
bought him for his owner, Mike Repole, for $500,000 at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton sale of 2-year-olds in training in Florida.
on July 15, 2010, finishing second to Sovereign Default. He broke maiden at an August 14, 2010 race at Saratoga Race Course
. Stay Thirsty also placed in the 2010 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes on September 6, 2010, losing by 3/4 of a length to Boys At Tosconova. He finished fifth in the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile
at Churchill Downs
on November 6, 2010. The race was won by stablemate Uncle Mo
.
and only in the middle of the racing season is his ability showing.
Stay Thirsty won the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes
before coming second to Ruler on Ice
in the 2011 Belmont Stakes
.
Jim Dandy Stakes
and the 2011 Grade I
Travers Stakes
. In the Travers, in which he was favored to win, he competed against the top three leaders of the 3-year-old division: Shackleford
(winner of the 2011 Preakness Stakes
), Ruler on Ice
(winner of the 2011 Belmont Stakes
), and Coil (winner of the 2011 Haskell Invitational Handicap
). He was also the first horse since 1901 to win from the number 9 post.
Stay Thirsty was ridden by Javier Castellano
in the race, who also won his second straight Travers. Castellano was the first rider in 30 years to win consecutive Travers Stakes. The last to do so was the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
jockey
Eddie Maple
who won in 1980 and 1981. Castellano also won the 2006 Travers Stakes while riding Bernardini
, Stay Thirsty's sire.
Stay Thirsty became the leader of the American 3-year-old colt division after the Travers win. As of that date, he became the most likely 3-year-colt to be considered the best of his class for 2011.
, finishing next to last at eleventh place behind the race favorite, Uncle Mo
, who finished tenth.
(Bay, 2003) won the 2006 Preakness Stakes
, Travers Stakes
, Jim Dandy Stakes
, Withers Stakes
and the Jockey Club Gold Cup
. He was sired by leading sire A.P. Indy
who also produced Mineshaft
and Rags to Riches
. His dam is Grade I winner Cara Rafaela (Quiet American - Oil Fable) that accrued $884,452 in her racing career. Cara Rafaela won the 1995 Hollywood Starlet Stakes
and the Alcibiades Stakes and was Broodmare of the Year
in 2006. She has produced nine foals, including Ile de France and Bold Legacy.
Stay Thirsty's dam, Marozia (Chestnut, 1994), was sired by Storm Bird
out of the mare Make Change. She was exported to the United Kingdom in 1995 and raced with limited success until four-years-old, earning £6,220 ($10,367). She returned to the United States from Ireland in 1998 and has produced ten foals. Stay Thirsty was her eighth foal and she also produced the graded stakes winners, Andromeda's Hero and Superfly, by Fusaichi Pegasus
. Her dam, Make Change, won the Miss Liberty Stakes and produced eight foals, including the filly Time Changes.
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 sired by the leading stallion
Stallion
A Stallion is a male horse.Stallion may also refer to:* Stallion , an American pop rock group* Stallion , a figure in the Gobot toyline* Stallion , a character in the console role-playing game series...
Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
. Stay Thirsty was bred in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
by John D. Gunther and John Darren Gunther. His dam, Marozia, was sired by Storm Bird
Storm Bird
Storm Bird was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse in Ireland. He was a son of 1964 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt Northern Dancer, "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history." At age 2,trained by Vincent O'Brien, he won all five starts and was voted Champion in England and Ireland...
. Stay Thirsty was consigned as lot 1147 by Glenwood Farm to the 2009 Keeneland September yearling auction and was bought for $160,000 by Whitehorse Stables. His trainer, Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...
bought him for his owner, Mike Repole, for $500,000 at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton sale of 2-year-olds in training in Florida.
Two-year-old season
Stay Thirsty first raced in a maiden special weight race at Belmont ParkBelmont 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...
on July 15, 2010, finishing second to Sovereign Default. He broke maiden at an August 14, 2010 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...
. Stay Thirsty also placed in the 2010 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes on September 6, 2010, losing by 3/4 of a length to Boys At Tosconova. He finished fifth in the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
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...
on November 6, 2010. The race was won by stablemate Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who went undefeated in his two-year-old season.In his first start, a maiden special weight on the Travers undercard at Saratoga, Uncle Mo led at every call, crushing the field of 2-yr olds by 14 1/4 lengths...
.
Three-year-old season
Stay Thirsty has been a late developing coltColt
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and only in the middle of the racing season is his ability showing.
Stay Thirsty won the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes
Gotham 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...
before coming second to Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. Ruler on Ice was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on April 2, 2008. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare,...
in the 2011 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...
.
2011 Travers Stakes
Like his sire five years earlier, Stay Thirsty has won both the Grade IIGraded 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...
Jim Dandy Stakes
Jim Dandy Stakes
The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is open to horses age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It carries a purse of $500,000. Prior...
and the 2011 Grade I
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...
Travers Stakes
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers...
. In the Travers, in which he was favored to win, he competed against the top three leaders of the 3-year-old division: Shackleford
Shackleford (horse)
Shackleford is a chestnut Thoroughbred race horse who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes. His pedigree traces to major sires of significance, including his grandsire Storm Cat and his damsire Unbridled as well as numerous fourth generation who were champion breeders...
(winner of the 2011 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...
), Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice
Ruler on Ice is a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2011 Belmont Stakes. Ruler on Ice was bred and foaled in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm in partnership with Liberation Farm on April 2, 2008. He is a chestnut gelding sired by Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Roman Ruler out of the Saratoga Six-bred mare,...
(winner of the 2011 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...
), and Coil (winner of the 2011 Haskell Invitational Handicap
Haskell Invitational Handicap
The Resorts Casino & Hotel Haskell Invitational is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses. In 1968, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey honored its former President and Chairman Amory L. Haskell with the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, a race for older...
). He was also the first horse since 1901 to win from the number 9 post.
Stay Thirsty was ridden by Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In...
in the race, who also won his second straight Travers. Castellano was the first rider in 30 years to win consecutive Travers Stakes. The last to do so was the National Museum of Racing and 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...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
Eddie Maple
Eddie Maple
Edward Retz "Eddie" Maple is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. One of eight brothers and sisters, he was an older brother to jockey Sam Maple who won more than 2,500 races. He began riding horses at age 12 and won his first race as a professional at 17...
who won in 1980 and 1981. Castellano also won the 2006 Travers Stakes while riding Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
, Stay Thirsty's sire.
Stay Thirsty became the leader of the American 3-year-old colt division after the Travers win. As of that date, he became the most likely 3-year-colt to be considered the best of his class for 2011.
Remainder of the season
Stay Thirsty was third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes. Stay Thirsty finished poorly in the 2011 Breeders' Cup ClassicBreeders' 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...
, finishing next to last at eleventh place behind the race favorite, Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo
Uncle Mo is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who went undefeated in his two-year-old season.In his first start, a maiden special weight on the Travers undercard at Saratoga, Uncle Mo led at every call, crushing the field of 2-yr olds by 14 1/4 lengths...
, who finished tenth.
Pedigree
Stay Thirsty's sire, BernardiniBernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
(Bay, 2003) won the 2006 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...
, Travers Stakes
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers...
, Jim Dandy Stakes
Jim Dandy Stakes
The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is open to horses age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It carries a purse of $500,000. Prior...
, Withers Stakes
Withers Stakes
The Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one mile on the dirt. Held at Aqueduct Racetrack every year at the end of April , it is a Grade III event, and offers a purse of $150,000...
and the Jockey Club Gold Cup
Jockey Club Gold Cup
The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the...
. He was sired by leading sire A.P. Indy
A.P. Indy
A.P. Indy is a champion stallion Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky, USA, by William Farish III and William Kilroy. He is known for his ancestry, his own record, and his successful progeny. He was sired by Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew through mare Weekend Surprise, who herself was sired...
who also produced Mineshaft
Mineshaft (horse)
Mineshaft was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy, who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. His dam, Prospectors Delite, is by the...
and Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches (horse)
Rags to Riches is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse who in 2007 became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes in over a century. She was sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy, who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S...
. His dam is Grade I winner Cara Rafaela (Quiet American - Oil Fable) that accrued $884,452 in her racing career. Cara Rafaela won the 1995 Hollywood Starlet Stakes
Hollywood Starlet Stakes
The Hollywood Starlet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Currently offering a purse of $400,000, the Grade I event, it was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was...
and the Alcibiades Stakes and was Broodmare of the Year
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year
The list that follows is of the all the mares that have won the honor of being named Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Mares are selected each year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Mares are graded by the success of offspring just like stallions in regards to the Leading...
in 2006. She has produced nine foals, including Ile de France and Bold Legacy.
Stay Thirsty's dam, Marozia (Chestnut, 1994), was sired by Storm Bird
Storm Bird
Storm Bird was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse in Ireland. He was a son of 1964 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt Northern Dancer, "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history." At age 2,trained by Vincent O'Brien, he won all five starts and was voted Champion in England and Ireland...
out of the mare Make Change. She was exported to the United Kingdom in 1995 and raced with limited success until four-years-old, earning £6,220 ($10,367). She returned to the United States from Ireland in 1998 and has produced ten foals. Stay Thirsty was her eighth foal and she also produced the graded stakes winners, Andromeda's Hero and Superfly, by 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...
. Her dam, Make Change, won the Miss Liberty Stakes and produced eight foals, including the filly Time Changes.
Racing statistics
| Date | Age | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Surface | Odds | Time | Field | Finish | Margin | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Citation |
| July 15, 2010 | 2 | Furlongs |
Maiden Special Weight | Maiden | 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... |
Dirt | 0.75 | 1:03.79 | 7 | 2 | Lengths | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
Repole Stable | |
| August 14, 2010 | 2 | 6 Furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Maiden | 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... |
Dirt | 0.70 | 1:11.01 | 9 | 1 | Lengths | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| September 6, 2010 | 2 | 7 Furlongs | Hopeful Stakes | 1 | Saratoga Race Course | Dirt | 4.90 | 1:23.27 | 4 | 2 | Lengths | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| November 6, 2010 | 2 | 1+1/16 mi | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Breeders' Cup Juvenile The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.... |
1 | 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... |
Dirt | 13.50 | N/A | 10 | 5 | N/A | Javier Castellano Javier Castellano Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New York State racing circuit.In... |
Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| March 5, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/16 mi | Gotham Stakes Gotham 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... |
3 | 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:... |
Dirt | 0.90 | 1:44.78 | 7 | 1 | Lengths | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| April 3, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/8 mi | 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... |
1 | Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America.... |
Dirt | 8.30 | N/A | 8 | 7 | N/A | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| May 7, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/4 mi | Kentucky Derby 2011 Kentucky Derby The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor.... |
1 | Churchill Downs | Dirt | 17.20 | N/A | 19 | 12 | N/A | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| June 11, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/2 mi | Belmont Stakes 2011 Belmont Stakes The 2011 Belmont Stakes was the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes and was won by Ruler on Ice. The race was run on June 11, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was EDT... |
1 | Belmont Park | Dirt | 16.20 | 2:30.88 | 12 | 2 | Lengths | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| July 30, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/8 mi | Jim Dandy Stakes Jim Dandy Stakes The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. The Grade II race has been held annually since 1964 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is open to horses age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It carries a purse of $500,000. Prior... |
2 | Saratoga Race Course | Dirt | 2.50 | 1:48.78 | 7 | 1 | Lengths | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| August 27, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/4 mi | Travers Stakes Travers Stakes The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers... |
1 | Saratoga Race Course | Dirt | 2.40 | 2:03.03 | 10 | 1 | Lengths | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 3 | 1+1/4 mi | Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes | 1 | Belmont Park | Dirt | 1.30 | 2:03.17 | 7 | 3 | Lengths | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 3 | 10 furlongs (1+1/4 mi) |
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... |
1 | 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... |
Dirt | 11.80 | N/A | 12 | 11 | N/A | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable |