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Caixa Eletronica
Caixa Eletronica (February 23, 2005 – January 4, 2014), was an American thoroughbred racehorse and winner of three graded stakes in 2012, at the age of seven. His sire, Arromanches, was not a stakes-winner and stood for just US$1000 in Indiana, but was also exceptionally durable, racing 78 times in eight seasons. He assembled a nine-race winning streak as an eight-year-old. Caixa Eletronica performance as a racehorse improved with age, winning his first graded races in 2012. He won the richest race of his career, the 9 furlong, US$1,000,000 Charles Town Classic in April of that year, defeating the previous year's winner, Duke of Mischief. On May 28, he finished fourth behind Shackleford in the one-mile Metropolitan Handicap. He ran back just 12 days later to score a late-charging victory in the True North Handicap, making up more than 14 lengths to win by three-quarters of a length in the six-furlong contest. Caixa Eletronica next tried nine furlongs in the Whitney Invitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caixa Eletronica In True North Post Parade June 9 2012 , also referred to as Nossa Caixa, a defunct Brazilian bank
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Caixa may refer to: * a Brazilian snare drum * '' A Caixa'', a 1994 Portuguese comedy film directed by Manoel de Oliveira * Caixa Econômica Federal, also referred to as Caixa, a Brazilian bank * Caixa Geral de Depósitos, also referred to as Caixa, the second largest bank in Portugal * Caixa (São Vicente), a mountain on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde * La Caixa, a Spanish banking institution * La Caixa, Barcelona, headquarters and skyscrapers of La Caixa bank See also * Caixas, a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France * Banco Nossa Caixa Banco Nossa Caixa was a Brazilian bank founded on September 7, 1971. On May 23, 2008, their shares rose to 43 percent. Banco do Brasil, however, slowly dropped due to the rise of Banco Nossa Caixa, making it the second largest. References De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in horse racing, where in many countries it is the standard measurement of race lengths, and agriculture, where is it used to measure rural field lengths and distances. In the United States, some states use older definitions for surveying purposes, leading to variations in the length of the furlong of two parts per million, or about . This variation is too small to have practical consequences in most applications. Using the international definition of the yard as exactly 0.9144 metres, one furlong is 201.168 metres, and five furlongs are about 1 kilometre ( exactly). History The name ''furlong'' derives from the Old English words ' (furrow) and ' (long). Dating back at least to early Anglo-Saxon times, it originally referred to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racehorses Bred In Kentucky
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2014 Racehorse Deaths
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2005 Racehorse Births
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Bold Ruler Handicap
The Bold Ruler Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of seven furlongs run annually in late October Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The event currently offers a purse of $200,000. History The race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee and 1957 US Horse of the Year, Bold Ruler. The event was inaugurated on 22 December 1976 at Aqueduct Racetrack at a distance of six furlongs and was won by Chief Tamanaco who was ridden by US Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero Jr. and trained by the young trainer James Iselin, son of Philip H. Iselin who at the time was Chairman of Monmouth Park Racetrack in a time of 1:09. In 1978 the event was scheduled to be run in early spring in April and it was raced at that time of the year until 2002. That year the event was moved to Belmont Park and held in May and was duly held then until 2009. In 2009 the event was moved to the Aqueduct Fall Meeting and has been held in lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vosburgh Stakes
The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run at the end of September/early October, it is open to horses three-years-old and up of either gender. A Grade II sprint race, it is raced at a distance of six furlongs and is a major prep to the Breeders' Cup Sprint. First run in 1940, the Vosburgh Stakes is named in honor of Walter Vosburgh, a turf historian who was the official handicapper for The Jockey Club and various other racing associations from 1894 to 1934. The inaugural race, as well as the second running, was won by Herbert M. Woolf's colt Joe Schenck, named for the vaudeville star, Joseph Thuma Schenck. The race was run at Aqueduct Race Track in 1959, 1961 to 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. It was raced over a distance of seven furlongs from inception until 2003 when it was run at 6.5 furlongs for that year only. Since 2004 it has been run at its current distance of six furlongs. Prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forego Handicap
The Forego Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses four years old and older over the distance of seven furlongs on the dirt, scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $600,000. History This event is named for Forego, the American Horse of the Year for three straight years between 1974 and 1976. The event was inaugurated on 27 August 1980, Opening Day of the Belmont Park Fall meeting for that year over a distance of one mile with handicap conditions and was won by Tanthem who was ridden by United States' Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jorge Velásquez in a time of 1:35 flat. The event was held at Belmont Park the following year but was moved in 1982 to Saratoga with a decrease in distance to seven furlongs. In 1983 the event was classified as Grade III, and year after it was upgraded to Grade II. From 2000 through 2002 the event was run at six and a half furlongs before rever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). Starting in 2014, it is now run on the same day as the Belmont Stakes in early June. The Met Mile is one of the most prestigious American races outside of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. It is known as a "stallion-making race" as the distance of a mile often displays the winner's "brilliance", referring to an exceptional turn of foot. Winners of the race who went on to become notable stallions include Tom Fool (1953), Native Dancer (1954), Buckpasser (1967), Fappiano (1981), Gulch (1987–88), and Ghostzapper (2005). History The Met Mile was first run in 1891 at Morris Park Racetrack. Prior to 1897, it was run at a distance of miles. In 1904, its location was moved to Belmont Park. There it remained except for nine ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shackleford (horse)
Shackleford (foaled February 25, 2008) is a chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2011 Preakness Stakes. He also finished second in the 2011 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and won the Metropolitan Handicap and Clark Handicap in 2012. Shackleford was trained by Dale Romans, who raced the colt twice as a 2-year-old with one win. As a 3-year-old, he prepared for the Kentucky Derby with a second place finish in the Florida Derby. He came fourth in the 2011 Kentucky Derby and then won the Preakness Stakes with odds of 13-1. In doing so, Shackleford became the beneficiary of the largest payoff purse in Preakness history, winning not only the $600,000 winner's purse, but also $550,000 as the XpressBet Bonus winner. Late in the year, he finished second in the Haskell Invitational and Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. As a four-year-old he won the Metropolitan Handicap in June and the Clark Handicap in November and then was retired. In 2020, he was exported to stud in South Korea. Background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graded Stakes Race
A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then assigned to the race, based on statistical analysis of the quality of the field in previous years, provided the race meets the minimum purse criteria for the grade in question. In Canada, a similar grading system is maintained by the Jockey Club of Canada. Graded stakes races are similar to Group races in Europe but the grading is more dynamic in North America. The grading system was designed in 1973 and first published in 1974. The original purpose of grading was to identify the most competitive races, which helps horsemen make comparisons of the relative quality of bloodstock for breeding and sales purposes. A high grading can also be used by racetracks to promote the race in question. When determining Eclipse Award winners, racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relaunch
Relaunch (March 16, 1976 – November 5, 1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Background Relaunch was a gray horse bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm & Taylor Made Farms. During his racing career he was owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by John H. Adams. Racing career Relaunch won five of his eighteen starts, including the Del Mar Derby and the La Jolla Handicap in 1979. Stud record Relaunch is best remembered as a sire at Wimbledon Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Relaunch was the sire of: * Launch a Pegasus (b. 1982) - won Grade I Widener Handicap * Skywalker (b. 1982) - won Santa Anita Derby (1985), Breeders' Cup Classic (1986). Career earnings of US$2,226,750 * Waquoit (b. 1983) - multiple Grade I winner who retired with earnings of US$2,225,360 * One Dreamer (b. 1988) - won 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff * Honour and Glory (b. 1993) - millionaire multiple stakes winner * With Anticipation (b. 1995) - won United Nations Handicap (2001), Man o' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
