Balto Star (foaled March 7, 1998, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003

United Nations Stakes The United Nations Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the turf held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The eve ...

Career

Balto Star's first race was on September 16, 2000, at Belmont Park, where he finished in 8th place. He did not pick up his first win until January 1st, 2001, at Aqueduct. He picked up another win at the Aqueduct on February 18, 2001, then won his first graded race, the Turfway Spiral Stakes on March 24, 2001. He then won his next graded race, the 2001

Arkansas Derby The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt. In 2004, t ...

. This would be his last graded in for almost two years, until he came back with a win at the 2003

Whirlaway Handicap The Whirlaway Handicap is a discontinued Thoroughbred horse race run at Washington Park Race Track in Chicago, Illinois. The event was first held on August 21, 1946, and had its final running on August 16, 1952. Open to horses three years of age ...

. In July, he picked up a win at the 2003

. In late 2003, he picked up two more graded wins. He won the 2003

Red Smith Handicap The Red Smith Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of miles (11 furlongs). Inaugur ...

in November, and then won the December 27th, 2003 W. L. McKnight Handicap. His final race was on October 8, 2004, where he won the Breeders' Cup Stakes.

Pedigree

References

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