Big Red Mike (foaled 2007 in
Ontario
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) is a Canadian
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. Thoroughbreds are c ...
racehorse
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who won the 2010
Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious race and
North America's oldest annually run stakes race. He was bred by Dom Romeo's Terra Farms and raced by his ''
nom de course'', Terra Racing Stable.
Trained by
Nick Gonzalez, leading up to the 151st edition of the Queen's Plate, Big Red Mike won the
Plate Trial Stakes on June 13.
Bloodhorse.com - June 13, 2010
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References
Big Red Mike's pedigree and partial racing stats
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2007 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Canada
Racehorses trained in Canada
King's Plate winners
Thoroughbred family 3-f