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California Flag is a thoroughbred racehorse, foaled at Hi Card Ranch on February 19, 2004. He is sired by Avenue of Flags, a son of
Seattle Slew Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who became the tenth winner of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only ...
, out of the
Afleet Afleet (1984 - 2014) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the 1987 Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. Career Afleet's best season came in 1987 during his three-year-old campaign, in which ...
(a son of Mr. Prospector) mare Ultrafleet. He is best known for setting a new turf course record in 2008 in the
Morvich Handicap The Eddie Delahoussaye Stakes (often shortened to the "Eddie D") is a Graded stakes race, Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of about furlongs on the Downhill Grass, Turf course sch ...
and the only horse to win this race three times - 2008, 2009 and 2011. On November 7, 2009, he got the most important win of his career beating Gotta Have Her in the
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is a Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the ''de facto'' year-end championship for North American ...
. California Flag then went to Hong Kong where he finished fifth in the
Hong Kong Sprint The Hong Kong Sprint is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1,200 metres (about 6 furlongs) at Sha Tin, and takes place in mid-December. The race was first ...
. He then traveled to Dubai to contest in the new
Al Quoz Sprint Al Quoz Sprint is a thoroughbred horse race held in Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was first run in 2007 as part of the then, Dubai International Racing Carnival and subsequently moved to Dubai World Cup night in 2010 to coinci ...
and he was third after just getting overtaken at the wire. California Flag shared 2009
California Horse of the Year The California Horse of the Year is an American horse racing honor awarded annually since 1973 by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) to a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in the state of California. Winners *2021 - Lieutenant Dan * ...
honors with Dancing in Silks.2009 California Horse of the Year at the CTBA


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California Flag's pedigree and racing stats
{{reflist 2004 racehorse births Racehorses trained in the United States Racehorses bred in California Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winners Thoroughbred family 9-f