Orientate (foaled March 29, 1999 in

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racehorse who won the 2002 Breeder's Cup Sprint and was voted the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse of 2002. A descendant of the great

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through his son

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, Orientate was bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. and raced by Bob & Beverly Lewis. He was sired by American multiple stakes winner Mt. Livermore and out of the

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mare, Dream Team. Trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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, Orientate retired from racing having won ten of his nineteen starts with earnings of

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1,716,950.

At stud

Purchased by Gainesway in partnership with

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, Orientate was sent to stand at

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at Gainesway Farm near

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. Among his successful racing offspring to date includes American Grade I winner Lady Joanne and the Australian Grade II winner, Marveen.Orientate's progeny
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Pedigree

References

{{reflist 1999 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Eclipse Award winners Breeders' Cup Sprint winners Thoroughbred family 16-g