Prove It (foaled June 2, 1957 in
California
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) was an American
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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.
Background
Prove It was a bay horse bred and raced by
Rex Ellsworth
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and trained by Mish Tenney, he was sired by Endeavour, an
Argentine-bred who also sired
Corn Husker,
Porterhouse and
Pretense. Prove It was out of the mare Time To Khal, who was sired by
Khaled, a multiple stakes winner in
England
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for the
Aga Khan III
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who was purchased by Ellsworth and brought to stand at his
Chino, California
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,
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ranch. Khaled was the sire of
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee
Swaps.
Racing career
Prove It had a highly successful racing career that included wins in the prestigious
Santa Anita Handicap
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(1961) and
Hollywood Gold Cup
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(1962).
He also set an
Arlington Park
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track record in the 1962 Benjamin F. Lindheimer Handicap. Prove It was retired to stud, where his offspring met with modest success in racing. Through daughter Proof Requested, he was the damsire of 1983
Preakness Stakes
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winner
Deputed Testamony
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.
Stud record
Prove It's death date is uncertain as he is reported for have died in 1982, but his last offspring, Ladies Quote, was foaled in 1987. One of his notable offspring, Bargain Day, set the thoroughbred stallion sire standard for longevity at 37 years and 17 days early in the 21st century. Bargain Day was foaled on June 7, 1965, at Rex Ellsworth's Chino Ranch and died of natural causes in his sleep the night of June 24, 2002, becoming the longest lived known horse to have produced offspring.
External links
Prove It's pedigree and partial racing stats
References
1957 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in California
Racehorses trained in the United States
Thoroughbred family 2-e
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