{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Sacahuista , image = , caption = , sire =

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, grandsire =

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, dam = Nalees Flying Flag , damsire = Hoist The Flag , sex =

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, foaled = 1984 , country = United States , colour =

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, breeder = William S. Farish III &
G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. , owner = Barry A. Beal & Lloyd R. French, Jr. , trainer =

D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935, in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a retired American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He has won twenty Breeders' Cup races, received five Eclipse Awards for his accomplishments, and his h ...

, record = 21:6-7-2 , earnings = $1,298,842 , race = Oak Leaf Stakes (1986)

Schuylerville Stakes The Schuylerville Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of six furlongs on dirt. A Listed event, it curren ...

(1986)

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(1986)

Spinster Stakes The Spinster Stakes (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with Juddmonte Farms sponsorship) is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three or up run annually in early October at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentuc ...

(1987)

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wins:

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(1987) , awards =

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(1987) , honours = , updated= September 6, 2008 Sacahuista (foaled 1984 in

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. She is a descendant of

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through both her Champion sire

, as well as through her dam Nalees Flying Flag. Sacahuista was purchased as a yearling for $670,000 by future

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inductee

for owners Barry Beal and Lloyd French, Jr. Sacahuista made nine starts at age two, of which she won four and was second in three. Sent off as the

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favorite in the 1986

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under jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., she finished fourth behind winner Brave Raj. When she raced at age three, Sacahuista's official record shows she won two of nine starts but in fact she finished first in both the

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and the Ruffian Handicap but was disqualified for interference. Under jockey Randy Romero, she then won the

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before capturing the

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. Sacahuista's 1987 performances earned her the

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. Before being retired to

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duty, Sacahuista raced three times at age four. Her best result was a second. Of her offspring, from sire Red Ransom she notably produced millionaire runner Ekraar, who won multiple stakes races in

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, including the

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Gran Premio del Jockey Club. Through her mating to Mr. Prospector, Sacahuista is also the dam of the successful

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n-based sire Hussonet.

References

Sacahuista's pedigree and partial racing stats

Video at YouTube of Sacahuista winning the 1987 Breeders' Cup Distaff and post race interview with D. Wayne Lukas
1984 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Breeders' Cup Distaff winners Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 9-f