Seize the Grey (foaled April 20, 2021) is a multiple

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who won the

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, the second leg of the American Triple Crown.

Background

The sire (father) of Seize the Grey, a

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colt, is the

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horse

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; he was

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by the late Audrey Otto as Jamm Ltd. His dam (mother) is Smart Shopping whose sire was the Canadian Hall of Famer

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. Seize the Grey was bought for $300,000 from the Mill Ridge Sales consignment at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton's select yearling sale in 2022. Seize the Grey is owned by the MyRacehorse microsyndicate founded by Michael Behrens. The syndicate has 2,570 different owners who bought up 5,000 shares of the colt at US$127 a share. His name was submitted in a contest administered by MyRacehorse and chosen by his

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. Seize the Grey is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Famer

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. Seize the Grey was retired to stud on November 7, 2024. He is standing at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY.

Career

On September 21, 2024, Seize the Grey, steered by Jaime Torres, won the $1 million

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by lengths in a distance of miles in 1:51.89 at Parx Racing. Seize the Grey started at odds of 4-1 as the third choice in the field of 11 3-year-olds.

Statistics

''Notes:''
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Seize the Grey was the post-time favorite.

Pedigree

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