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Shake The Yoke (foaled 1 April 1993) was a British-bred
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and
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. Originally trained in France, she showed good form as a two-year-old, winning the
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and finishing second in the
Prix Marcel Boussac The Prix Marcel Boussac is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is s ...
. In the following year she won the
Prix de la Grotte The Prix de la Grotte is a Group 3 flat horse race open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies in France. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Longchamp i ...
by ten lengths and recorded her biggest success when taking the
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at
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. In the same year she finished second in both the
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) ...
and the
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and third in the
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. She was then exported to the United States where she took time to adapt to her new conditions, but won the
Wilshire Handicap The Wilshire Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age four and older. The race runs over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf track and is scheduled annually in May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca ...
as a five-year-old in 1998. She later had some success as a broodmare, producing several winners.


Background

Shake The Yoke was a dark bay mare bred in the United Kingdom by The Sussex Stud & Calogo Bloodstock Agency. She was sired by
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, an American-bred colt who won the
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and the
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in 1983 when trained in Ireland by
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. Caerleon sired many other good winners including
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,
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,
Lady Carla Lady Carla (8 March 1993 – 2012) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning The Oaks in 1996. In a racing career which lasted from October 1995 to July 1997 the filly ran six times and won three races. After ...
,
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and
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. Her dam Bermuda Classic showed good form as a two-year-old in 1985, winning the Railway Stakes and the
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. She was a distant descendant of Caerlissa, an influential broodmare whose other descendants included St. Paddy and
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. The filly entered the ownership of Serge Brunswick and was sent into training with
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in France. The phrase "shake the yoke" is a quotation from ''
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''.


Racing career


1995: two-year-old season

As a two-year-old, Shake The Yoke was ridden in all four of her races by
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. On her racecourse debut, the filly finished last of the four runners in the Prix des Roches over 1400 metres at
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on 6 August. Three weeks later at the same course she finished eighth of the nine runners in a Listed race over 1300 metres. Despite her modest form, the filly was then moved up in class to contest the Group Three Prix d'Aumale over 1600 metres on very soft ground at
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in September. Starting at odds of 10.1/1 she took the lead approaching the last 200 metres and won by two lengths from Miss Tahiti. On 1 October, over the same course and distance, Shake The Yoke started the 2.9/1 favourite for the Group One
Prix Marcel Boussac The Prix Marcel Boussac is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is s ...
. She took the lead in the straight but was overtaken and beaten two lengths into second by Miss Tahiti.


1996: three-year-old season

On her three-year-old debut, Shake The Yoke met Miss Tahiti yet again in the Prix La Grotte on good to firm ground at Longchamp on 21 April. She took the lead approaching the final 200 metres and sprinted clear of the field to win by ten lengths from Raisonnable in "very impressive" style. On 1 May Shake The Yoke started the 3/5 favourite against eight opponents in the
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) ...
. After turning into the straight in sixth place she made steady progress in the straight but was unable to catch the British-trained filly
Ta Rib Ta Rib (foaled 23 April 1993 – after 2008) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Despite failing to win as a juvenile in 1995 she showed promise as he was placed in both her races. In the following spr ...
and finished second, beaten three quarters of a length. In June, Shake The Yoke was sent to England to contest the Group One Coronation Stakes over one mile at
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, with
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taking over from Boeuf. She started favourite ahead of Ta Rib, with the other contenders including Dance Design (runner-up in the
Irish 1,000 Guineas The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is sched ...
), Last Second ( C L Weld Park Stakes), Priory Belle (
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) and Thrilling Day (
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). After being restrained in the early stages, STY moved forward approaching the straight, took the lead from Dance Design inside the final furlong and won by a neck from the fast-finishing Last Second. After the race, Lellouche explained that Bouef had been replaced after criticism of his performance on the filly at Longchamp, describing the decision as a "rap on the knuckles" for the jockey. The filly was then bought privately by the American businessman B. Wayne Hughes. In the
Prix du Moulin The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is s ...
at Longchamp in September, Shake The Yoke was matched against
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and older horses for the first time. Ridden by Sylvain Guillot she finished strongly to take third behind the colts Ashkalani and
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. On her final appearance of the year, the filly was sent to the United States for the
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at
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on 5 October in which she was partnered by
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and finished second to
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.


1997 & 1998: later career

For the 1997 season Shake The Yoke was transferred to race permanently in the United States where she was trained by Ronald W. Ellis. On her only appearance of that year she finished in distress when last of six in an
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at
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in January. After of a break of more than a year, the mare returned to finished sixth in an allowance over six and a half furlongs at Santa Anita in February 1998. Later that month at the same course she showed a return to form when she finished second to Dance Parade in the Grade II Buena Vista Handicap and in March she was second again, behind
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in the
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. In April Shake The Yoke recorded her first win in twenty one months when she was four length winner of a one-mile allowance race at Santa Anita. On 9 May, ridden by Delahoussaye, the mare started the 1.4/1 favourite for the Wilshire Handicap over one mile at
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. She accelerated through a gap to take the lead in the straight and drew away to win by three lengths from Traces of Gold. After the race Ellis said "She's really starting to learn what it's all about here in America... I was worried about her getting through, but I've found out that when you've got the best horse, they usually find a way to get through those little holes. I just don't think they have any bigger heart than she does".


Breeding record

Shake The Yoke was retired from racing to become a broodmare for her owner's stud. She produced at least nine foals and seven winners between 2000 and 2008: *Thirteen Colonies, a bay colt (later gelded), foaled in 2000, sired by
Pleasant Colony Pleasant Colony (May 4, 1978 – December 31, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was named the 1981 American Champion Three-Year-Old. Background A big, gangly horse stan ...
. Won eight races. *Shake Off, brown filly, 2001, by AP Indy. Won three races including the Grade II
El Encino Stakes The El Encino Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run between 1954 and 2011 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old fillies, it was raced over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on the synthetic Cushion Tra ...
. *I Can't Know, brown colt (later gelded), 2002, by
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. Won two races. *Shakenbythestorm, brown filly, 2003, by
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. Third on only start. *Entourage, chestnut colt, 2004, by AP Indy. Won two races. *Seek Peace, brown colt, 2005, by
Seeking The Gold Seeking The Gold (April 7, 1985 – July 28, 2016) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and a successful sire. Background and Family Seeking The Gold, a bay colt, was bred in Kentucky by Ogden Phipps, who also owned him. One of numerous top ...
. Failed to win in five races. *Serva Jugum, brown colt, 2006, by
Fusaichi Pegasus Fusaichi Pegasus (, ; April 12, 1997 – May 23, 2023) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2000 Kentucky Derby, and subsequently set a record at auction—selling for US$70 million to Coolmore Stud. Background The colt w ...
. Won one race. *USC Fight Song, brown colt, 2007, by
Unbridled's Song Unbridled's Song (February 18, 1993 – July 26, 2013) was an American thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Florida Derby and Wood Memorial. He was the favorite for the 1996 Kentucky Derby but suffered a cr ...
. Won two races. *Auspicious Star, bay colt (later gelded), 2008, by
Malibu Moon Malibu Moon (February 23, 1997 – May 18, 2021) was a Thoroughbred stallion bred in Kentucky. Retired young to stud following a racing injury as a two-year-old, Malibu Moon thereafter sired multiple grade I stakes winners, two Eclipse Award win ...
. Won two races. *Golden Gunners, bay colt (later gelded), 2009, by
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. Exported to Hong Kong.


Pedigree


References

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