Smoke Glacken (foaled 1994 in

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, died April 21, 2016) was an American

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. Sired by Two Punch, a son of the important sire Mr. Prospector, his dam was Majesty's Crown, a daughter of Irish stakes winner Magesterial, who was a son of

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. Trained by Henry Carroll, at age two, Smoke Glacken finished second in his racing debut, then won four straight, including the

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and the

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, both at

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. His most important win of 1996 was the

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, which he won by nine lengths. He finished his two-year-old season with $284,500 in earnings. A sprint horse best at distances of a mile or less, in his three-year-old season Smoke Glacken won six of his eight races and finished second and third in his other two starts. He won the

Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes at Laurel Park, the Grade III

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, the Grade III

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by eight lengths, the Grade III Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes, the Mountain Valley Stakes, and the

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. He was second in the

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at Keeneland to

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and third in the Grade III

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to Crypto Star and Half Watch by a half-length. He finished his three-year-old season with $475,060 in earnings.The Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory: Smoke Glacken
/ref> In addition, his 1997 performances earned him that year's

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for

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Offspring

Smoke Glacken entered stud in 1998 at

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. For the 2010 breeding season, his stud fee was $12,500. Smoke Glacken's descendants include: ''c = colt, f =

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, Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes,

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, Tempted Stakes,

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, - , 1999 , Gazillion , c , Squan Song Stakes,

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, - , 2001 , Read the Footnotes , c ,

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, - , 2005 , Irish Smoke , c ,

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, - , 2005 , Smokey Fire , c ,

Highlander Stakes The Highlander Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run in mid to late June, the Grade II race is open to horses aged three and older. Raced over a distance of six furlongs on turf, it ...

, Play the King Stakes, Kennedy Road Stakes, Bold Venture Stakes , - , 2006 , Frolic's Dream , f ,

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, - , 2006 , Persistently , f ,

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, - , 2007 , Delaunay , c ,

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, Aristides Stakes , - , 2008 , Quantum Miss , c ,

Cicada Stakes The Cicada Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Inaugurated in 1993, the Cicada Stakes was run at a distance of seven furlongs until 2006 when it was modified to six furlongs. It i ...

, - , 2009 , On Fire Baby , f ,

La Troienne Stakes The La Troienne Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age four and older, over a distance of miles held annually in early May on the Kentucky Oaks day meeting at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky dur ...

Apple Blossom Handicap The Apple Blossom Handicap is a Graded stakes race, Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for filly, fillies and mares that are four years old or older, run under handicap conditions over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt tra ...

, Honeybee Stakes, Golden Rod Stakes,

Pocahontas Stakes The Pocahontas Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. History The race was first held on ...

, - , 2012 , Justalittlesmoke , c ,

Diana Stakes The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race. Named for the mythological goddess Diana, the race is run each year at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Inaugurated in 1939, it is open to fillies and mares age three and ...

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References

External links

Smoke Glacken's pedigree and partial racing stats

1994 racehorse births 2016 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Maryland Racehorses trained in the United States Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 1-n