Who Am I ???

*I was a Kentucky bred, owned and bred by the same powerhouse farm. *I won 64% of my lifetime starts, and 78% of those wins came in stakes races. *My first career defeat came when I ran 2nd as the heavy favorite in New York’s premier juvenile race. *I never ran in the Kentucky Derby, but I once was favored in a grade 1 race at Churchill Downs. *My Hall of Fame conditioner no longer trains, but he remains very involved in the sport of horse racing. *I was ridden by the same Hall of Fame rider in all but two of my races. *Finishing 9th in my final career start at Saratoga, I was beaten by two future Eclipse Award winners, who finished 1-2. *I won my first five starts by an average margin of nearly six lengths. *Appreciated by the bettors, I was favored at 8-5 or lower in every start excluding my first and last race. *My Eclipse Award was the result of my first of two seasons on the track. *As my name would attest, I had absolutely no fear of the dark. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*A homebred with impeccable breeding, I was not a son of the bluegrass. *I won just a shade under half of my starts while winning a grand total of nine stakes races. *My sire and his sire lost less races in their combined careers than I did in any one of my three seasons of racing. *I never ran in the Kentucky Derby, but one of my initial stakes wins came at Churchill Downs. *Both my owner and my trainer are members of Racing‘s Hall of Fame, so is my most regular rider. *My final career race was on the grass, but that was not the norm. *I won stakes in each of my three years on the track, but two-thirds came in one season. *My greatest rival and I faced each other ten times over three seasons, and I got the better of him four times. *I was a multiple stakes winner at each of the three major New York racetracks. *My Eclipse Award was the result of my 2nd season on the track. *Not to sound overly boastful, but everyone wishes they had me. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Sired by a Horse of the Year, I was bred in Kentucky by my owner. *I won just a shade under two-thirds of my starts while only finishing out of the money once, and that was the result of an injury. *Well traveled, I won stakes races on the East Coast, West Coast and the Midwest. *My victories came at a distance range of ten furlongs between the shortest and the longest, my losses ranged nine furlongs. *I was a stakes winner at six different tracks, but my first and last both came at Aqueduct. *My jockeys, including the Hall of Fame ones, liked to wear polka dots. *My Eclipse Awards were the result of my 2nd season on the track. *I once carried at least 130 ponds in six consecutive starts. *My sire won a double digit amount of stakes, and I won quite a few more than he did. *My greatest rival and I evenly split our four contests over two seasons. *Despite my name, I was born, bred, and raced in the USA. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I was bred in Kentucky, but I did not race in the Blue Grass State until my 47th career start. *Although I ran on the dirt more than 30 times, turf was the surface which I raced on the most. *If you know anything about me, you would know who my two favorite characters on Grey’s Anatomy are. *My greatest career victory came on a dirt track at Santa Anita. *Well traveled, I won races in three of the six countries in which I competed. *I went winless in my first season of racing, as well as my last, yet I still managed to take home a winner‘s check in six separate years. *My Eclipse Award came right after my 6th season on the track. *I won less than one quarter of my lifetime starts, but I finished in the money more times than most horses ever race. *My sire won a double digit amount of stakes, with his biggest coming in the Met Mile. *Rarely on the lead early, I was known for my closing kick. *My trainer had two first names, one a woman’s, and one a man’s. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I won just under half of my lifetime starts, and I won at least twice in each of my four seasons of racing. *I was bred in a country where I never once ran, even though I competed in four different nations. *My mom majestically soared over the water, but my dad preferred things dry. *I failed to be competitive and cash a check only once in my career. Unfortunately, it was in the richest race I ever ran, and also the longest. *My last six races were all grade/group ones; I won the first, but lost the rest. *I raced at 11 different tracks, and other than in Paris, I never raced at the same place twice in a row. *Never afraid to carry weight, my average impost was just a shade under 127 pounds. *It was more of the usual in my final career start, as I came running late. *I spread out my three most important victories, with one in each of my final three seasons. *My victories came on two different surfaces, although I won ten times as much on one surface than the other. *Interesting tidbit on my trainer and jockey … they shared the same initials. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Bred in Florida, I was a champion who was sired by a member of the Hall of Fame. *I either finished 1st, 2nd or last in ever single start … 75% of them were wins. *My winning streak of ten races was at seven different tracks and never at the same place two races in a row. *The year I won an Eclipse Award, my conditioner also took home an award as Outstanding Trainer. *In my first try around two-turns, I was beaten by a nose, giving ten pounds to a future Sprint Champion. *Eleven of my wins came in stakes, three of those were of the grade 1 variety, with my first grade 1 victory coming at Monmouth Park. *All of my wins occurred east of the Mississippi, with Arlington Park being the farthest west. *In my championship season, I may not have been the top horse in the barn, but I did have a better record than him with 8 wins in 9 starts. *All of my victories came in one-turn races within the range of five furlongs to one mile. *Greatly cherished by my connections, I gave them everything I had on the track. *I was retired after winning my final career race, unfortunately I suffered a bowed tendon in the process. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ??? A Special Breeders' Cup Edition

*I am a Florida bred champion sired by a Virginia bred champion. *My first few races were in maiden claiming, but my final race was in the Breeders‘ Cup. *I finished last in my first stakes attempt, but I won my next race, a stakes race on the grass. *I won just under half of my turf starts, as well as, nearly half of my starts on dirt. *My biggest win came in another country, but the majority of my wins were in California. *I won at least two races in each of my four seasons on the racetrack. *My career tailed off at the end, retiring off of five consecutive defeats. *After my win in a maiden claiming race, I never won another race at less than a mile. *I did not get my first grade 1 stakes victory until my 20th start, but then I won four of them in only five starts. *Many say I live a pampered life; I prefer to think of myself as born to be special. *I was trained by two different men, the second of which had me for my final 26 starts. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Bred outside of the United States, I was a grandson of one of the most important sires in American history. *I never raced in California, and did not run in New York until my 27th start. *I raced on both dirt and turf, but had a strong affinity for one over the other. *No fewer than six of the racetracks where I ran, have closed, no longer offer thoroughbred racing, or have been renamed. *I was a stakes winner in each of my four seasons of racing, and I finished in the money 33 times. *I once had odds of longer than 130-1, but I was 8-5 or lower in my next five races. *Better with age, I won more stakes races and earned more money each successive year. *I was a multiple graded stakes winner at all of the following distances: 7f, 8f, 9f and 10f. *Well traveled, I competed at nine different racetracks during my Eclipse Award winning season. *I ran in the same million dollar race in back-to-back years and fared much better the second try. *Two of my sons were grade one winners and millionaire earners in the United States. *Things were seldom of a casual nature for me. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Bred in Kentucky, I was descendant of popular sire lines of both Northern Dancer and Raise a Native. *I was not a consistent winner, but all but one of my victories came in graded stakes. *The first four victories of my life came in the West, Midwest, East, and South. *My racing career was cut short by injury, but at least I went out a winner, with a near seven length score in my finale. *My two most important victories were the same two as my sire; we also share the same number of lifetime starts. *I had more stakes wins in the Land of Lincoln than any other state. *The average winning margin in my graded stakes victories was four lengths. *I saw racing action in three different years, but 80% of my wins occurred in my second season. *Not blessed with great racing luck, I unfortunately became known for my bad trips including in the Breeders‘ Cup. *Right or wrong, I always felt it was my broodmare sire that sent me down a questionable path. *Since my retirement, I have resided in New York, California, and Kentucky. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Although I was bred outside the U.S., my sire, grandsire, and I are all members of America’s Hall of Fame. *Well traveled, I competed at 12 different racetracks, winning at ten of them. *My impressive winning streak was halted at Gulfstream Park at odds of 1-5. *I was victorious in just shy of two-thirds of my lifetime starts, although my winning percentage was worse each progressive season. *Saratoga was always a track I enjoyed visiting; with a record of 5 for 5 there, you can understand why. *I was ridden by the same jockey in all of my first 23 races. *English was my second language; Français était ma langue originale. *In my Eclipse Award winning season, I raced more than ten times. *Sadly, I did not survive long enough to retire from my racing career. *I was a multiple stakes winner in two different nations. *I set the pace at Churchill Downs on May the 4th, but I could not quite hold off my competition. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*A one-time champion, I was bred in Kentucky, and trained by a Hall of Famer most of my career. *Well traveled, I competed in stakes races at ten different racetracks and on both sides of the Atlantic. *I spent a great deal of time at a racetrack, and in a state, where I never once ran. *Two-thirds of my lifetime victories came during my championship season. *I always felt that my name was a mutual idea. *I may not have been quite the horse that my sire was, but I did pretty well for myself. *My stakes wins had a seven furlong spread between the shortest and the longest. *I won only 1 of 9 races as a juvenile, but after that, I was never off the board. *My first win was at Aqueduct, my last win in America was at Arlington Park. *My six stakes wins occurred at five different tracks, in four states, and in two different nations. *The First Saturday in May proved to be my coming out party. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*A one-time Eclipse Award winner, I was bred in Kentucky, and trained by a Hall of Famer. *Well traveled, I competed in stakes races at eleven different racetracks and won stakes at seven of those tracks. *Popular with the bettors, I was sent off as the favorite 25 times. *Exactly one half of my lifetime victories came during my championship season. *Dirt was my surface; I never raced on anything else. *I won more stakes at Santa Anita than anywhere else, but was defeated by the same horse in the Big Cap who had beaten me in an early juvenile stakes. *My stakes wins only had a three furlong spread between the shortest and the longest. *I was a multiple graded stakes winner in each of my three years of racing. *In the money more than 30 times, I was one victory shy of winning half of my lifetime starts . *My longest winning streak consisted of five straight graded stakes tallies. *One of my losses came in the Kentucky Derby, where I was considered one of the horses to beat. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Bred in Kentucky, I was a grandson of one of the greatest sires in American history. *I won more than half of my starts during my four seasons on the racetrack. *In my best season, I won an allowance by 7 ½ over a future Breeders‘ Cup winner, and then three straight grade 1 stakes. *Popular with the bettors, I was bet below 2-1 on 17 occasions, including in each of my stakes wins. *In my career defining victory, I was a romping winner despite spotting the runner-up twenty pounds. *I may have been foaled in Kentucky, but I was a New Yorker, with all but one of my races taking place in the Empire State. *My only trip outside of New York, was just across the Hudson, where I ran 4th, snapping a six-race win streak. *The distance of my victories had a three-quarter mile spread between the shortest and longest. *My greatest accomplishment was in doing something that only other three others could do. Unfortunately they are all in the Hall of Fame and I am not. *As a sire, I produced a millionaire daughter, and a son who created quite a stir at Pimlico. *I was surrounded by successful people; my owner, trainer, and regular rider are all members of racing‘s Hall of Fame. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Bred in Kentucky, I was an American champion who went winless at Kentucky tracks. *My sire’s most important win came in a race no longer run, his sire was a Horse of the Year. *I won eight stakes, all of them graded, and the first six were split equally between only two tracks. *My best known offspring won just under three times as much in earnings as I did. *I was a regular in the Breeders’ Cup, but unfortunately each result got progressively worse. *I did not mind carrying a lot of weight, once winning a race with more than 130 pounds on my back. *My first stakes win and my last stakes win were a couple of weeks shy of being exactly three years apart. *I won greater than one-third of my more than 30 lifetime starts. *My most regular rider was on board each time during my string of five straight stakes wins. *The majority of my stakes wins occurred in my sophomore season, which was not my Eclipse Award winning season. *Both my trainer and I have passed away. He is in the Hall of Fame, I am not. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I am one of the only horses ever to be favored in different Breeders‘ Cup races. *I was a multiple grade 1 winner in each of my seasons on the racetrack. *Unfortunately both myself and my regular rider are no longer of this world. *I did something of note in the Triple Crown that may never be done again. *Dad‘s racing career may have been cut short, but my grandparents achieved historic accomplishments. *I was only defeated nine times, and one of those was via disqualification in a turf stakes at Saratoga. *Among the horses I defeated include a handicap champion, a three-year-old champion, and a sprint champion, and one of those was a Horse of the Year. *I was also a champion, but the truth hurt in my attempt for a second. *My first six grade 1 victories were contested at six different racetracks from coast to coast. *The best of my offspring include a Canadian and an Englishman. *I hold a Breeders‘ Cup distinction that can never be taken away from me. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*Primarily an East Coast horse, only one of my wins occurred west of the Mississippi. *My victories had a five eighths of a mile spread between the shortest and the longest. *I was a champion who was bred and owned by a classic Kentucky farm. *I went out with a bang, as my final career race was a victory on July the 4th. *Despite coming within a nose of becoming a graded stakes winner in New York, I ended my juvenile season as a maiden. *I defeated one Eclipse Award winner in all five our meetings, but in my only race against a multiple Horse of the Year, I was well beaten. *Each of my grade 1 victories came at a distance of a mile and a quarter or more. *I may not have been the runner that my brother was, but I did accomplish something important that he never did. *My first five victories, four of them stakes, occurred at five different racetracks. *I was undefeated in my final season of racing, but all my biggest victories came the year before. *I owe a large debt of gratitude to Jeanne, as do many others. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I was bred in Kentucky, and I was named after a Methodist church. *I fit more than thirty races into my three seasons of racing, with the most coming in my Eclipse Award year. *My stakes victories were won at a range of distances of more than 3 ½ furlongs apart. *I raced multiple times on both turf and dirt, but I only excelled on one. *All but one of my nine stakes wins either occurred in Arkansas or New York. *I was ridden by the same Hall of Fame jockey 23 times, including six stakes wins. *I count a Horse of the Year, a turf champion, a 2y.o. champion, a 3y.o. champion, a 3y.o. filly champion, and an older female champion, among my victims. *I wore blinkers in my first 3 stakes wins, did not wear them in my next six stakes victories, and then wore them in my final five lifetime starts. *Arguably my two most important victories came at the same distance and at the same racetrack. *I was not the most famous horse of my age the year that I won my championship. *My graded stakes wins included a win at 2-5, as well as, a victory at more than 50-1. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I finished first in more than half of my starts, but a disqualification left my average just under 50%. *I was a stakes winner in all three of my seasons of racing. *All five of my graded stakes wins in America occurred at the same racetrack. *I count a Kentucky Derby winner, a Breeders‘ Cup victor and a Kentucky Derby runner-up, among the horses I defeated. *Arguably my two best performances were both in million dollar races. *I was involved in a horrific accident, in which I was the only survivor of the three horses that went down. *Green was my thing, I never once raced on the dirt. *I won graded stakes in three different countries and was bred in a fourth. *Only two jockeys rode me in my final 17 races, one was a George Woolf Memorial Award winner, the other was English. *I only made one trip to France; c‘est magnifique! *I had one important thing in common with the recently retired star, Harbinger, as well as BC Classic winner Raven‘s Pass. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I won 5 out of 7 races during my championship season, but won only 4 times the rest of my career. *I was not bred in Kentucky, but I was a grandson of Mr. Prospector and a great grandson of Bold Ruler. *I raced, and won, on both turf and dirt, but I am best known for my victories on the dirt. *My trainer has saddled numerous champions, but I was his first colt to win an Eclipse Award. *Both of my grade 1 victories required a photo finish. *I never raced overseas, but I moved there at the turn of the century. *I was a California based horse, but I did manage to race at Aqueduct Racetrack five times. *My most important wins occurred in California, Kentucky, and New York. *My last career race was my worst, I finished 9th on the turf. *I ran at 2, 3, and 4, and competed in graded stakes in each year, but all of my graded stakes wins occurred in the same season. *Dad was named after a writer; Mom liked to have a good time. You should know by now … Who Am I ???

Who Am I ???

*I was owned and bred by a powerful American farm / racing stable, but was not bred in Kentucky. *My dam is more well known than my sire, and I had some impressive siblings. *I was far from the only champion for my trainer, whose success ran in the family. *Five different jockeys rode me on racedays, all of them have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. *I won more than half of my starts and never once finished out of the money. *My only attempt at Saratoga ended with a disappointing 3rd place finish as an odds-on favorite.. *My stakes wins were evenly split between my juvenile and sophomore seasons. *Many of my most important wins occurred in New York, but my richest victory was in New Jersey. *My career was cut short by injury, but I still managed to be a two-time champion. *I have one major thing in common with the horse who was the answer to last week‘s Who Am I ??? *Unfortunately, I was beaten by a head in my final career start, losing to a Belmont winner. You should know by now … Who Am I ???