January 7, 2010

Who Am I ???

*I raced in two countries, but never in the country where I was bred.

*I won more than half of my lifetime races and averaged more than $200,000 in earnings per start.

*I did not do much in my first start, but after that, I ran well in every single race.

*My dear, departed papa ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown.

*After my biggest career win, I went winless in three tries the rest of that season.

*I defeated two Horses of the Year in my career.

*My stakes wins had a five furlong spread between the shortest and the longest.

*I was ridden by only one jockey in my final season, although I was ridden to victory by six different riders in my career.

*I won races at seven different racetracks in six different states.

*My trainer is no longer a trainer, and my most successful jockey is no longer a jockey, but they are both still involved in the sport.

*I went out a winner; my final two starts were graded stakes victories.

You should know by now … Who Am I ???

42 comments:

  1. Just to get things started, Plenty of Grace?

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  2. No Sir. The answer is not Plenty of Grace.

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  3. For no other reason other that I heard Pat Day talk about him when describing his ride on Easy Goer in the Preakness, I'll guess Houston.

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  4. angel cordero......for sure

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  5. I thought Jon Veitch for the trainer but I can't find any of his horses that fit all the criteria.

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  7. OK...now I need a translator!

    Houston, we do not have the right answer.

    Veitch...No

    Cordero...No

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  8. Sorry, not His Majesty or Rocket Man.

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  9. Brian,

    The horse that came to my mind is Farda Amiga. No googleing here just a guess.

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  10. Hmmmm....Did you officially rule out Alydar yet?

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  11. It is not Farda Amiga.

    Glad to see you commenting on ZAAT, Michael. The best of luck to your horse in the Sunshine Millions Classic!

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  12. It is not Alydar as the horse, or as the sire, but good guess with the sire.

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  13. Darn....earnings does not fit for Sadler's Wells.

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  14. I pretty much know it is wrong, but I got to put a guess in. Thought I had it till I looked at earnings. Gallant Man?

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  15. Yes Tim, earnings per start pretty much kill Gallant Man as a possibility. As a matter of fact, earnings have not fit any of today's guesses.

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  16. Yes, earnings has been the stumbling block for sure!

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  17. Michael H, you certainly win the perseverance award!

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  18. This is supposed to be a pleasurable experience. LOL

    Remember if no one solves this by 3pm Central, a new clue will be dispensed.

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  19. Bayakoa?? Another "guess" cause I'm pretty sure I have ruled it out on my own, but it's all I got. Back to work for me. :(

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  20. As I think you already know Tim, Bayakoa is incorrect.

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  21. Without a shred of research to back this up...Street Cry came into my mind. I can't even remember who the hell his sire is, LOL....but I know he was bred in IRE, never raced there (that I recall) and has the earnings and that retired Bailey in his US history.

    ~Marti

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  22. pedigreequery.com is down...too many ZATT peeps on it!

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  23. Good guess Marti, but no cigar. The answer is not Street Cry.

    Ciaran - LOL

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  24. Marti, you are the Queen for a week! It is Victory Gallop, the top-notch runner of the late 90s. Trained by Elliot Walden, and ridden by Jerry Bailey in his final season, the 1998 Belmont Stakes winner was sired by Cryptoclearance, who like his son, ran in each leg of the Triple Crown. Well done Marti!!!

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  25. Hmmmmm.....I saw Victory Gallop but according to Wikipedia, the earnings per start did not compute:

    Victory Gallop
    Sire Cryptoclearance
    Grandsire Fappiano
    Dam Victorious Lil
    Damsire Vice Regent
    Sex Stallion
    Foaled 1995
    Country Canada
    Colour Bay
    Breeder Tall Oaks Farm
    Owner Prestonwood Farm
    Trainer W. Elliott Walden
    Record 17: 9-5-1
    Earnings $3,005,895

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  26. Michael's right...$200k per START is inaccurate, and what threw me to, so much so I even questioned you on it Brian. $200k per stakes win maybe, but not start

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  27. Pedigreequery says started 17 times and won $3,505,895... in which case , the clues are right.. http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=progeny&search_bar=progeny&h=CRYPTOCLEARANCE&sort=Earnings&done=y&filter=All%20Horses&cf= what 3 races came after his belmont?

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  28. Folks, who are you going to believe, wikipedia or me??? Wikipedia is often wrong.

    Victory Gallop's lifetime earnings were over $3.5 million, making all the clues, once again correct. Here is one of the places to see the correct earnings: http://community.drf.com/files/victorygallop-1.pdf

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  29. Brian I am just so happy I finally got the damn thing, I don't care anymore, LOL...but I did bypass him three different times due to earnings, that's all I'm saying, and I was nowhere near Wikipedia, LOL

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  30. Ciaran, he raced 3 more times that season: 2nd in the Haskell, 2nd by a nose in the Travers, and a fast closing 4th by a length in the BC Classic.

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  31. I just recorded the change in Wikipedia and changed the first 0 to a 5!

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  32. Well done Michael...you are reinstated back to ZATT with full privelages!

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  33. Done with meetings at work and what do I find, already solved of course, but bold enough to admit that it wouldn't have mattered anyway because I was nowhere near Victory Gallop. Good job Marti!

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  34. and my first trainer was?

    and my first stakes win where?

    I am at stud in Turkey -- what conformational flaws did I pass on that saw me leave Lexington?

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  35. I can alreay see that somebody has gotten it by some of the congrats comments made, but I will still guess and you all can tell me it I was at least on track. Victory Gallop???

    Sorry Brian that I didn't get to guess earlier. My week has been heck and I finally got the time to take my medicine, my horses, lol. When I got back I was beat, but happy, but, sorry, forgot it was WAI today.

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