Eddington (horse)
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Eddington is a millionaire American Thoroughbred
racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky
by Carl Rosen and Associates and raced under the Willmott Stables banner (Nom de course for Peter Willmott). He finished racing with a record of 6-3-6 in 17 starts with career earnings of $
1,216,760. Eddington was best known for his wins in the grade one Pimlico Special
and the grade two Gulfstream Park Handicap
as well as his in-the-money showing in the grade one Preakness Stakes
.
As a yearling, he was sent to Ocala, Florida to the master horsemen Art Fisher where he received all of his valuable, fundamental lessons.
.
. He started the year out on a high note by winning the grade three Calder Derby
at nine furlongs on the Turf at Calder Race Course
on New Year's Day. He had enormous success by finishing in-the-money in five graded stakes races later that year.
On the road to the Triple Crown
, Eddington placed third in New York
's two biggest prep races at Aqueduct Racetrack
. He finished third to Saratoga County in the $250,000 grade three Gotham Stakes
. Then he followed that up with a solid third in a very strong field of three year-old colts in the $750,000 grade one Wood Memorial Stakes
to Tapit
.
He was then entered by his trainer Mark Hennig into a very ambitious spot the $1,000,000 grade one Preakness Stakes
at Pimlico Race Course
. As the field of eleven stakes winners went into the club house turn, Derby runner-up Lion Heart led while horse of the year, Smarty Jones
sat right off his flank as Eddington fell back to a stalkers position in sixth. Going into the far turn, Lion Heart sprinted out to a three length lead as most of the field bunch up together. As the field hit the top of the stretch, Smarty Jones passed Lion Heart and widened his lead with every stride. Eddington was placed seventh but started closing on the leaders except Smarty Jones who went on to break a 130 year old record for largest winning margin. Rock Hard Ten
finished second and Eddington finished third claiming the $100,000 show money.
Later that summer Eddington had another late close to place third in the grade one Travers Stakes
at Saratoga Race Course
to Belmont winner Birdstone
. He followed that up with a runner-up finish in the autumn in the grade three Pegasus Stakes
at Meadowlands Racetrack
. He finished his sophomore season with a record of (11): 3-2-4 for annual earnings of $605,360.
behind Saint Liam and Roses In May. He won an allowance race and then won the $300,000 grade two Gulfstream Park Handicap
by three and a half lengths over Pies Prospect avenging his Pegasus loss. The ultimate bride's maid finished third again in the Oaklawn Handicap
behind Grand Reward and Second of June.
in Baltimore, Maryland. In that race Eddington defeated seven stakes winners from around the country by daylight winning by five and a half lengths over highly regarded Pollard's Vision and Presidentialaffair. That race turned out to be his last as Eddington was injured working out one month later. He went out a winner, a grade one winner. He finished his four year-old season with five for five in-the-money finishes with a record of (5): 3-0-2 and annual earnings of $602,200.
due to soft tissue injury in a front leg. He now stands at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky
.
In the 2008 breeding season, Eddington's stud fee was $20,000. In October 2008, Claiborne Farm
announced it would drop his stud fee to $15,000 for the 2009 breeding season. For the 2010 breeding season, Eddington's stud fee was halved to $7500.
In 2009 Eddington's progeny has had ten different race winners.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse and successful sire. Bred in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
by Carl Rosen and Associates and raced under the Willmott Stables banner (Nom de course for Peter Willmott). He finished racing with a record of 6-3-6 in 17 starts with career earnings of $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1,216,760. Eddington was best known for his wins in the grade one Pimlico Special
Pimlico Special
The Pimlico Special is an American thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May. It is raced on dirt over a distance of 1³/16 miles . The race is currently open to horses age three and older and offers a purse of $250,000.The Pimlico Special was first run in...
and the grade two Gulfstream Park Handicap
Gulfstream Park Handicap
The Gulfstream Park Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one mile on the dirt...
as well as his in-the-money showing in the grade one Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
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As a yearling, he was sent to Ocala, Florida to the master horsemen Art Fisher where he received all of his valuable, fundamental lessons.
Two year-old season
Eddington was a late developing colt that only raced once as two year-old. He placed second in his first time out. In fact it was the late start in his career, his lack of experience and most of all, his lack of graded stakes earnings that kept him out of the 2004 Kentucky DerbyKentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
.
Three year-old season
At age three he sprinted up the ladder of success very quickly, winning his maiden and an allowance race both at Gulfstream ParkGulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans December through April, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America....
. He started the year out on a high note by winning the grade three Calder Derby
Calder Derby
The Calder Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in October at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida...
at nine furlongs on the Turf at Calder Race Course
Calder Race Course
Calder Casino & Race Course is a casino and horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States.-History:In the mid-1960s, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. Calder, the Florida Legislature approved a bill...
on New Year's Day. He had enormous success by finishing in-the-money in five graded stakes races later that year.
On the road to the Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
, Eddington placed third in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's two biggest prep races at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
. He finished third to Saratoga County in the $250,000 grade three Gotham Stakes
Gotham Stakes
The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a purse of $250,000, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt...
. Then he followed that up with a solid third in a very strong field of three year-old colts in the $750,000 grade one Wood Memorial Stakes
Wood Memorial Stakes
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 9 furlongs on dirt....
to Tapit
Tapit
Tapit is an American thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the Unbridled mare, Tap Your Heels, he was sired by Pulpit....
.
He was then entered by his trainer Mark Hennig into a very ambitious spot the $1,000,000 grade one Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
. As the field of eleven stakes winners went into the club house turn, Derby runner-up Lion Heart led while horse of the year, Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004....
sat right off his flank as Eddington fell back to a stalkers position in sixth. Going into the far turn, Lion Heart sprinted out to a three length lead as most of the field bunch up together. As the field hit the top of the stretch, Smarty Jones passed Lion Heart and widened his lead with every stride. Eddington was placed seventh but started closing on the leaders except Smarty Jones who went on to break a 130 year old record for largest winning margin. Rock Hard Ten
Rock Hard Ten
Rock Hard Ten is a millionaire American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Co-owned and bred by Madeleine Paulson, widow of prominent horseman Allen E. Paulson, the bay horse stands at 17 hands. He was sired by the great Kris S., out of the Mr...
finished second and Eddington finished third claiming the $100,000 show money.
Later that summer Eddington had another late close to place third in the grade one Travers Stakes
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers...
at Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. It opened on August 3, 1863, and is the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States. It is typically open for racing from late July through early September.-History:John...
to Belmont winner Birdstone
Birdstone
Birdstone is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes and is gaining notoriety as a fantastic sire....
. He followed that up with a runner-up finish in the autumn in the grade three Pegasus Stakes
Pegasus Stakes
The Pegasus Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually in June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.An event for three-year-olds of either gender, it is contested at a mile and an eighth on the dirt, and offers a purse of $250,000.There was no race run in...
at Meadowlands Racetrack
Meadowlands Racetrack
The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing...
. He finished his sophomore season with a record of (11): 3-2-4 for annual earnings of $605,360.
Four year-old season
At age four Eddington started the year off with another placing when he finished third in the grade one Donn HandicapDonn Handicap
The Donn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.The race is named after the Donn family, who for many years owned and operated the racetrack....
behind Saint Liam and Roses In May. He won an allowance race and then won the $300,000 grade two Gulfstream Park Handicap
Gulfstream Park Handicap
The Gulfstream Park Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one mile on the dirt...
by three and a half lengths over Pies Prospect avenging his Pegasus loss. The ultimate bride's maid finished third again in the Oaklawn Handicap
Oaklawn Handicap
The Oaklawn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas....
behind Grand Reward and Second of June.
Pimlico Special win
In May of 2005, Eddington finally broke through and won his first grade one race in the $600,000 Pimlico Special at nine and a half furlongs on the dirt at Pimlico Race CoursePimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
in Baltimore, Maryland. In that race Eddington defeated seven stakes winners from around the country by daylight winning by five and a half lengths over highly regarded Pollard's Vision and Presidentialaffair. That race turned out to be his last as Eddington was injured working out one month later. He went out a winner, a grade one winner. He finished his four year-old season with five for five in-the-money finishes with a record of (5): 3-0-2 and annual earnings of $602,200.
Retirement
Eddington was retired on June 29, 2005. He was retired to Claiborne FarmClaiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
due to soft tissue injury in a front leg. He now stands at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
.
In the 2008 breeding season, Eddington's stud fee was $20,000. In October 2008, Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
announced it would drop his stud fee to $15,000 for the 2009 breeding season. For the 2010 breeding season, Eddington's stud fee was halved to $7500.
In 2009 Eddington's progeny has had ten different race winners.