Homeboykris is a racehorse bred in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 in the United States. A son of Roman Ruler, he was purchased privately by a group headed by restaurateur Louis Lazzinnaro and includes Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

 manager Joe Torre

Joe Torre

Joseph Paul Torre is a former American professional baseball player and manager who currently serves as Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations. A nine-time All-Star, he played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, first baseman and a third baseman for the...

 and turned over to Richard Dutrow for training. Dutrow is known for conditioning the Dual Classic winner Big Brown

Big Brown

Big Brown is a retired champion American Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and 2008 Preakness Stakes. Bred by Dr. Gary B. Knapp's Monticule Farms in Lexington, Kentucky, he won his first five race starts. He was sired by Grade III winner Boundary, a son of North American...

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Homeboykris is one of three winners from as many starters out of stakes-place winner One Last Salute, by Salutely
His sire is Roman Ruler, a son of Mr. Prospector. Homeboykris's most important win to date is the Grade I Champagne Stakes, which he won by 11/2 lengths over Discreetly Mine

Discreetly Mine

Discreetly Mine is an American thoroughbred race horse. Foaled in 2007, he burst onto the scene when he won the Risen Star Stakes in Mid February 2010, making him a contender for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Bred in Kentucky by E. Paul Robsham, Discreetly Mine was sired by Mineshaft , who was voted...

in stakes record time.