Megahertz (horse)
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Megahertz is a Thoroughbred
racehorse
who raced in France
and the United States
.
Raced at age two, Megahertz made eight starts, compiling a record of 1-1-2. Her only win came in the Prix Hotel du Golf Barriere at the Deauville-La Touques Racecourse. Owned by trainer Robert Collet
, after her first two starts Megahertz was sold to a racing partnership and her training was taken over by Nicolas Clement. At the end of the year she was sold to American Michael Bello who brought her to the California
stable of Bobby Frankel.
Megahertz made her first start in the United States on January 9, 2002, winning the Blue Norther Stakes
at Santa Anita Park
. She did it in what would become her trademark style, coming from the back of the field to win in the homestretch. She went on to win another four stakes that year including the American Oaks
. As a four-year-old, Megahertz won the Santa Barbara Handicap
and her first Grade I event, the John C. Mabee Handicap
. Back on the track at age five in 2004, she won the San Gorgonio Handicap
and her second Santa Barbara Handicap. In her final year of racing at age six, Megahertz won the Beverly Hills
and Santa Ana Handicap
s, plus a record third straight Santa Barbara Handicap. From 2003 through 2005, Megahertz competed in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
, earning her best finish in 2004 when she finished fifth to winner, Ouija Board.
Retired from racing, Megahertz was bred to Giant's Causeway
and produced a colt named Causeithertz on February 18, 2007. At the November 2007 Keeneland Sales
, owner Michael Bello sold Megahertz in foal to Bernardini
for $2.1 million to Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Lael Stable. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/41912/keeneland-november-day-2-notes On February 29, 2008 she gave birth to a filly.
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
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
who raced in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Raced at age two, Megahertz made eight starts, compiling a record of 1-1-2. Her only win came in the Prix Hotel du Golf Barriere at the Deauville-La Touques Racecourse. Owned by trainer Robert Collet
Robert Collet
Robert Collet is a French thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Robert Collet was one of the first European trainers to win a Breeders' Cup race when he won the 1986 edition of the Breeders' Cup Mile at Hollywood Park Racetrack with Last Tycoon...
, after her first two starts Megahertz was sold to a racing partnership and her training was taken over by Nicolas Clement. At the end of the year she was sold to American Michael Bello who brought her to the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
stable of Bobby Frankel.
Megahertz made her first start in the United States on January 9, 2002, winning the Blue Norther Stakes
Blue Norther Stakes
The Blue Norther Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California...
at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
. She did it in what would become her trademark style, coming from the back of the field to win in the homestretch. She went on to win another four stakes that year including the American Oaks
American Oaks
The American Oaks Invitational Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early July at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California...
. As a four-year-old, Megahertz won the Santa Barbara Handicap
Santa Barbara Handicap
The Santa Barbara Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade II event open to fillies and mares, age four and older, it is contested of turf over a distance of one and a quarter miles.Inaugurated in 1935, through...
and her first Grade I event, the John C. Mabee Handicap
John C. Mabee Handicap
The John C. Mabee Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race contested in early August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. It is run on the turf for fillies and mares, age three or older, at a distance of one and one-eighth miles. Downgraded to a Grade II stakes in 2010, the...
. Back on the track at age five in 2004, she won the San Gorgonio Handicap
San Gorgonio Handicap
The Robert J. Frankel Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park early each year. A Grade IIT event, it is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf...
and her second Santa Barbara Handicap. In her final year of racing at age six, Megahertz won the Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Handicap
The Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II run over a distance of 1 ¼ miles on turf, is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older....
and Santa Ana Handicap
Santa Ana Handicap
The Santa Ana Handicap is a Thoroughbred horse race run at annually Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the third week of March. The race is open to fillies and mares, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf....
s, plus a record third straight Santa Barbara Handicap. From 2003 through 2005, Megahertz competed in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
, earning her best finish in 2004 when she finished fifth to winner, Ouija Board.
Retired from racing, Megahertz was bred to Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of the town of Bushmills...
and produced a colt named Causeithertz on February 18, 2007. At the November 2007 Keeneland Sales
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
, owner Michael Bello sold Megahertz in foal to Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
for $2.1 million to Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Lael Stable. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/41912/keeneland-november-day-2-notes On February 29, 2008 she gave birth to a filly.