My Charmer Handicap
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The My Charmer Handicap is an American
Grade III
T Thoroughbred
horse race run on the turf
course at Calder Race Course
in Miami Gardens, Florida
each year.
Open to fillies
and mare
s three-years-old and up, it is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlong
s) and offers a purse of $100,000.
The My Charmer is the first of four $100,000 stakes on Calder’s Grand Slam I card, along with the Three Ring Stakes, the Foolish Pleasure Stakes, and Grade 3 Tropical Turf Handicap
.
The is race is named for My Charmer
, the dam of U.S. Triple Crown
champion, Seattle Slew
. She also produced the important Europe
an sire Seattle Dancer
who had sold as a yearling at the Keeneland Sales
for US$
13.1 million, the highest amount ever paid for a yearling at public auction. As well, My Charmer produced Lomond
, the 1983 winner of the British Classic, the 2,000 Guineas.
United States
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Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
T Thoroughbred
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...
horse race run on the turf
Grass
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course 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...
in Miami Gardens, Florida
Miami Gardens, Florida
Miami Gardens is a Miami suburban city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According to the 2010 U.S...
each year.
Open to fillies
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
and mare
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
s three-years-old and up, it is set at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlong
Furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries....
s) and offers a purse of $100,000.
The My Charmer is the first of four $100,000 stakes on Calder’s Grand Slam I card, along with the Three Ring Stakes, the Foolish Pleasure Stakes, and Grade 3 Tropical Turf Handicap
Tropical Turf Handicap
The Tropical Turf Handicap is an American Grade IIIT Thoroughbred horse race run on the turf course at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida each year...
.
The is race is named for My Charmer
My Charmer
My Charmer was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse best known as an outstanding broodmare. Bred by Ben Castleman in Kentucky, she was sired by Bowling Green Handicap winner Poker, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table...
, the dam of U.S. Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
champion, Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
. She also produced the important Europe
Europe
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an sire Seattle Dancer
Seattle Dancer
Seattle Dancer was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who is the most expensive yearling ever sold at public auction.-Breeding:...
who had sold as a yearling at the Keeneland Sales
Keeneland Sales
The Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
for US$
United States dollar
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13.1 million, the highest amount ever paid for a yearling at public auction. As well, My Charmer produced Lomond
Lomond (horse)
Lomond was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1983 Classic 2,000 Guineas Stakes. He was sired by Northern Dancer, the most successful sire of the 20th Century, whom the National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred...
, the 1983 winner of the British Classic, the 2,000 Guineas.
Past winners
- 2011 - Oregon Lady (Paco Lopez)
- 2010 - Askbut I Won'ttell (Shaun BridgmohanShaun BridgmohanShaun X. Bridgmohan is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing...
) - 2009 - no race
- 2008 - Wild Promises (Aaron GryderAaron GryderAaron Tod Gryder is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Growing up fifteen minutes away from the Santa Anita racetrack, as a boy Gryder had no contact with horses other than his father and his grandparents' interest in attending the nearby races...
) - 2007 – J'ray (4) (Manoel Cruz)
- 2006 – Amorama (5) (Manoel Cruz)
- 2005 – Snowdrops (5) (Brice Blanco)
- 2004 – Something Ventured (5) (John Velazquez)
- 2003 – New Economy (5) (Rosemary Homeister, Jr.Rosemary Homeister, Jr.Rosemary Homeister, Jr. is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Both of Homeister's parents were jockeys and as a result she grew up riding horses. Her mother is now a horse trainer at the Calder Race Course where Rosemary won her first race as an apprentice jockey...
) - 2002 – Wander Mom (4) (Eibar CoaEibar CoaEibar Coa Monteverde is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992...
) - 2001 – Batique (6) (Jorge Chavez)
- 2000 – Wild Heart Dancing
- 1999 - Crystal Symphony
- 1998 – Colcon (Jerry BaileyJerry BaileyJerry D. Bailey is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's Sunland Park, and has...
) - 1997 – Overcharger (5) (Jose Rivera)
- 1996 – Romy (5) (Francisco Torres)
- 1995 – Danish
- 1994 – Caress
- 1993 – Chickasha (4)
- 1992 – Lady Shirl (5) (Earlie Fires)