Paseana
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Paseana was an Argentine-bred
Thoroughbred
racemare
who competed very successfully in Argentina and in the United States
, where she won 10 Grade 1
races. These wins led to her receiving the Eclipse Award
and she was also elected to the Racing Hall of Fame
.
Nasrullah and her sire's dam, Azyade was inbred (2m x 4f) to Congreve.
, noted business personalities who founded the weight loss
company Jenny Craig, Inc..
Based in California
, Paseana's conditioning was taken over by future Hall of Fame inductee Ron McAnally
. In 1991, Paseana began a seven-race win streak, of which five were Grade I races.
After capturing the Grade I Santa Margarita Handicap in 1992, Paseana ran second in that race in each of the next three years. In 1992, she was a supplementary entry in the Breeders' Cup Distaff
at a cost of $200,000. Sent off by bettors
as the second choice to Saratoga Dew
, Paseana started from the difficult post position #14 at the far outside but won the most important race of her career by four lengths. Her 1992 performances earned her the Eclipse Award
for American Champion Older Female Horse.
In 1993, the six-year-old mare won two more Grade I races, capturing the Apple Blossom Handicap
and Spinster Stakes, then finished second by a nose to Hollywood Wildcat
in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. Despite her loss in the Distaff, Paseana's 1993 performances earned her a second consecutive Eclipse Award for American Champion Older Female Horse.
Racing at ages seven and eight, Paseana won the 1994 Chula Vista Handicap
and the 1995 Hawthorne Handicap
. She was retired after her 1995 campaign having won nineteen races, of which ten were Grade I events, and was sent to Lane's End Farm
in Versailles, Kentucky
.
As a broodmare, she experienced fertility problems and in 1998 her owners sent her to Argentina. There, in 2000, she gave birth to her only foal, named Paseana's Girl.
On June 21, 2006, Paseana died at Haras San Ignacio de Loyola in Argentina following hemorrhaging due to a ruptured abdominal blood vessel.
In 2001, Paseana was inducted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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...
racemare
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 competed very successfully in Argentina and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where she won 10 Grade 1
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...
races. These wins led to her receiving the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
and she was also elected to the Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
.
Breeding
She was by the stakes winner and successful sire, Ahmad, her dam, Pasiflin was by Flintham (IRE), a Group winner and leading sire in South America. Paseana was linebred (4m x 5f) to the important sireSire
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Nasrullah and her sire's dam, Azyade was inbred (2m x 4f) to Congreve.
Racing record
Paseana won Grade 1 races in Argentina before being sold at age four to Americans Jenny & Sidney CraigJenny Craig
Jenny Craig is an American weight loss guru and founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. Craig was raised in New Orleans and married Sidney Harvey Craig in 1979. In 1983, she and her husband created a nutrition, fitness, and weight loss program in Australia...
, noted business personalities who founded the weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
company Jenny Craig, Inc..
Based in 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...
, Paseana's conditioning was taken over by future Hall of Fame inductee Ron McAnally
Ron McAnally
Ronald L. McAnally is an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. Called "one of the most honored and respected of North American trainers" by Thoroughbred Times Co., Inc, as a child, he and his four siblings were placed in an orphanage following the death of their mother...
. In 1991, Paseana began a seven-race win streak, of which five were Grade I races.
After capturing the Grade I Santa Margarita Handicap in 1992, Paseana ran second in that race in each of the next three years. In 1992, she was a supplementary entry in the Breeders' Cup Distaff
Breeders' Cup Distaff
The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Distaff from its inception in 1984 through 2007, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders'...
at a cost of $200,000. Sent off by bettors
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
as the second choice to Saratoga Dew
Saratoga Dew
Saratoga Dew is an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Penny Chenery , owner of the great Secretariat, and raced by Charles F...
, Paseana started from the difficult post position #14 at the far outside but won the most important race of her career by four lengths. Her 1992 performances earned her the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
for American Champion Older Female Horse.
In 1993, the six-year-old mare won two more Grade I races, capturing the Apple Blossom Handicap
Apple Blossom Handicap
The Apple Blossom Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year in early April during the Racing Festival of the South at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Grade I race is open to Fillies and Mares, four years old and up...
and Spinster Stakes, then finished second by a nose to Hollywood Wildcat
Hollywood Wildcat
Hollywood Wildcat is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by and raced by Irving & Marjorie Cowan, her sire was Kris S., an outstanding sire of five Breeders' Cup winners. Her dam, Miss Wildcatter, was a daughter of Mr...
in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. Despite her loss in the Distaff, Paseana's 1993 performances earned her a second consecutive Eclipse Award for American Champion Older Female Horse.
Racing at ages seven and eight, Paseana won the 1994 Chula Vista Handicap
Clement L. Hirsch Handicap
The Clement L. Hirsch Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt...
and the 1995 Hawthorne Handicap
Hawthorne Handicap
The Hawthorne Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late April at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to fillies and mares, 3-Years-Old and Up, and was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was installed...
. She was retired after her 1995 campaign having won nineteen races, of which ten were Grade I events, and was sent to Lane's End Farm
Lane's End Farm
Lane's End Farm is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Versailles, Kentucky established in 1979. The original land was part of Bosque Bonita Farm which means beautiful woods and was originally owned by Abraham Buford, a Confederate Army General. The land was later bought by leading...
in Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,160 households, and 2,110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.18% White, 8.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35%...
.
As a broodmare, she experienced fertility problems and in 1998 her owners sent her to Argentina. There, in 2000, she gave birth to her only foal, named Paseana's Girl.
On June 21, 2006, Paseana died at Haras San Ignacio de Loyola in Argentina following hemorrhaging due to a ruptured abdominal blood vessel.
In 2001, Paseana was inducted into the United States Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
.