Peace Rules
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Peace Rules is a multiple Grade I
winning American
Thoroughbred
race horse. By Jules (a "black type" winner and classic sire in Brazil
, Peace Rules grandsire was Forty Niner
, a son of the great sire producing stallion, Mr. Prospector
, a Leading sire in North America
. His dam, Hold To Fashion, has dropped five foals, all winners. Peace Rules is by far the best.
, he broke his maiden in a four length romp on the turf
. He was then sold to Edmund A. Gann
and transferred to the Hall of Famer
Robert Frankel, Peace Rules had won five times in nine starts before he met Funny Cide
in the 2003 Kentucky Derby
. Overshadowed in Frankel’s barn by Empire Maker
, Frankel’s pick to win that year’s Derby, Peace Rules had won the Grade II Louisiana Derby
, beating Funny Cide (second after a late rally), before Empire Maker had won a single stakes race. He then won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes
gate to wire, beating Offlee Wild
.
Edgar Prado who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby on the ill-fated Barbaro
. In 2003, Prado believed he might be sitting on the winner of at least one of the classics.
Coming into the Derby, Empire Maker was the “chalk” (horse racing term for favorite, taken from the days of a bookmaker
s chalking the odds on blackboards
). Both of Frankel's Derby entries were beaten by the longshot Funny Cide
, but Peace Rules had led for over a mile and still held tough to take third place and a check for $110,000.
In the Preakness Stakes
Peace Rules was the heavy second choice on the morning-line at 8-5 behind only the Derby winner in a full field of twelve colts. Peace Rules had a fantastic break from the gate and shot to the lead as the field passed the stands for the first time. Scrimshaw pressed Peace Rules forcing a quickened pace as Funny Cide and Cherokee's Boy sat just a few lengths back going into the club-house turn. As the field raced across the entire backstretch Peace Rules and Funny Cide raced one-two. Coming out of the far turn, Midway Road
skimmed up along the rail to challenge the leaders. Running at break neck speed, Funny Cide found a new gear and increased his lead winning by 9-3/4 lengths. Midway Road overtook Peace Rules for second and Peace Rules held on to third by a neck over Scrimshaw. The brisk first quarter mile in 23.07 over a track rated "good," but which was actually muddy, compromised Peace Rules chances. Peace Rules weakened late from his earlier pacesetting effort and finished a gutsy third in the Preakness.
, beating both Sky Mesa and Funny Cide at Monmouth Park during the first week of August. Then he shipped north and placed second in the grade one Travers Stakes
behind Ten Most Wanted at Saratoga Race Course
on the last Saturday of August.
In 2004, at four years of age, he won the Grade II New Orleans Handicap
beating both Saint Liam
and Funny Cide, the Grade II Oaklawn Handicap
again beating Saint Liam, and took the Grade I Suburban Handicap
by a neck in a thrilling three horse duel of Funny Cide and Newfoundland. In 2004, he made the cut and was listed in World's top 30 horses in the 2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
.
. His first winner was Trifecta King, a filly
who took Hollywood Park Racetrack's Cinderella Stakes
in 2008.
In October 2009 he was sold to the Korea Racing Authority to stand at the KRA’S Jeju Stud Farm. As of late 2009 he has sired the stakes winners: Trifecta King (as mentioned above), Peace Town, and Izzy Rules.
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...
winning American
United States
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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...
race horse. By Jules (a "black type" winner and classic sire in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Peace Rules grandsire was Forty Niner
Forty Niner (horse)
Forty Niner is an American champion thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. By Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, File, Forty Niner was the U.S...
, a son of the great sire producing stallion, Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector
Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...
, a Leading sire in North America
Leading sire in North America
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
. His dam, Hold To Fashion, has dropped five foals, all winners. Peace Rules is by far the best.
Born into topnotch competition
Initially trained as a juvenile by Gary ContessaGary C. Contessa
Gary C. Contessa is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. He became a professional trainer in 1984....
, he broke his maiden in a four length romp on the turf
Grass
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. He was then sold to Edmund A. Gann
Edmund A. Gann
Edmund A. Gann is an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.-Early life and career:...
and transferred to the Hall of Famer
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...
Robert Frankel, Peace Rules had won five times in nine starts before he met Funny Cide
Funny Cide
Funny Cide is a Thoroughbred race horse who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2003. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby and the first gelding to win since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929.-Bloodlines:...
in the 2003 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky 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...
. Overshadowed in Frankel’s barn by Empire Maker
Empire Maker
Empire Maker is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms, he was sired by champion Unbridled, winner of the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic...
, Frankel’s pick to win that year’s Derby, Peace Rules had won the Grade II Louisiana Derby
Louisiana Derby
The Louisiana Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Usually run in early March, the race is open to horses, age three, willing to race 11/8 miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it currently offers a purse of...
, beating Funny Cide (second after a late rally), before Empire Maker had won a single stakes race. He then won the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes
Blue Grass Stakes
The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in mid April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky....
gate to wire, beating Offlee Wild
Offlee Wild
Offlee Wild is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Bred by Dorothy A. Matz, he was sired by Wild Again, out of the mare Alvear, whose sire, Seattle Slew, was a Triple Crown winner and was inducted into National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.Offlee Wild bears a striking resemblance to...
.
The 2003 Classics
Peace Rules was often ridden by jockeyJockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
Edgar Prado who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby on the ill-fated Barbaro
Barbaro
Barbaro was an American thoroughbred who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death....
. In 2003, Prado believed he might be sitting on the winner of at least one of the classics.
Coming into the Derby, Empire Maker was the “chalk” (horse racing term for favorite, taken from the days of a bookmaker
Bookmaker
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s chalking the odds on blackboards
Chalkboard
A chalkboard or blackboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulfate or calcium carbonate, known, when used for this purpose, as chalk. Chalkboards were originally made of smooth, thin sheets of black or dark grey slate stone...
). Both of Frankel's Derby entries were beaten by the longshot Funny Cide
Funny Cide
Funny Cide is a Thoroughbred race horse who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2003. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby and the first gelding to win since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929.-Bloodlines:...
, but Peace Rules had led for over a mile and still held tough to take third place and a check for $110,000.
In the 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...
Peace Rules was the heavy second choice on the morning-line at 8-5 behind only the Derby winner in a full field of twelve colts. Peace Rules had a fantastic break from the gate and shot to the lead as the field passed the stands for the first time. Scrimshaw pressed Peace Rules forcing a quickened pace as Funny Cide and Cherokee's Boy sat just a few lengths back going into the club-house turn. As the field raced across the entire backstretch Peace Rules and Funny Cide raced one-two. Coming out of the far turn, Midway Road
Midway Road
Midway Road was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A descendant of Mr. Prospector, he was sired by Jade Hunter by breeder Will Farish. Midway Road was a multiple graded stakes winner but will be remembered most for his two grade one runner-up finishes in important stake races during his career...
skimmed up along the rail to challenge the leaders. Running at break neck speed, Funny Cide found a new gear and increased his lead winning by 9-3/4 lengths. Midway Road overtook Peace Rules for second and Peace Rules held on to third by a neck over Scrimshaw. The brisk first quarter mile in 23.07 over a track rated "good," but which was actually muddy, compromised Peace Rules chances. Peace Rules weakened late from his earlier pacesetting effort and finished a gutsy third in the Preakness.
Late career
Then he came back with strong performances in the summer months of his sophomore campaign. Peace Rules won the grade one Haskell Invitational HandicapHaskell Invitational Handicap
The Resorts Casino & Hotel Haskell Invitational is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses. In 1968, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey honored its former President and Chairman Amory L. Haskell with the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, a race for older...
, beating both Sky Mesa and Funny Cide at Monmouth Park during the first week of August. Then he shipped north and placed second 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...
behind Ten Most Wanted 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...
on the last Saturday of August.
In 2004, at four years of age, he won the Grade II New Orleans Handicap
New Orleans Handicap
The New Orleans Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt...
beating both Saint Liam
Saint Liam
Saint Liam was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors....
and Funny Cide, the Grade II 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....
again beating Saint Liam, and took the Grade I Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
by a neck in a thrilling three horse duel of Funny Cide and Newfoundland. In 2004, he made the cut and was listed in World's top 30 horses in the 2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings
The 2004 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings was the inaugural edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings. It is an assessment of racehorses which was issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities in January 2005...
.
Peace Rules at stud
Peace Rules retired in 2004 to stand at Vinery Stables in Summerfield, FloridaSummerfield, Florida
Summerfield is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. It is located near the intersection of US 301 and County Road 475A. The community is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. His first winner was Trifecta King, a filly
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....
who took Hollywood Park Racetrack's Cinderella Stakes
Cinderella Stakes
The Cinderella Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It is open to two-year-old fillies and is contested on Cushion Track synthetic dirt over a distance of five and one half furlongs...
in 2008.
In October 2009 he was sold to the Korea Racing Authority to stand at the KRA’S Jeju Stud Farm. As of late 2009 he has sired the stakes winners: Trifecta King (as mentioned above), Peace Town, and Izzy Rules.