Percy Hope
Encyclopedia
Percy Hope was an American thoroughbred
racehorse who won the Rushaway Stakes
and the Lone Star Derby
in 2001. He started in the 2001 Preakness Stakes
, finishing 9th.
Percy Hope, by Ide and out of Ridinghood, by Red Ransom
, was foaled on April 28, 1998 in Kentucky
.
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 who won the Rushaway Stakes
Rushaway Stakes
The Rushaway Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held in late March at Turfway Park. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the dirt. An ungraded stakes event, it offers a purse of $100,000....
and the Lone Star Derby
Lone Star Derby
The Lone Star Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is currently an Ungraded stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf....
in 2001. He started in the 2001 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...
, finishing 9th.
Percy Hope, by Ide and out of Ridinghood, by Red Ransom
Red Ransom
Red Ransom is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. In his 2006 book Designing Speed in the Racehorse, author Ken McLean wrote that Red Ransom "was a sensationally fast juvenile."...
, was foaled on April 28, 1998 in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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