Spun Sugar
Encyclopedia
Spun Sugar is an American
thoroughbred
mare
racehorse
. She is sired by multiple grade one stakes winner, Awesome Again
who was United States Horse of the Year
. He in turn was sired by another leading American sire in Deputy Minister
. She was out of the mare, Irish Cherry.
Spun Sugar raced a total of 13 times and won or placed in nine races, seven of them stakes races. Spun Sugar is probably best known for her wins in the Grade II
$200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
on May 20, 2005 and the grade one Apple Blossom Handicap
.
as she beat a field of six three year-old rivals at Pimlico Race Course
. At that time Spun Sugar was three for four lifetime. The win marked her first added-money stakes score, after winning a maiden and an allowance race prior to that start. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is considered by many to be the de-facto second leg of the "Filly Triple Crown." The Todd Pletcher trainee was sent to post as the favorite at odds of 1.20-1 odds at "Old-Hilltop" and won under jockey John Velazquez. Going into the club house turn, Merrill Gold under Edgar Prado stumbled and was pulled up. Spun Sugar had to check and steer through the traffic to the inside of the trouble. Then as the field ran down the back stretch, she was very wide but in the clear and took control around the far turn when her rider asked her to move to the lead. She won going away by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:53 for the 1-1/8 mile distance over a sloppy track. R Lady Joy, a 5-1 shot took second, while 7.50-1 shot Pleasant Chimes was another three lengths back in third. Spun Sugar paid $4.40 to win as the favorite.
Later that year Spun Sugar placed second all three legs of New York's Triple Tiara. The three legs were all grade one stakes races that included both the Mother Goose
at 1-1/8 miles (9 furlongs) and Coaching Club American Oaks
at 1-1/4 miles (10 furlongs) at Belmont Park
as well as the Alabama Stakes
1-1/4 miles (10 furlongs) at Saratoga.
. She also captured that year's grade one Go for Wand Handicap
at 1-1/8 miles (9furlongs) at Saratoga Race Course
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
mare
Mare (horse)
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a...
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...
. She is sired by multiple grade one stakes winner, Awesome Again
Awesome Again
Awesome Again is an Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by Frank Stronach of Newmarket, Ontario, Awesome Again was sired by Deputy Minister and out of the 2000 Broodmare of the Year Primal Force....
who was United States Horse of the Year
Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. It has been awarded since 1887 to the horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year is deemed the most outstanding....
. He in turn was sired by another leading American sire in Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister (horse)
Deputy Minister was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred horse racing Champion. At age two, he won eight out of his nine starts and was voted the 1981 Sovereign and Eclipse Award winner as North American Champion 2-Yr-Old, and was also voted Canada's Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year...
. She was out of the mare, Irish Cherry.
Spun Sugar raced a total of 13 times and won or placed in nine races, seven of them stakes races. Spun Sugar is probably best known for her wins in the Grade II
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...
$200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
on May 20, 2005 and the grade one 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...
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Three year-old season
As a three year-old in 2005, Stronach Stable's Spun Sugar scored a convincing victory in the $250,000 Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan StakesBlack-Eyed Susan Stakes
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000...
as she beat a field of six three year-old rivals at Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London...
. At that time Spun Sugar was three for four lifetime. The win marked her first added-money stakes score, after winning a maiden and an allowance race prior to that start. The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is considered by many to be the de-facto second leg of the "Filly Triple Crown." The Todd Pletcher trainee was sent to post as the favorite at odds of 1.20-1 odds at "Old-Hilltop" and won under jockey John Velazquez. Going into the club house turn, Merrill Gold under Edgar Prado stumbled and was pulled up. Spun Sugar had to check and steer through the traffic to the inside of the trouble. Then as the field ran down the back stretch, she was very wide but in the clear and took control around the far turn when her rider asked her to move to the lead. She won going away by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:53 for the 1-1/8 mile distance over a sloppy track. R Lady Joy, a 5-1 shot took second, while 7.50-1 shot Pleasant Chimes was another three lengths back in third. Spun Sugar paid $4.40 to win as the favorite.
Later that year Spun Sugar placed second all three legs of New York's Triple Tiara. The three legs were all grade one stakes races that included both the Mother Goose
Mother Goose
The familiar figure of Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme". A Christmas pantomime called Mother Goose is often performed in the United Kingdom...
at 1-1/8 miles (9 furlongs) and Coaching Club American Oaks
Coaching Club American Oaks
The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $250,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course in 2010....
at 1-1/4 miles (10 furlongs) at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
as well as the Alabama Stakes
Alabama Stakes
The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. Inaugurated in 1872, the Grade I race is run over a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course. Held in mid August, it currently offers a purse of $500,000...
1-1/4 miles (10 furlongs) at Saratoga.
Four year-old season
Spun Sugar won the grade one Apple Blossom Handicap in 2006 over grade one winner Happy Ticket at 8.5 furlongs at Oaklawn ParkOaklawn Park
Oaklawn Park is an American thoroughbred racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is the home to The Racing Festival of the South.In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. Of the top Ten, Oaklawn was ranked...
. She also captured that year's grade one Go for Wand Handicap
Go For Wand Handicap
The Go For Wand Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race established in 1954 for fillies and mares age three and up. Raced at the end of July/early August, it is a Grade II race on dirt at a distance of one and one-eighth miles .Inaugurated in 1954 at Belmont Park as the Maskette Stakes in...
at 1-1/8 miles (9furlongs) 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...
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