Thor's Echo
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Thor's Echo is an American
Champion
Thoroughbred
racehorse
best known for becoming only the second California-bred horse to ever win a Breeders' Cup
race.
Thor's Echo began racing at age two and in 2005 as a three-year-old he won the WinStar Derby
. In 2006, he had an outstanding year, winning the Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes
and finishing second in both the Dubai Golden Shaheen
and the Ancient Title Stakes. In his final start of the year, he won the most important race of his career, the Breeders' Cup Sprint
. Thor's Echo's 2006 performances earned him American Champion Sprint Horse honors.
In 2007 Thor's Echo was sold to Sheikh Rashid
, the eldest son of the very prominent owner/breeder, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
of Dubai
. http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36953 Brought to race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
in Sheikh Rashid's native Dubai, Thor's Echo was beaten in two starts before being sent back to his American trainer, Doug O'Neill
. Based at Hollywood Park Racetrack, tThor's Echo suffered an injury that kept him out of racing for most of the last half of 2007.
United States
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Champion
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...
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...
racehorse
Horse racing
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best known for becoming only the second California-bred horse to ever win a Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...
race.
Thor's Echo began racing at age two and in 2005 as a three-year-old he won the WinStar Derby
WinStar Derby
The Sunland Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Sunland Park Racetrack in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Inaugurated in 2003, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and is sponsored by WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky...
. In 2006, he had an outstanding year, winning the Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes
Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes
The Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Open to horses aged three and older, it is competed on dirt over a distance of six furlongs. Run during the latter part of October, it currently offer a...
and finishing second in both the Dubai Golden Shaheen
Dubai Golden Shaheen
The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres on the dirt course at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late March....
and the Ancient Title Stakes. In his final start of the year, he won the most important race of his career, the Breeders' Cup Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World...
. Thor's Echo's 2006 performances earned him American Champion Sprint Horse honors.
In 2007 Thor's Echo was sold to Sheikh Rashid
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum also known as Fazza' ;the name under which he publishes his poetry, is the Hereditary Prince of Dubai and the second eldest son of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.-Education:Sheikh Hamdan began his schooling...
, the eldest son of the very prominent owner/breeder, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36953 Brought to race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
Nad Al Sheba Racecourse is a former Thoroughbred horse racing facility in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opened in 1986. It has a 2,200 metre left-handed dirt race track and a left-handed turf course of the same distance...
in Sheikh Rashid's native Dubai, Thor's Echo was beaten in two starts before being sent back to his American trainer, Doug O'Neill
Douglas F. O'Neill
Douglas F. "Doug" O'Neill is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.In 1986 he began working in Thoroughbred horse racing as a stable hand and eventually a training assistant...
. Based at Hollywood Park Racetrack, tThor's Echo suffered an injury that kept him out of racing for most of the last half of 2007.