Grand Slam (foaled 1995 in Kentucky, died March 31, 2012)[1] was an American thoroughbred racehorse.
| Grand Slam | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Gone West |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Bright Candles |
| Damsire | El Gran Senor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1995 |
| Died | March 31, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Overbrook Farm |
| Owner | Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack, David Cornstein, Michael Tabor, John Magnier |
| Trainer | D. Wayne Lukas |
| Record | 15: 4-5-2 |
| Earnings | $901,292 |
| Major wins | |
| Champagne Stakes (1997) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1997) Peter Pan Stakes (1998) | |
| Last updated on December 3, 2007 | |
Background
editTrained by D. Wayne Lukas, the dark bay son of Gone West was purchased at the September 1996 Keeneland Sales as a yearling for $300,000 by Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack, and David Cornstein.
Grand Slam was sired by Gone West and out of Bright Candles.
David Cornstein's wife Sheila named the colt after a bridge hand in which all 13 tricks are taken.[2] In 1997, Coolmore Stud purchased half of the colt for $500,000.
Racing career
edit1997: two-year-old season
editA two-time Grade I winner as a juvenile, Grand Slam scored all four of his career victories over the dirt at Belmont Park.[3]
At age two, he won the Belmont Futurity Stakes in September and Champagne Stakes in October, both Grade I races. Then in the 1997 Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November at Hollywood Park, he suffered a cut in his left hind leg going into the first turn and did not finish the race. He missed four months of racing while recovering from his injury.[4]
1998: three-year-old season
editHis first start back from injury was at Santa Anita in the San Pedro Stakes, where he finished sixth. A month later, he finished third in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, and in May, he won the Peter Pan Stakes.
The colt failed to win another race in his career, although after a 7th-place finish in the Belmont Stakes[5] he was third in the Haskell Invitational as well as second in the Swaps Stakes, Jerome Handicap, and 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs.[6]
Stud record
editGrand Slam was retired to stud in after his 3-year-old campaign to Coolmore's Ashford Stud. His 2008 fee was $35,000. His progeny include Limehouse and 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Cajun Beat.
References
edit- ^ "Major Stallion Grand Slam Dies". bloodhorse.com. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Robert Baker and William Mack [permanent dead link]
- ^ Grand Slam Horse Pedigree
- ^ HORSE RACING; Grand Slam Wins and Could Be a Belmont Threat - New York Times
- ^ "1998 Belmont Stakes Results - Horse Racing - 06/8/98". Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
- ^ Stallion Register Online - Grand Slam