| 2001 foal, 16.0hh. US bred and raced winning 8 of 9 starts. Won both runs as a juvenile in a 6f maiden and a minor stakes event over 7f (by 15 lengths). Won his first 6 runs at 3yo starting with 3 minor events over 8f followed by the Grade 2 Arkansas Derby (9f), Grade 1 Preakness Stakes (9.5f) and the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (10f). Finished second, to Birdstone, in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes (12f) in his attempt to complete the US Triple Crown.At stud in Kentucky with his fee listed as 'Private' for 2009. 34 yearlings sold in 2008 for an average $126,000.
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