Medaglia d'Oro (horse)
| Medaglia d'Oro | |
|---|---|
| Sire | El Prado |
| Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
| Dam | Cappucino Bay |
| Damsire | Bailjumper |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Albert and Joyce Bell |
| Owner | Darley - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Trainer | Robert J. Frankel |
| Record | 17: 8-7-0 |
| Earnings | $5,754,720 |
| Major wins | |
|
San Felipe Stakes (2002) Jim Dandy Stakes (2002) Travers Stakes (2002) Whitney Handicap (2003) Oaklawn Handicap (2003) Strub Stakes (2003) Donn Handicap (2004) | |
| Last updated on August 29, 2008 | |
Medaglia d'Oro (foaled April 11, 1999 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred by Albert and Joyce Bell and was sired by Ireland's 1991 Champion 2-Year-Old, El Prado, who was a son of the fourteen-time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland Sadler's Wells, who in turn was a son of the 20th century's most influential sire and sire of sires, Northern Dancer. Medaglia d'Oro's damsire Bailjumper was a son of U.S. Hall of Fame inductee Damascus.[1]
The horse was sold to Edmund Gann after his winning three-year-old debut under trainer David Vance, then was transferred to trainer Robert J. Frankel.
Racing career
Medaglia d'Oro finished second in his only race as a two-year-old in 2001.
Leading up to the 2002 U.S. Triple Crown series, Medaglia d'Oro won the San Felipe Stakes in California. In the first of the Triple Crown races, the 1¼ mile Kentucky Derby, he was ridden by Laffit Pincay, Jr. to a fourth-place finish. In the ensuing 1³/16 mile Preakness Stakes, he ran eighth under Jerry Bailey, then with Kent Desormeaux as his jockey, he finished second in the longest of the series, the 1½ mile Belmont Stakes. From there, Medaglia d'Oro went on to win the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes and the Grade I Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Under jockey Jerry Bailey, he ran second to Volponi in the 2002 Breeders' Cup Classic
In 2003, Medaglia d'Oro was first or second in all five starts. Of his three wins, he won the Grade I Whitney Handicap and ran second to Pleasantly Perfect in the 2003 Breeders' Cup Classic. Sent back to the track in 2004, the five-year-old Medaglia d'Oro raced twice. He won January's Grade I Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park in Florida, then at the end of March, in his last race, he finished second to Pleasantly Perfect in the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.
Stud record
In May 2004, Medaglia d'Oro was sold by agent Barry Irwin to Audrey Haisfield, who retired him to stud duty beginning with the 2005 season. He stands at Darley Stud for a 2016 fee of $150,000 live foal. From his first crop born in 2006, he produced stakes winners, the most notable of which was the champion filly Rachel Alexandra.[2]