Stardom Bound
| Stardom Bound | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tapit |
| Grandsire | Pulpit |
| Dam | My White Corvette |
| Damsire | Tarr Road |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Grey or Roan |
| Breeder | Fletcher & Carolyn Gray, John Youngblood |
| Owner |
Charles Cono IEAH Stables IEAH & David Lanzman (March,2009) |
| Trainer |
Christopher Paasch (2008) Robert J. Frankel (2009) Rick Dutrow (2009-2010) |
| Record | 12 Starts: 5 – 3 - 1 |
| Earnings | $1,600,600 |
| Major wins | |
|
Del Mar Debutante Stakes (2008) Oak Leaf Stakes (2008) Las Virgenes Stakes (2009) Santa Anita Oaks (2009) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, 2008 | |
Stardom Bound (foaled in Kentucky on April 9, 2006), is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Tapit (winner of the 2004 Wood Memorial Stakes), a son of Pulpit by A.P. Indy by Seattle Slew.
Purchased in March, 2008 at the Ocala Breeders' Sale's auction of 2-year-olds in training for $375,000, Stardom Bound is out of My White Corvette. A winner of five races in eight starts, Stardom Bound is My White Corvette's first black-type winner.
Race Record
| Date: | Race: | Grade: | Track: | Place: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Maiden Special Weight | None | Del Mar Racetrack | 2nd |
| 2008 | Sorrento Stakes | GIII | Del Mar Racetrack | 2nd |
| 2008 | Del Mar Debutante Stakes | GI | Del Mar Racetrack | 1st |
| 2008 | Oak Leaf Stakes | GI | Santa Anita Park | 1st |
| 2008 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | GI | Santa Anita Park | 1st |
| 2009 | Las Virgenes Stakes | GI | Santa Anita Park | 1st |
| 2009 | Santa Anita Oaks | GI | Santa Anita Park | 1st |
| 2009 | Ashland Stakes | GI | Keeneland | 3rd |
| 2009 | Gazelle Stakes | GI | Aqueduct | 5th |
| 2010 | El Encino Stakes | GII | Santa Anita Park | 2nd |
| 2010 | La Canada Stakes | GII | Santa Anita Park | 7th |
| 2010 | Allowance | None | Keeneland | 5th |
Owner and Awards
Stardom Bound is already being compared to the undefeated Zenyatta; those around her call her "Baby Z." Usually breaking badly (once "in the air" and twice slowly), she runs from off the pace, yet has a great turn of foot that shoots her to the lead.
Due mainly to health issues (her trainer, 52-year-old Christopher Paasch, beat a rare form of leukemia), her owner, Charles Cono at the age of 84, sold her in the November 2, 2008 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selected Mix Sale.[1] She was purchased for $5.7 million by IEAH Stables, headed by Michael Iavarone and Richard Schiavo. Her trainer is now Richard Dutrow.
Stardom Bound won the Eclipse Award as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly for 2008. Her jockey in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Mike E. Smith, was asked how special Stardom Bound could be next year as a 3-year-old. He replied, "She's got a shot with the Derby horses to tell you the truth." [2]
2009 racing season
In early 2009 it was announced she would be bred to Big Brown when she retired from racing.[3]
In March 2009 as part of a deal for the three-year-old colt, I Want Revenge, David Lanzman, the colt's owner, received a twenty-five percent interest in Stardom Bound. It was thought she might run in the 2009 Kentucky Derby as one of the top 10 best horses for this year. She was also an entry in the 2009 Kentucky Oaks but she raced in neither the Kentucky Oaks or the Derby. Her owners say she will return to racing in the fall of 2009.
On July 23, 2009, trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. announced that the filly is pointed towards the 2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. With Zenyatta taking on males in the Breeders' Cup Classic and Rachel Alexandra not running in either race, Dutrow feels this could be Stardom Bound's race.[4] Stardom Bound, as of 2011 has retired after finishing a disappointing fifth in an allowance back in 2010 at age four. She was retired and bred to Big Brown in 2010. She has recently produced a colt by Big Brown in 2011, and will be expecting in 2012.