Pink Star
This article is about the racehorse. For the large diamond, see Pink Star (diamond).
| Pink Star | |
|---|---|
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Pink Star after his 1907 Kentucky Derby win with jockey Andy Minder. | |
| Sire | Pink Coat |
| Grandsire | Leonatus |
| Dam | Mary Malloy |
| Damsire | Pat Malloy |
| Sex | Stallion, eventually Gelding |
| Foaled | 1904 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | J. Hal Woodford |
| Owner | J. Hal Woodford |
| Trainer | W. H. Fizer |
| Record | 16: 3-1-2 |
| Earnings | $5,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Kentucky Derby (1907) | |
| Last updated on May 07, 2009 | |
Pink Star (foaled 1904 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1907 Kentucky Derby. He was a grandson of 1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus and his sire, Pink Coat, was an American Derby winner.[1]
Pink Star won the Kentucky Derby by two lengths over Zal on a very wet track, with the mud being a fetlock deep in some places. His win was a long shot victory and Pink Star was described by contemporary sources as a lumbering and ugly mount.[1]
By May 1908, Pink Star had been gelded and retired from racing due to poor performance and having a bad temperament. He lived the remainder of his life as a farm horse in Kentucky.[2] He was noted to be dead by 1914.[3]
References
- 1 2 Jim Bolus, Run for the Roses: 100 Years at the Kentucky Derby, Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974.
- ↑ Interior Journal. May 15, 1908. pg 4
- ↑ Staff. "Stake dates are announced.". Daily Racing Form. Triangle Publications. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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