Owner Rick Porter purchased Havre de Grace for $380,000 at the 2008 Keeneland Yearling Sale.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Anthony Dutrow trained Havre de Grace during her early career, and Jeremy Rose was her primary rider during that period.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Havre de Grace ran twice at 2, recording one win and one third. After beginning her 3-year-old season with an allowance win, she ran second three times, twice to 2010 Kentucky Oaks winner Blind Luck, in the Delaware Oaks (gr. II),
Havre de Grace (center, red and white silks) began 2011 in the Azeri (gr. III) at Oaklawn Park faces an old friend, Blind Luck (far right).
Photo: Oaklawn Park/ Coady Photography
But this time, Havre de Grace was all alone at the finish, defeating Blind Luck by 3 1/4 lengths.
Photo: Oaklawn Park/ Coady Photography
In her next start, Havre de Grace took her first grade I, winning the Apple Blossom by 3/4 lengths.
Photo: Oaklawn Park/ Coady Photography
After winning the Obeah Stakes (gr. III) at Delaware Park, Havre de Grace was back in against Blind Luck in the Delaware Handicap (gr. II). They battled to the wire,
Havre de Grace returned to face females in the muddy Beldame (gr. I),
Photo: David Alcosser/NYRA
winning easily, while leaving leading three-year-old filly Royal Delta far behind.
Photo: Adam Coglianese
Although she finished 4th in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) in her final start of the year, Havre de Grace was rewarded for her exceptional season, by being named Horse of the Year for 2011.
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