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Ecclesiastic (KY)

2001 Bay Horse

Trainer: Martin Wolfson
Jockey: Jose Valdivia, Jr.
Owner: Farnsworth Stables
Breeder: Joseph Allen
Ecclesiastic Pulpit A.P. Indy
Preach
Starry Dreamer Rubiano
Lara's Star
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
20022002 Keeneland September Yearling Sale$500,000
2004Keeneland 2004 April Two-Year-Olds in Training$775,000

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Ecclesiastic

Pennsylvania's #1 First Crop Sire
MGSW by PULPIT & Half Brother to
leading young sire WAR FRONT
Ran 1:07 3/5, 1:20 3/5, 1:33 3/5

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Ecclesiastic Sires First Winner

Graded stakes winner Ecclesiastic was represented by his first winner when his daughter Maples Way won at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Aug. 6.

 Sunday, August 07, 2011

Ecclesiastic to Stand in Uruguay

Multiple graded stakes winner Ecclesiastic will stand the 2010 season in Uruguay through a joint venture of Walmac Farm and Santa Escolastica.

 Friday, July 31, 2009

First Reported Foal for Ecclesiastic

The first reported foal for multiple grade III winner Ecclesiastic is a colt, born Jan. 28.

 Friday, January 30, 2009
Ecclesiastic to Regal Heir

Ecclesiastic to Regal Heir

Graded stakes winner Ecclesiastic has been retired from racing and will stand at Michele Madonna and Sue Jones' Regal Heir Farm near Grantville, Pa.

 Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Smart Enough Seeks Third Straight in Nearctic

Smart Enough Seeks Third Straight in Nearctic

Tom Edison Stakes winner Smart Enough looks to build a three-race winning streak and secure his first grade II victory when he headlines the Nearctic Stakes (Can-IIT) Oct. 21 at Woodbine.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Ecclesiastic Gives Jerkens Jaipur Surprise

Joseph Allen's homebred Ecclesiastic ended a two-year graded stakes drought when he swept to a 24-1 shocker for trainer H. Allen Jerkens in Sunday's $113,800 Jaipur (gr. IIIT) at six furlongs on the Belmont Park inner turf course.

 Sunday, May 27, 2007

Veteran Weigelia Hits Hard in Jaipur Line-Up

The well-traveled Weigelia returns to one of his favorite courses Sunday when he takes on 11 rivals in the $100,000-added Jaipur Stakes (gr. IIIT) at six furlongs on the Belmont Park inner turf course for trainer Mike Trombetta.

 Friday, May 25, 2007

Grand Couturier Returns in Fort Marcy Handicap

Marc Keller's Grand Couturier, third-place finisher in Saratoga's Sword Dancer (gr. IT) last summer as a 3-year-old, makes his season debut in Sunday's $100,000-added Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) at 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Aqueduct.

 Friday, April 27, 2007

Giant Wrecker Back for More in Appleton 'Cap

Recent grade III winner Giant Wrecker takes on grass course specialist Silver Tree as part of a contentious field of nine old horses entered for the $125,000 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) over one mile at Gulfstream Park Sunday.

 Friday, March 02, 2007

Pletcher Sends Unbeaten Half Ours in Richter Scale

Trainer Todd Pletcher sends out 'live' contenders in all four of Saturday's stakes at Gulfstream Park. That includes the $225,000 Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap (gr. II) when he saddles Marie and Aaron Jones' undefeated 4-year-old Half Ours with John Velazquez aboard.

 Thursday, March 01, 2007

Sweetnorthernsaint, 'Contender Clash in Hal's Hope

Sweetnorthernsaint and Strong Contender meet for the first time as the favorites in Saturday's $100,000 Hal's Hope Handicap (gr. III) on opening weekend at Gulfstream Park.

 Thursday, January 04, 2007

Ballast a Heavyweight in Contentious Ft. Lauderdale

Richard C. Thompson's Irish-bred 6-year-old Ballast will be among the favorites for the $100,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes on the Gulfstream Park turf course Saturday.

 Thursday, January 04, 2007

Foreverness Ends 9-Race Skid in Fort Marcy

Red Oak Stable's Foreverness snapped a nine-race losing streak when he rallied off a ground-saving trip to win the $109,000 Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) Saturday at Aqueduct in New York's first graded turf stakes race of 2006.

 Saturday, April 22, 2006

Thunderstorms Could Alter Fort Marcy Outlook

With forecasts calling for a strong chance of thunderstorms Saturday, five of the 11 horses entered for the $100,000 Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) – the first scheduled turf stakes event of the season at Aqueduct – are present for the main track only.

 Thursday, April 20, 2006

Host Starts New Year in Appleton Handicap

Melnyk Racing Stable's grade I winner Host, beaten by a half-length when second in last year's $100,000 Appleton Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park, gets another chance in Saturday's renewal of the one-mile turf course test.

 Thursday, February 09, 2006

'Aleyna' Looking for Luck in Knickerbocker

Trainer John Sadler and jockey Garrett Gomez of California will team with C R K Stable's hard-luck horse We All Love Aleyna in the $150,000 Knickerbocker Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park Sunday.

 Thursday, October 27, 2005

Artie Schiller Gets His Turn in Kelso BC 'Cap

Multiple graded stakes winner Artie Schiller tunes up for a return trip to the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) when he faces a deep field of American-based turf horses in the $350,000 Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) at one mile on the Belmont Park turf Sunday.

 Friday, September 30, 2005

Poker Pace May Be Right for Willard Straight

In the Texas Hold 'Em style of poker, what is referred to as the "turn" is the next-to-last community card dealt to the table. For Willard Straight, the turn of Sunday's, $100,000 Poker Handicap (gr. IIIT) at one mile on the Belmont Park turf, is where he will begin his closing run.

 Friday, July 01, 2005

Ecclesiastic Earns First Grade in Jaipur Upset

Joseph Allen's homebred Ecclesiastic ended a 10-race losing streak when he swept past favored Old Forester in deep stretch to win the $111,600 Jaipur Handicap (gr. IIIT) by a head on the Belmont Park turf.

 Sunday, May 29, 2005

Thunder Touch to Get Feel of Belmont Lawn

Stronach Stables' Thunder Touch has been so good on the dirt that trainer Kiaran McLaughlin hasn't been able to try his 4-year-old colt on the lawn. Thunder Touch gets his first chance Sunday in the $100,000-added Jaipur Handicap (gr. IIIT) over seven furlongs on Belmont Park grass.

 Friday, May 27, 2005

Better Talk Now Sharp in Fort Marcy Return

Returning to action for the first time in 2005, Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) hero Better Talk Now registered a confident win for jockey Ramon Dominguez by a neck over Remind in the $107,400 Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Aqueduct turf Saturday.

 Saturday, April 23, 2005

Better Talk Now Faces Short Fort Marcy Field

Better Talk Now, winner of the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) last year, faces a compact field when he returns to competition in Saturday's Fort Marcy Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, April 21, 2005

Pollard's Vision, Sir Shackelton in West Virginia Derby

Edgewood Farm's Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby (gr. II) in early April, heads a well-matched field of nine 3-year-olds entered for the Aug. 7 West Virginia Derby (gr. III) at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort.

 Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Lion Heart, Royal Assault Meet in Long Branch

Two veterans of the Triple Crown trail whose paths have yet to cross will finally meet as the favorites in Saturday's $100,000 Long Branch Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles.

 Thursday, July 15, 2004

Pollard's Vision Favored in Leonard Richards

Edgewood Farms Pollard's Vision, second last time in the Ohio Derby (gr. II), tops a field of nine 3-year-olds entered in the $250,000 Leonard Richards (gr. III) at 1 1/16 miles at Delaware Park Sunday.

 Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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