Fiftyshadesofgold Named Texas Horse of Year
Fiftyshadesofgold has been named the 2014 Texas Horse of the Year as well as the state's champion 3-year-old filly, the Texas Thoroughbred Association announced Jan. 21.
Fiftyshadesofgold
- Gray or Roan Filly
- Born 2011
- TX-Bred
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Fiftyshadesofgold won the 113th running of the $113,400 Debutante Stakes by eight lengths under Corey Lanerie at "Downs After Dark" at Churchill Downs.
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With a heart the size of the state where she was bred, Fiftyshadesofgold nailed down her first graded stakes win when the Texas-bred held off a determined Milam to register a half-length victory in the $200,725 Grade III Eight Belles Stakes at Churchill Downs.
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Fiftyshadesofgold wins the 2014 Eight Belles Stakes.
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Fiftyshadesofgold wins the 2014 Eight Belles Stakes.
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Fiftyshadesofgold wins the 2013 Debutante Stakes.
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Grade III Winner Fiftyshadesofgold Retired
Graded stakes winner Fiftyshadesofgold, last year's Texas champion 2-year-old filly, has been retired from racing with an injury, Valor Farm announced Sept. 30.
Thank You Marylou Coasts Clear in Dogwood
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Thank You Marylou took charge at the quarter pole and romped away to her first graded stakes victory in the $112,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 20 at Churchill Downs.
'Gold Hopes to Keep Churchill Record Intact
Three-time stakes winner Fiftyshadesofgold will look to keep her perfect Churchill Downs record intact in the $100,000 Dogwood Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 20.
Sweet Reason Wins Test, Stays Perfect at Spa
Favored Sweet Reason registered her third lifetime grade I victory when she came from well off the pace to capture the $500,000 Longines Test Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.
That Handicapping Show: Whitney H. & Test S.
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Whitney Card's Grade I Races Taking Shape
The $1.5 million Whitney (gr. I) (Aug. 2)--the richest race this summer at Saratoga Race Course--has attracted a robust field of likely starters, topped by last year's Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner, Palace Malice.
Kentucky Oaks Graduates Seek Acorn Redemption
A full field of 13 sophomore fillies, many of them favoring speed and stalking styles, will face off in the TVG Acorn on the Belmont Stakes undercard, looking to close the gap with Untapable for division honors.
Fiftyshadesofgold Set for Acorn After Drill
Fiftyshadesofgold, winner of the Eight Belles (gr. III) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks day, breezed a half mile in :49 3/5 the morning of May 30 in her final workout before shipping to Belmont Park for the Acorn (gr. I).
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Fiftyshadesofgold Shines in Eight Belles
With a heart the size of the state where she was bred, Fiftyshadesofgold nailed down her first graded stakes win when the Texas-bred held off a determined Milam in the Eight Belles Stakes (gr. III) May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Champion She's a Tiger Headlines Eight Belles
Champion juvenile filly She's a Tiger, disqualified from a win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in her final start of 2013, makes her first start of the year in the Eight Belles Stakes (gr. III) May 2 Churchill Downs.
Fiftyshadesofgold Will Start in Eight Belles
Fair Grounds Oaks (gr. II) runner-up Fiftyshadesofgold will be pointed to the $175,000 Eight Belles Stakes (gr. III) Friday, May 2 instead of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Pair of Oaks Fillies Work at Churchill Downs
While no horses being pointed to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) worked at Churchill Downs April 25, a pair of fillies being pointed to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) breezed.
Texas Series Renamed in Honor of Scharbauer
The Texas Stallion Stakes Series will be renamed to honor Clarence Scharbauer Jr., the longtime leading Texas owner and breeder who passed away in February.
Untapable Top Individual Choice in Oaks Pool
Winchell Thoroughbreds' Untapable has turned a dazzling romp in Saturday's Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds Race Course into status as the top individual choice for the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
Texas Owner Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Dies
Clarence Scharbauer Jr., a patriarch in Texas racing whose family campaigned 1987 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Alysheba, died Feb. 21 at the age of 88.
Designer Legs Emerges With Adirondack Win
Designer Legs, a Louisiana-bred filly who cost $10,000 at auction and began her career in the upper Midwest, shipped into Saratoga Race Course and emerged with a grade II victory to her credit in the Adirondack Stakes.
Fiftyshadesofgold Looms Big in Adirondack
Clarence Scharbauer Jr.'s talented Fiftyshadesofgold makes her graded stakes debut Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course, one of seven fillies entered for the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (gr. II).
Connections
| Trainer | W. Bret Calhoun |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Robby Albarado |
| Owner | Douglas Scharbauer |
| Breeder | Clarence Scharbauer Jr. |
Pedigree
| Fiftyshadesofgold View Five-Cross Pedigree | My Golden Song | Unbridled's Song |
| Golden Par | ||
| Hadif Cat | Hadif | |
| Cats Meow |
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