Champion La Verdad Delivers First Foal
Lady Sheila Stable's champion sprinter La Verdad delivered her first foal, a dark bay filly by Medaglia d'Oro, Feb. 13 at Vivien Malloy's Edition Farm in Hyde Park, N.Y.
La Verdad
- Bay Filly
- Born 2010
- NY-Bred
Courtesy of Lady Sheila Stable
La Verdad delivered her first foal, a dark bay filly by Medaglia d'Oro
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Trainer Linda Rice gives praise to her champion filly La Verdad after winning the 2015 Vagrancy Stakes
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La Verdad wins the 2016 Interborough Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2016 Interborough Stakes.
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La Verdad rolls to victory in the Interborough Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Gallant Bloom.
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La Verdad takes the Gallant Bloom Handicap over Wavell Avenue.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga July 29.
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La Verdad wins the Honorable Miss Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the Dancin' Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Vagrancy Handicap.
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La Verdad takes the Vagrancy at Belmont Park.
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La Verdad and jockey Jose Ortiz are victorious in the Grade II Distaff Handicap at Aqueduct.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2015 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Iroquois Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Dancin Renee Stakes.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad wins the 2014 Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad won her third race in a row in the Critical Eye.
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La Verdad is owned by Lady Sheila Stable.
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La Verdad cruises to victory in the Distaff Handicap.
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La Verdad leads the way in the Iroquois.
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Connections
| Trainer | Linda Rice |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Jose L. Ortiz |
| Owner | Lady Sheila Stable |
| Breeder | Eklektikos Stable LLC |
Pedigree
| La Verdad View Five-Cross Pedigree | Yes It's True | Is It True |
| Clever Monique | ||
| Noble Fire | Hook and Ladder | |
| Noble Affair |
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