Secret Heart, Dam of Pluck, Dies
Team Valor International reported that Secret Heart, the dam of 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) winner Pluck, died July 5 at Denali Stud near Paris, Ky.
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Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Pluck wins the 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Pluck in the 2010 BC Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Pluck at Churchill Downs for the 2010 BC.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Pluck wins the 2010 Summer Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
Pluck wins the 2010 Summer Stakes.
Photo: Michael Burns
Pluck wins the 2010 Summer Stakes.
Photo: Michael BurnsConnections
| Trainer | H. Graham Motion |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Julien R. Leparoux |
| Owner | Team Valor International |
| Breeder | Team Valor |
Pedigree
| Pluck View Five-Cross Pedigree | More Than Ready | Southern Halo |
| Woodman's Girl | ||
| Secret Heart (SAF) | Fort Wood | |
| Secret Pact |
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