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Shackleford (KY)

2008 Chestnut Colt

Trainer: Dale L. Romans
Jockey: Jesus Lopez Castanon
Owner: Lauffer, Michael and Cubbedge, W.D.
Breeder: Mike Lauffer & Bill Cubbedge
Shackleford Forestry Storm Cat
Shared Interest
Oatsee Unbridled
With Every Wish
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Auction History

Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.

YearSalePrice
2009Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale($275,000)

Stallion Spotlight

Shackleford

Triple Grade 1 Winner
and Triple Millionaire.
Posted the Best Beyer at a Mile
on any surface in 2012 (115).

Race History and Video

10/16/10 Maiden - Keeneland Race 10 Video
11/27/10 Maiden - Churchill Downs Race 4 Video
02/05/11 Allowance Gulfstream Race 3 Video
02/26/11 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) Video
04/03/11 Florida Derby (gr. I) Video

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More Articles about Shackleford
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford wins the 2012 Clark Handicap.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs 11/17/2012.
Photo: Reed Palmer Photography, Churchill Downs
Shackleford - Churchill Downs 11/17/2012.
Shackleford - Breeders' Cup 2012.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Breeders' Cup 2012.
Shackleford meets his fans at Santa Anita on October 27, 2012.
Photo: Tracy Gantz
Shackleford meets his fans at Santa Anita on October 27, 2012.
Shackleford meets his fans at Santa Anita on October 27, 2012.
Photo: Tracy Gantz
Shackleford meets his fans at Santa Anita on October 27, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 3, 2012.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Shackleford - Saratoga August 3, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 3, 2012.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Shackleford - Saratoga August 3, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford - Saratoga August 2, 2012.
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins by a nose in the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins by a nose in the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins the Metropolitan Mile at Belmont Park.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins the Metropolitan Mile at Belmont Park.
Shackleford defeats Caleb's Posse in the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford defeats Caleb's Posse in the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford wins the Met Mile.
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes.
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes.
Shackleford in the Churchill Down Stakes.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford in the Churchill Down Stakes.
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes walk over.
Photo: Erica Larson
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes walk over.
Shackleford in the Churchill Down Stakes post parade.
Photo: Erica Larson
Shackleford in the Churchill Down Stakes post parade.
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes walk over.
Photo: Erica Larson
Shackleford in the Churchill Downs Stakes walk over.
Shackleford in the post parade for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford in the post parade for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Nov 1, 2011.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Nov 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Nov 1, 2011.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Nov 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Oct 29, 2011.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Oct 29, 2011.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Oct 28, 2011.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Shackleford - Churchill Downs, Oct 28, 2011.
Coil and Shackleford duel in the stretch of the Haskell Invitational.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Coil and Shackleford duel in the stretch of the Haskell Invitational.
Coil beats Shackleford in the Haskell Invitational.
Photo: Equi-Photo
Coil beats Shackleford in the Haskell Invitational.
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackleford finishes second.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackleford finishes second.
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackledford finished second.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackledford finished second.
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackleford finishes second.
Photo: Equi-Photo
Coil wins the Haskell Invitational, Shackleford finishes second.
Coil finishes first, Shackledford second, and Ruler On Ice third in the 2011 Haskell Invitational.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Coil finishes first, Shackledford second, and Ruler On Ice third in the 2011 Haskell Invitational.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 30, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 29, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park, July 28, 2011.
Shackleford - Monmouth Park on July 27, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford - Monmouth Park on July 27, 2011.
Shackleford arrives at Monmouth Park on July 27, 2011.
Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO
Shackleford arrives at Monmouth Park on July 27, 2011.
Ruler On Ice in the Belmont Stakes.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Ruler On Ice in the Belmont Stakes.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 4, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford - Belmont, June 1, 2011.
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Photo: NYRA
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Photo: NYRA
Shackleford arrives at Belmont Park.
Shackleford wins the 2011 Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford wins the 2011 Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford beats Animal Kingdom to win the Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Shackleford beats Animal Kingdom to win the Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford wins the Preakness Stakes.
Shackleford - Pimlico May 19, 2011.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Pimlico May 19, 2011.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 30, 2010.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 30, 2010.
Shackleford at Churchill Downs 5/3/2011.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Shackleford at Churchill Downs 5/3/2011.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 28, 2010.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 28, 2010.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Photo: Mathea Kelley
Shackleford - Churchill Downs April 26, 2010.
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby.
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby over Shackleford.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby over Shackleford.
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby over Shackleford.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Dialed In (outside) wins the 2011 Florida Derby over Shackleford.
Shackleford Allowance win 02/05/11.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Shackleford Allowance win 02/05/11.

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