Medaglia d'Oro | |
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Sire | El Prado |
Grandsire | Sadler's Wells |
Dam | Cappucino Bay |
Damsire | Bailjumper |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | Paris, Kentucky, U.S. | April 11, 1999
Country | United States |
Colour | Dark bay/Brown |
Breeder | Albert and Joyce Bell |
Owner | Joyce Bell Edmund A. Gand |
Trainer | Robert J. Frankel |
Record | 17: 8-7-0 |
Earnings | $5,754,720[1] |
Major wins | |
San Felipe Stakes (2002) Jim Dandy Stakes (2002) Travers Stakes (2002) Whitney Handicap (2003) Oaklawn Handicap (2003) Strub Stakes (2003) Donn Handicap (2004) | |
Last updated on August 29, 2008 |
Medaglia d'Oro (foaled April 11, 1999) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won several major stakes races including the 2002 Travers Stakes and the 2003 Whitney Handicap. He also finished second in the 2002 Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Classic in both 2002 and 2003, and the 2004 Dubai World Cup. Since retiring to stud, he has become an excellent stallion whose progeny include 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, two-time champion filly Songbird and two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty.