Asidero

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Asidero
SireFadeyev
Grandsire Nureyev
DamLady Aspasia
DamsireTunerup
SexStallion
FoaledJuly 28, 1996
CountryArgentina
Colour Bay
Breeder Haras de la Pomme
Owner Haras de la Pomme
Record16: 7-3-1
Earnings Arg$470,420 (US$617,969)
Major wins
Gran Criterium (1999)
Gran Premio Dos Mil Guineas (1999)
Polla de Potrillos (1999)
Gran Premio Jockey Club (1999)
Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (1999)
Awards
Argentine Horse of the Year (1999)
Argentine Champion Three-Year-Old Male (1999)
Argentine Champion Stayer (1999)
Leading sire in Uruguay (2009-2010, 2012)

Asidero is an Argentine thoroughbred racehorse best known for his 1999 campaign, during which he won five consecutive Group 1 races and was named the Argentine Horse of the Year, Champion Three-Year-Old Male, and Champion Stayer. [1]

Contents

Background

Asidero was bred by Haras de la Pomme. [1]

Fadeyev, Asidero's sire, was an American-bred horse who raced in France and the United States, winning the Group 3 Prix Thomas Bryon and Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau. [2] At the conclusion of his racing career in 1995, he was exported to Argentina for breeding, standing stud at Haras de la Pomme. [3] Fadeyev had limited success as a sire, siring only 3 stakes winners, including Asidero, who was by far his best runner. [4]

Lady Aspasia, Asidero's dam, was imported from the United States, where she was bred, as a two-year-old, and raced six times, winning three. She was graded stakes placed, finishing third in the Group 2 Clásico Gilberto Lerena. [5] Asidero was her fourth foal, after the winners Honor Guard, Entrometida, and Love For Life. Aside from Asidero, Love For Life was Lady Aspasia's most successful foal on the racetrack, winning multiple graded stakes races in 1997 and 1998. [6]

Asidero is a solid bay horse. [7]

Racing career

1999

Asidero first raced as a two-year-old in 1999, finishing second twice before breaking his maiden in a 1400-meter maiden race at Hipódromo de San Isidro [1] by 16 lengths. [8]

His first stakes race was the Group 1 Gran Criterium at San Isidro, run over 1600 meters, which he won. It was also his last race as two-year-old, as he didn't race again until August. [1]

As a three-year-old, Asidero ran in the Group 1 Gran Premio Dos Mil Guineas, conducted over the same distance as the Gran Criterium. He won by two and a half lengths. [9]

In Asidero's next race, the Group 1 Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, he left San Isidro for the first time to race at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. [1] The change in venue proved no challenge as he galloped away to win by six lengths. [10]

In the 2000-meter Gran Premio Jockey Club, Asidero's first start longer than 1600 meters, he was twice impeded early on by Cafetín, but after that faced no difficulties, easily winning by four lengths. He returned to the stands to the long, unanimous applause of the crowd. [11]

After the Gran Premio Jockey Club, Asidero's connections decided to skip the Gran Premio Nacional–and a chance at winning the national Argentine Triple Crown–in favor of resting him up for the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina's premier race. [12]

The 1999 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini was anticipated to be the race of the decade, withover 76,800 people in attendance. [13] The field contained 11 Group 1 winners, including Asidero, Litigado (G1 Gran Premio Nacional), Crystal House (G1 Clásico Nacional Ricardo Lyon, G1 Clásico El Ensayo), Refinado Tom (Argentine Triple Crown winner, G1 Carreras de las Estrellas Juvenile, G1 Carreras de las Estrellas Classic, etc.), Ixal (G1 Gran Premio Joaquín S. de Anchorena, G1 Copa de Oro, G1 Gran Premio 25 de Mayo), and Coalsack (G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini). [14]

Coming from the one post, Asidero broke well and ran for the lead. To his outside, Litigado also broke well, and ended up outrunning Asidero for the front position. Asidero settled just behind and to the inside of Litigado, pushing the pace for the first 700 meters of the 2400-meter race before Litigado opened up some space, leading by a couple of lengths into the turn. As the horses rounded the single turn, Asidero and the rest of the field crept up on Litigado, with Cardenas guiding Asidero to his outside. Asidero drew even with Litigado as they straightened onto the homestretch, and it looked to be a two horse race as the pair started to draw away from the field. With 400 meters left, Crystal House made her way out of the pack and took aim at the two leaders. With just under 200 meters left, Asidero nosed ahead of Litigado with Crystal House two lengths behind them and a gap of several lengths more to the rest of the field. Asidero veered outward, losing his place against Litigado, with Crystal House on the inside drawing up alongside them. Cardenas straightened Asidero out again, and the bay ran down Litigado and Crystal House to win by a head over Litigado, with Crystal House only half a head behind that. [15]

The final time for the race was 2:21.98, lowering Seaborg's mark of 2:22.15 set for the race and track four years prior. [13] As of 2024, the time still stands as the Argentine record for 2400 meters on the turf. [16]

Winning the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini made Asidero the second winner of the San Isidro Colt Triple Crown, after Chullo.

2000

As a Breeders' Cup Challenge race, Asidero's victory in the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini earned him a free berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf, and his connections decided to take advantage of that, having him shipped to the United States for his 2000 campaign. [17]

During the year 2000, Asidero was trained by Ron McAnally, a Hall of Fame trainer who had trained other Argentinian imports such as Candy Ride, Bayakoa, and Paseana. [13]

Asidero's first race in the United States was an allowance optional claiming race at Hollywood Park. He ran near the lead for most of the race before kicking clear in the stretch to win by one and a half lengths. [18]

The Grade 1 Arlington Million was Asidero's first American stakes race, and he started well, quickly opening up a multiple length lead while being ridden in hand. In the stretch, he tired and gave way, finishing fifth. [19] Asidero was then sent out west to California to contest Santa Anita's Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes. He again set the early pace, but this time managed to avoid tiring as badly, finishing third. [20]

Asidero then returned to Hollywood Park for the Grade 2 Citation Handicap. He took the early lead, being pressed by Devine Wind. About halfway through the turn, Asidero became uncomfortable and started to drift out, creating an opening that winning jockey Jose Santos took advantage of. Asidero ended up finishing eighth of ten and was put away for the year. [21]

2001

In 2001, Asidero began training under a new trainer, Christophe Clement. Asidero opened up the year with the Grade 3 Red Bank Handicap. He ran near the lead and remained a factor in the stretch, but tired badly to finish last. [22]

After that, Asidero was stepped down a level and ran in two allowance races. He raced under different tactics, hanging back early before closing in the homestretch. He finished second and fourth in the two races. [23] [24]

2002

In early 2002, Asidero returned to Argentina. The plan was to race rather than send him to stud, although the final decision would depend on how Asidero trained. [12] Ideally, Asidero was to run in the Carreras de las Estrellas Classic. [25]

Back under his original Argentinian trainer Juan C. Etchechoury, Asidero ran in the Group 3 Clásico República Federativa de Brasil in June, but failed to show his old form, finishing sixth. It would be his last race. [26]

Race record

DateAgeDistanceSurfaceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishTimeWinning

(Losing) margin

JockeyRef
Feb 24, 19992TurfNew Robertina 1992 Hipódromo de San Isidro 2.15*†1321:09.14 Cardenas E. Talaverano [27]
Mar 24, 19992TurfPasarela 1931 Hipódromo de San Isidro 1.75*1521:23.46 Cardenas E. Talaverano [28]
Apr 21, 19992TurfSolekee 1991 Hipódromo de San Isidro 1.35*811:22.11 Cardenas E. Talaverano [8]
May 6, 19992Turf Gran Critierium Hipódromo de San Isidro 2.90*1811:32.59 Cardenas E. Talaverano [29]
Aug 7, 19993Turf Gran Premio Dos Mil Guineas Hipódromo de San Isidro 1.65*1311:35.19 Cardenas E. Talaverano [9]
Sep 11, 19993Dirt Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 2.00*1111:35.29 Cardenas E. Talaverano [10]
Oct 16, 19993Turf Gran Premio Jockey Club Hipódromo de San Isidro 1.90*1511:58.64 Cardenas E. Talaverano [30]
Dec 12, 19993Turf Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini Hipódromo de San Isidro 2.55*1812:21.98 Cardenas E. Talaverano [14]
Jul 3, 20004TurfAOCAOC Hollywood Park 1.10*511:34.07 Alex Solis [31]
Aug 19, 20004Turf Arlington Million Arlington Park 3.60752:01.37 Alex Solis [19]
Oct 8, 20004Turf Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes Santa Anita 1.10*632:00.67 Alex Solis [32]
Nov 25, 20004Turf Citation Handicap Hollywood Park 5.001081:40.30 Alex Solis [33]
May 28, 20014Turf Red Bank Handicap Monmouth Park 2.9010101:36.38 Jean-Luc Samyn [22]
Jun 29, 20014TurfAllowanceAllowance Belmont Park 1.65*621:41.30 Jean-Luc Samyn [23]
Jul 25, 20015TurfAllowanceAllowance Saratoga 5.00941:35.24 Jean-Luc Samyn [24]
Jul 26, 20026TurfClásico República Federativa del Brasil Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo 4.70761:33.43 Jorge Valdivieso [34]

Stud career

In 2003, Asidero was exported to Uruguay to stand stud at Haras Don Alfredo. [35]

As of 2020, Asidero is the sire of 25 stakes winners (5.2%). He led the Uruguayan general sire list in 2009, 2010, and 2012. [35]

Notable progeny

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2008 Rosa Colonial f Gran Premio Ciudad de Montevideo

Pedigree

Pedigree of Asidero (ARG), bay stallion, foaled July 28, 1996 [36]
Sire
Fadeyev (USA)
1991		 Nureyev (USA)
1977		 Northern Dancer (CAN) Nearctic (CAN)
Natalma (USA)
Special (USA) Forli (ARG)
Thong (USA)
Skating (IRE)
1985		 Mill Reef (USA) Never Bend (USA)
Milan Mill (USA)
Running Ballerina (GB) Nijinsky (CAN)
Running Blue (GB)
Dam
Lady Aspasia (USA)
1985		Tunerup (USA)
1976		The Pruner (USA) Herbager (FR)
Punctilious (USA)
Our Girl (USA)Rocky Royale (GB)
Nell-Girl (USA)
Aspasia Ivor (USA)
1972		 Sir Ivor (USA) Sir Gaylord (USA)
Attica (USA)
Aspasia (ARG)In the Gloaming (GB)
Asturias (ARG)

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