Caren (horse)

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Caren
SireSociety's Chairman
GrandsireNot Impossible (IRE)
DamJo Zak
DamsireVilzak
Sex Filly
FoaledApril 27, 2013 [1]
Country Canada
Colour Bay
BreederJames & Janeane Everatt, and J. Arika Everatt-Meeuse
OwnerRobert Marzilli
Trainer Michael De Paulo
Record17: 9–2–2
Earnings US$821,790 [2]
Major wins
Shady Well Stakes (2015)
Nandi Stakes (2015)
Victorian Queen Stakes (2015)
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2015)
Ontario Colleen Stakes (2016)
Carotene Stakes (2016)

Canadian Triple Tiara wins:
Bison City Stakes (2016)
Wonder Where Stakes (2016)
Awards
Canadian Horse of the Year (2016)
Sovereign Award for Champion 3-Year-Old Filly (2016)

Caren (foaled April 27, 2013) is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. A multiple stakes winner at ages two and three, she was named the 2016 Canadian Horse of the Year. She finished her career with a record of 9 wins from 17 starts, and earnings of US$821,790.

Canada Country in North America

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Thoroughbred Horse breed developed for racing

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.

Canadian Horse of the Year

The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is the most prestigious honour in Canadian thoroughbred horse racing.

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Background

Caren is a bay filly who was bred in Ontario by James and Janeane Everatt and Arika Everatt-Meeuse of Shannondoe Farm. She was the first winner from the first crop of foals sired by Society's Chairman, [3] who did not make his racing debut until age five but then became a stakes-winning sprinter. Her dam Jo Zak was unraced but proved a successful broodmare, producing nine winners from twelve runners. [4]

Bay (horse) hair coat color of horses

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.

Filly young female horse

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

Caren was sold as a yearling at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale for $45,000 to trainer Michael De Paulo. [3]

The Fasig-Tipton Company, Inc. is an auction house for Thoroughbred And Standardbred horses founded in 1898. It is the oldest auction company of its kind in North America. The company has offices in Lexington, Kentucky, Elkton, Maryland, Grand Prairie, Texas, Saratoga Springs, New York, and Ocala, Florida. In 2008, Fasig-Tipton Co. was purchased by Synergy Investments Ltd., a Dubai-based company headed by Abdulla Al Habbai. Of the 13 Triple Crown winners, two of the three which were offered at public auction were sold at Fasig-Tipton: 2015 winner American Pharoah, sold at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale and 1975 Seattle Slew, sold at the 1973 Fasig-Tipton July Sale in Kentucky.

Racing career

2015: two-year-old season

Caren made six starts at age two, all at Woodbine Racetrack near Toronto, Ontario. She won her debut on June 6, 2015 in a maiden special-weight race and followed up with wins in the Shady Well and Nandi Stakes. [2] Stepping up in class for the Grade II Natalma Stakes, she finished third behind eventual Canadian Horse of the Year Catch A Glimpse. [5] Caren finished her two-year-old campaign with wins in the Victorian Queen and Princess Elizabeth Stakes. With five wins to her name in 2015, she was a finalist for the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, but lost to Catch A Glimpse. [6]

Woodbine Racetrack Canadian casino and horse racing track

Woodbine Racetrack is a casino and horse racing track in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the only horse racing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing programs on the same day. It is owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group.

The Shady Well Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held in mid July, the ungraded stakes race is open to two-year-old fillies foaled in the Province of Ontario. A sprint race, it is contested over a distance of ​5 1⁄2 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a purse of $118,500. It was raced in two divisions in 1958 and 1968.

The Nandi Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of July or first week of August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for two-year-old fillies. A six-furlong sprint raced on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the Nandi Stakes currently carries a purse of $95,488.

2016: three-year-old season

Caren made her three-year-old debut on March 19, 2016 in the Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park, finishing sixth. [2] Returning to Woodbine for the Lady Angela Stakes on May 1, she was caught near the wire by Crumlin Spirit and finished second. [7] On May 15, Caren again finished second, this time to Gamble's Ghost in the Selene Stakes. [8] On June 12, Caren finished third behind longshot Neshama and Gamble's Ghost in the Woodbine Oaks, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara. [9]

Gulfstream Park is a racetrack and county-approved casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida. During its annual meet, which spans December through October, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America.

The Lady Angela Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of May at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Sire Stakes, it is a restricted race for three-year-old fillies contested over a distance of seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt.

The Selene Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during the third week of May, the Grade III event is open to three-year-old fillies. Raced over a distance of ​1 1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, it currently offers a current purse of $122,145.

On July 10, Caren ended her losing streak in the Bison City Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Tiara. She went to the early lead and set a moderate pace, then withstood a late run by Trini Brewnette and Neshama to win by a length. "She finally got a little racing luck and it went a little bit more her way. She showed what kind of horse she is," said jockey Jesse Campbell. "She's a little piece of iron. She had a (great) 2-year-old campaign and the way she trains and her attitude, she's a tough cookie. She has talent to boot. It's a tough combo." [10]

The Bison City Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during first week of July, it is open to Canadian-foaled three-year-old fillies. Since the 1999 creation of the Canadian Triple Tiara, the race has been the second leg of the series. It is contested over a distance of ​1 1⁄16 miles on Polytrack synthetic dirt, the race currently offers a purse of $191,725.

Jesse M. Campbell American jockey

Jesse M. Campbell is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who earned the biggest win of his career on July 7, 2013 in the $1 million Queen's Plate aboard Midnight Aria at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. He is also the regular rider of 2016 Canadian Horse of the Year Caren.

On August 7, Caren entered the third leg of the Triple Tiara, the Wonder Where Stakes, run at a distance of ​1 1⁄4 miles on Woodbine's turf course. The leader from start to finish, she won by three lengths over Conquest Dynasty. "She's just a pro," said Campbell. "She's just gotten to where she doesn't want me to be real aggressive any more. She's given me everything she has to begin with. We let her do her thing, and she just keeps on truckin'." [11]

On September 24, Caren won her first graded stakes race, the Ontario Colleen Stakes. [lower-alpha 1] She set the early pace then withstood late challenges by first Thundering Sky then Shake Down Baby to win by a nose. [12]

Caren extended her winning steak to four races in the Carotene Stakes on October 23, prevailing by a length. Campbell never used the whip, explaining, "The quieter you sit on her, the better. She's gotten to where she just doesn't want to be hit. And you know what, the bottom line is, she's giving you all she can anyway, she's running as fast as she can." [13]

Caren finished the year on November 25 in the Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs. After being challenged for the early lead by several other fillies, Caren tired and finished eleventh. [14] Despite the loss, she was named the 2016 Canadian Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. [15]

2017: four-year-old season

Caren made her four-year-old debut on April 23 in the six-furlong Whimsical Stakes, finishing fifth. [16] She then finished fourth in the Nassau Stakes on May 27 in what proved to be her final race. [2] She was being prepared for a start in the Dance Smartly Stakes when she suffered a soft tissue injury. Caren was officially retired in November. [17]

Notes
  1. ↑ Her previous stakes wins came in races restricted to Canadian-bred horses

Pedigree

Pedigree of Caren, bay filly, April 27, 2013 [1]
Sire
Society's Chairman
2003		Not Impossible (IRE)
1997		 Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Ball Chairman Secretariat
A Status Symbol
Athena's Smile
1996		OlympioNaskra
Carols Christmas
Sun for AllOne for All
Sunday Strait
Dam
Jo Zak
1994		Vilzak
1983		 Green Dancer Nijinsky
Green Valley II
Zippy DoHilarious
Towson Miss
Jo's Princess
1988		Temerity PrinceCornish Prince
Miss Quickstep
La Josy Grey Dawn II
Bend an Oar (family: 10-a) [18]

Caren is inbred 4 × 5 × 5 to Northern Dancer, meaning Northern Dancer appears once in the fourth generation of her pedigree and twice in the fifth generation.

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