Constitution (horse)

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Constitution
Sire Tapit
Grandsire Pulpit
DamBaffled
Damsire Distorted Humor
SexColt
FoaledFebruary 11th, 2011
CountryUSA
BreederGrapestock LLC & Fox Hill Farm
OwnerWinStar Farm LLC and Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC
TrainerTodd A. Pletcher
JockeyJavier Castellano
Record8:4-0-1
Earnings$1,031,596
Major wins
Donn Handicap (2015)
Florida Derby (2014)

Constitution (foaled February 11, 2011) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2015 Donn Handicap. He is also known for being the sire of 2020 Belmont Stakes winner, Tiz the Law. [1]

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Career

Constitution's first race was on January 11, 2014, at Gulfstream Park, where he came in first in a Maiden Special Weight race. [1] He then followed it up with another victory on February 22, 2014, in an Allowance Optional Claiming race at Gulfstream Park.

On March 29, 2014, he picked up his first graded race win when he won the Grade 1 Florida Derby, beating Wildcat Red by a neck. [2]

He came in 4th in an Allowance Optional Claiming race at Belmont Park on October 12, 2014. Then on November 28, 2014, at the Grade-1 Clark Handicap, he came in 3rd place behind race winner Hoppertunity and Protonico. [3]

He started off his 2015 season strong by picking up a Grade-1 win at the February 7th, 2015, Donn Handicap. He won by 3/4th's of a length. [4] The win would end up being his last victory of his career.

He came in 5th at the September 7th 2015 Grade-2 Bernard Baruch Handicap and retired after a 6th-place finish at the Grade-1 Jockey Gold Cup Stakes on October 3, 2015.

Constitution was retired to stud for Winstar Farm soon after his final race in October 2015. [5]

Stud career

Pedigree descendants include:

c = colt, f = filly

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2017 Tiz the Law c Belmont Stakes, Florida Derby
2017Laura's Lightf San Clemente Stakes, Honeymoon Stakes
2017Independence Hallc Nashua Stakes
2018Americanrevolutionc Cigar Mile Handicap
2018NiquensecClásico St. Leger (Chilean St.Leger)
2018Y Nada MásfNacional Ricardo Lyon, Clásico El Ensayo, Las Oaks

Pedigree

Pedigree of Constitution (USA), bay horse, 2011 [6]
Sire
Tapit (USA)
2001
Pulpit (USA)
1994
A.P. Indy Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Preach Mr. Prospector
Narrate
Tap Your Heels (1996)
USA)
Unbridled Fappiano
Gana Facil
Ruby Slippers Nijinsky
Moon Glitter
Dam
Baffled (USA)
2005
Distorted Humor (USA)
1993
Forty Niner Mr. Prospector
File
Danzigs Beauty Danzig
Sweetest Chant
Surf Club (USA)
1998
Ocean Crest Storm Bird
S S Aroma
Horn's GrayPass the Tab
Cox's Angel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Constitution" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Constitution Makes Inside Move to Claim Florida Derby Victory" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Hoppertunity cashes 2nd chance in Grade I Clark" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. "Constitution wins Donn Handicap" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Constitution Retired to WinStar" . Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. "Constitution" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.