Dialed In

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Dialed In
Breed Thoroughbred
Sire Mineshaft
Grandsire A.P. Indy
DamMiss Doolittle
Damsire Storm Cat
Sex Stallion
FoaledFebruary 6, 2008 [1]
Country United States
ColourDark bay or brown
BreederWilliam S. Farish, Madeleine Pickens & Skara Glen Stables
OwnerRobert V. LaPenta
Racing coloursBurgundy with gold shoulder stripes
Trainer Nick Zito
Record7: 3-1-0 [2]
Earnings$941,936
Major wins
Florida Derby (2011)
Holy Bull Stakes (2011)
Last updated on 4 October 2022

Dialed In (foaled February 6, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Florida Derby and Holy Bull Stakes, before finishing 8th in the Kentucky Derby. He is also the sire of multiple graded stakes winner Gunnevera.

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Background and Family

Dialed In was sired by Mineshaft, a son of A.P. Indy. His dam, Miss Doolittle, was graded stakes placed, and also produced stakes-winning filly Broadway Gold (by Seeking The Gold) and stakes-placed colt Mambo Master (by Kingmambo). [3]

Owner Robert LaPenta bought Dialed In for $475,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale in 2009. [2] Dialed In was trained by Nick Zito during his racing career.

Racing career

2010: Two-year-old season

Dialed In ran only once as a juvenile, winning a November Maiden Special Weight event over a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs at Churchill Downs. [4]

2011: Three-year-old season

Dialed In began his three-year-old season with a win in the Gr. III Holy Bull Stakes, [5] after which he ran second in an allowance race. He won the Florida Derby in his next start.

Dialed In was made the 5-1 favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby after his previous wins, but finished 8th, to winner Animal Kingdom. [6] [7] He made his next start in the Preakness Stakes, improving to finish fourth. [8] After the Preakness, it was discovered that Dialed In had sustained a bone chip injury in his right knee, and underwent surgery.

2012: Four-year-old season

Dialed In did not start again until March of the next year, in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park. He finished fourth in what was his final career start.

Statistics

DateDistanceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishWinning
Time		Winning
(Losing)
Margin		JockeyRef
2010 – Two-year-old season
Nov 12, 2010Maiden Special Weight Churchill Downs 2.40*1211:17.77 Julien Leparoux [4]
2011 – Three-year-old season
Jan 30, 2011 Holy Bull Stakes Gulfstream Park 2.70911:35.19 Julien Leparoux [9]
Jan 30, 2011Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 0.20*521:51.12 Julien Leparoux [10]
Apr 3, 2011 Florida Derby Gulfstream Park 2.90811:50.39 Julien Leparoux [11]
May 7, 2011 Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs 5.20*1982:02.04 Julien Leparoux [12]
May 21, 2011 Preakness Stakes Pimlico 4.401441:56.47 Julien Leparoux [13]
2012 – Four-year-old season
Mar 3, 2012Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 1.00*841:35.94 Javier Castellano [14]

Retirement and stud career

Dialed In retired in 2012 to Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and begin his breeding career in 2013. His first stud fee was set at $7,500, and remained the price for four years until doubling in 2017 after meeting success as a stallion. [15] Dialed In's first foal was born January 13, 2014, at Sierra Farm near Lexington. The chestnut colt, later named Dial Josh, was out of the Gr.II winning mare Diadella (by Diesis (horse)). [16]

Dialed In's first starter, the gray filly Maximum Edge, was also his first winner. [17] Maximum Edge is also the first winner and first foal for dam Champagne Sparkle, an unraced full-sister to Arkansas Derby winner Danza and a half-sister to Rockport Harbor. Dialed In saw his first black-type stakes winner shortly afterwards, when Ruffenuff won the Princess Margaret Stakes by more than 6 lengths at Northlands Park. [18]

Dialed In's most successful offspring to date is Gunnevera, winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, and Delta Jackpot Stakes. Gunnevera finished seventh in the 2017 Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Preakness. Gunneavera amassed $5,561,800 in stakes with Grade I placings in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup and Woodward Stakes. [19]

Dialed In is also the sire of graded stakes winner The Tabulator, winner of the 2017 Iroquois Stakes He also sired stakes winners Chalon, Montu, Ruffenuff and It's Your Nickel. [20]

Get Her Number was Dialed In's first offspring to win a Grade 1 in the United States when he won in 2020 the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita. [21]

Dialed In's fee was lowered in 2021 from $20,000 to $15,000. [22]

Notable progeny

His major stakes winners include: c = colt, f = filly , g = gelding

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2015My Opinion (IND)cNilgiris Derby, Mumbai Stayers Cup
2018Defundedc Awesome Again Stakes, Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes
2018Get Her Numberc American Pharoah Stakes
2018Super Stockc Arkansas Derby

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dialed In, dark bay or brown horse, April 8, 2019 [1]
Sire
Mineshaft
(1999)		 A.P. Indy
(1989)		 Seattle Slew
(1974)		 Bold Reasoning (1968)
My Charmer (1969)
Weekend Surprise
(1980)		 Secretariat (1970)
Lassie Dear (1974)
Prospectors Delite
(1989)		 Mr. Prospector
(1970)		 Raise a Native (1961)
Gold Digger (1962)
Up The Flagpole
(1978)		 Hoist The Flag (1968)
The Garden Club (1966)
Dam
Miss Doolittle
(1998)		 Storm Cat
(1989)		 Storm Bird (CAN)
(1978)		 Northern Dancer (CAN) (1961)
South Ocean (CAN) (1967)
Terlingua
(1976)		 Secretariat (1970)
Crimson Saint (1969)
Eliza
(1990)		Mt. Livermore
(1981)		 Blushing Groom (FR) (1974)
Flama Ardiente (1972)
Daring Bidder
(1982)		 Bold Bidder (1962)
Daring Step (1967) (family 37) [23]

Dialed In is inbred 4s × 4d to Secretariat.

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References

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