Dornoch (horse)

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Dornoch
Dornoch - Haskell.jpg
Sire Good Magic
Grandsire Curlin
DamPuca
Damsire Big Brown
Sex Colt
Foaled (2021-04-22) April 22, 2021 (age 3)
Kentucky, U.S. [1]
CountryUnited States
Color bay
BreederGrandview Equine
OwnerWest Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stables
TrainerDanny Gargan
Record10: 5 – 2 – 0
Earnings$2,427,275 [2]
Major wins
Remsen Stakes (2023)
Fountain of Youth Stakes (2024)
Haskell Stakes (2024)
American Triple Crown wins:
Belmont Stakes (2024)
Last updated on 25 August 2024

Dornoch (foaled April 22, 2021) [2] is a multiple-Grade one winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2024 Belmont Stakes and Haskell Stakes.

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Background

Dornoch is a bay colt bred in Kentucky by Grandview Equine. His sire Good Magic was the U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old in 2017 after he won the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile as a maiden; in 2018 he finished second in the Kentucky Derby. [3] Good Magic, in 2024 stands for $125,000 at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Paris, Kentucky.

His dam, Puca, is a Grade 2-placed stakes-winning daughter of Big Brown. Breeders Grandview, with the help of Alex Solis II and Jason Litt, went to $475,000 for Puca at The November Sale in 2018, Fasig-Tipton Kentucky's boutique fall mixed sale where she was consigned by Denali Stud. Puca's offspring include 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage. [4]

Dornoch was bought by the Oracle Bloodstock agent as a yearling at the Keeneland September Sales for US$325,000. [5]

Former Major League Baseball player Jayson Werth's Two Eight Racing Stable is a co-owner of Dornoch. [6]

Racing career

After finishing second in his first two starts at Saratoga Race Course and Monmouth Park, Dornoch broke his maiden on October 14, 2023 at Keeneland. [7] He then went to Aqueduct Racetrack and won the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes by a nose over Sierra Leone. [8]

In 2024 Dornoch began his three-year-old campaign winning the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes. [9] He then finished fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes and tenth in the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

Dornoch was then pointed to the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes, which in 2024 was relocated to Saratoga and run at 1+1⁄4 miles instead of the usual 1+1⁄2 miles because of construction at Belmont Park. Sent off at 17-1 odds, Dornoch stalked Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey before being sent to the lead by jockey Luis Saez. The Todd Pletcher-trained Mindframe challenged entering the stretch, briefly passing Dornoch. As Mindframe drifted in the stretch, Dornoch regained the lead and went on to win by a half length. [10] After the race, Jayson Werth of Two Eight Racing Stable commented about winning the race, saying that it was "the same emotions you feel when you play a playoff game, when you win a World Series game and arguably when you win a World Series." [11]

Dornoch was then shipped to Monmouth Park to contest their signature race, the Haskell Stakes. Despite his credentials, Dornoch was the third betting choice while Mindframe was sent off as the 4-5 favorite. Dornoch was sent to the lead and contested with second choice Timberlake on the far turn. Dornoch eventually turned back Timberlake and held off Mindframe, who had stumbled at the start, to win the Haskell by 1+1⁄4 lengths. [12] Following the race, co-owner Randy Hill said that Dornoch would stand at Spendthrift Farm upon his retirement. [13]

Retirement

Dornoch was retired to stud in 2025 at Spendthrift Farm after he was diagnosed with bone bruising. [14]

Statistics

DateDistanceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishWinning
Time		Winning
(Losing)
Margin		JockeyRef
2023 – Two-year-old season
Jul 29, 2023Maiden Special Weight Saratoga 2.601021:17.95 Luis Saez [15]
Aug 26, 2023 Sapling Stakes Monmouth Park 1.50*921:38.91Kendrick Carmouche [16]
Oct 14, 2023Maiden Special Weight Keeneland 0.56*911:45.00 Luis Saez [7]
Dec 2, 2023 Remsen Stakes Aqueduct 1.70*1011:50.30 Luis Saez [17]
2024 – Three-year-old season
Mar 2, 2024 Fountain of Youth Stakes Gulfstream Park 0.20*511:43.64 Luis Saez [18]
Apr 6, 2024 Blue Grass Stakes Keeneland 2.641041:50.08 Luis Saez [19]
May 4, 2024 Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs 22.9120102:03.34 Luis Saez [20]
Jun 8, 2024 Belmont Stakes Saratoga 17.701012:01.64 Luis Saez [10]
Jul 20, 2024 Haskell Stakes Monmouth Park 3.40711:50.31 Luis Saez [12]
Aug 24, 2024 Travers Stakes Saratoga 4.60842:01.79 Luis Saez [21]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Dornoch was the post-time favourite.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Dornoch (USA), bay colt, April 22, 2021 [1]
Sire
Good Magic
(2015)		 Curlin
(2004)		 Smart Strike (CAN)
(1992)		 Mr Prospector* (1970)
Classy 'n Smart (CAN) (1981)
Sheriff's Deputy
(1994)		 Deputy Minister (CAN) (1979)
Barbarika (1985)
Glinda the Good
(2009)		 Hard Spun
(2004)		 Danzig* (1977)
Turkish Tryst (1991)
Magical Flash
(1990)		 Miswaki*^ (1978)
Gil's Magic (1983)
Dam
Puca
(2012)		 Big Brown
(2005)		Boundary
(1990)		Danzig* (1977)
Edge (1978)
Mien
(1999)		 Nureyev (1977)
Miasma (1992)
Boat's Ghost
(2004)		Silver Ghost
(1982)		Mr Prospector* (1970)
Misty Gallore (1976)
Rocktheboat
(1996)		 Summer Squall (1987)
Native Boat (1989) [22]

*^ Dornoch is inbred 4S x 5S x 4D to the stallion Mr Prospector, meaning that he appears fourth and fifth generation (via Miswaki)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

* Dornoch is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Danzig, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

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