Island Whirl

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Island Whirl
SirePago Pago
GrandsireMatrice
DamAlitwirl
DamsireYour Alibhai
SexStallion
FoaledMarch 17, 1978
CountryUSA
BreederElcee-H Stable & Breeding Farm, Inc.
OwnerElcee-H Stable
TrainerLazaro S. Barrera, Wayne Lukas
JockeyJacinto Vasquez
Record34:11-6-6 [1]
Earnings$1,144,010
Major wins
Whitney Handicap (1983)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1983) Malibu (1981) Woodward S (1982)

Island Whirl (foaled March 17, 1978) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1983 Whitney Handicap. [1]

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Career

Island Whirl's first race was on May 31st, 1980 at Calder, where he came in 8th. It took him until his 3rd race on October 29th, 1980 at Calder, to capture a win.

Island Whirl captured his first stakes win on September 4th, 1981, at the El Cajon Stakes. He then captured his second stakes win at the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. [1]

Island Whirl captured his first graded race win on January 3rd, 1982, by winning the Malibu Stakes. He competed in multiple other graded races throughout 1982, but did not see another graded win until he won the 1982 Woodward Stakes on September 4th. His wins throughout 1982 helped him gain entry to the 1982 Jockey Club Gold Cup, where he placed 4th.

During the summer of 1983, Island Whirl picked up two major graded wins in a row by winning the 1983 [Hollywood Gold Cup @ Hollywood Park ] [2] and the 1983 Whitney Handicap, which turned out to be the last wins of his career.

He finished off his career with a 2nd place finish at the 1983 Monmouth Handicap and a 5th place finish at the 1983 Woodward Stakes on September 3rd, 1983. [1]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Island whirl (USA), 1978 [3]
Sire
Pago Pago (AUS)
1960
Matrice (AUS)
1951
MastheadBlue Peter
Schiaparelli
La PatriceSt. Magnus
La Joconde
Pompilia (AUS)
1951
Abbots FellFelstead
Lady Abbess
Pagan QueenTalking
Certes
Dam
Alitwirl (USA)
1968
Your Alibhai (USA)
1958
AlibhaiHyperion
Teresina
Your GameBeau Pere
Winkle
Amber Dancer (USA)
1963
Native DancerPolynesian
Geisha
OccasionallyAmbiorix
Seldom

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