Lookin At Lucky

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Lookin At Lucky
Lookin At Lucky at 2009 Breeder's Cup Juvenile.jpg
Lookin At Lucky at 2009 Breeder's Cup Juvenile
Sire Smart Strike
Grandsire Mr. Prospector
DamPrivate Feeling
DamsireBelong To Me
Sex Colt
Foaled2007
CountryUnited States
Colour Bay
BreederGulf Coast Farms
Owner Coolmore Stud
Trainer Bob Baffert
Record13: 9-1-1
Earnings US$3,307,278
Major wins
Best Pal Stakes (2009)
Del Mar Futurity (2009)
Norfolk Stakes (2009)
CashCall Futurity (2009)
Rebel Stakes (2010)
Haskell Invitational (2010)
Indiana Derby (2010)
Triple Crown classic race wins:
Preakness Stakes (2010)
Awards
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2009)
American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2010)

Lookin At Lucky (foaled May 27, 2007 in Kentucky) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2010 Preakness Stakes. He was the 2009 Champion Two-Year-Old and 2010 Champion Three-Year-Old, becoming the first horse in 32 years to win these awards.

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Background

Sired by Smart Strike, a half brother to Canadian Triple Crown Winner Dance Smartly, his dam, Private Feeling, was sired by Belong To Me by the North American Leading Sire of 1993, Danzig. [1]

Bred by Gulf Coast Farms, Lookin At Lucky was bought back as a yearling for $35,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Sale. After working 1/8 of a mile in 10 seconds, Lookin at Lucky was bought by popular trainer Bob Baffert at the 2009 Keeneland April Sale for $475,000. [1] Lookin At Lucky raced for owners Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman.

2009: Two-Year-Old Season

Lookin At Lucky broke his maiden at the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park on July 11, going 6 furlongs.

He followed up this win in the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack. Ridden by Garrett Gomez, he finished the 6+1⁄2 furlongs in a time of 1:16.06.

His next start was the Del Mar Futurity which he won in final time of 1:22.85.

Lookin At Lucky solidified his entrance into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile by winning the Grade One Norfolk Stakes with final time of 1:43.11 in a full field of 12.

Going off as the favorite from post 13, Lookin At Lucky had a difficult trip and finished second by a head behind the long shot European winner, Vale of York in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

On December 19, Lookin At Lucky sealed American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors with a win over chief rival Noble's Promise in the CashCall Futurity.

2010: Three-Year-Old Season

On March 13, Lookin At Lucky made his three-year-old debut at Oaklawn Park with a win in the Rebel Stakes. He won by a head over arch-rival Noble's Promise, even though he stumbled badly during the run down the backstretch.

On April 3, he had a horrendous trip under Garrett Gomez in the Santa Anita Derby. Bumped, jostled, and virtually ridden into the fence, Lookin At Lucky finished third.

Going into the 2010 Kentucky Derby, Lookin At Lucky was made the favorite after the scratch of Eskendereya. Drawing the number one inside post, he was pinned to the rail and had nowhere to go until a late run to wind up sixth, making it his first off-the-board finish.

After a disappointing Kentucky Derby finish, trainer Bob Baffert turned to young jockey Martin Garcia and fired Garrett Gomez after three consecutive races where the veteran jockey could not keep the horse out of trouble. On May 15, Garcia rode Lookin At Lucky to a win in the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Lookin At Lucky went off as the 2–1 second choice and paid $6.80 to win in a time of 1:55.47, holding off pacesetter First Dude and the late-charging Jackson Bend. [2]

Martin Garcia rode Lookin At Lucky again in the Haskell Invitational. The 6-5 favorite, he broke a bit awkwardly, but Garcia steadied him and positioned him three wide on the first turn. Entering the far turn while still 3 paths wide, he moved past his competitors, winning the race by four lengths over upcoming Trappe Shot, followed by First Dude and Super Saver, the Kentucky Derby winner. He received a career-best 105 Beyer Speed Figure for the most dominant performance of his career.

Lookin at Lucky developed an illness after the Haskell and missed a month of training. Regrouping, Baffert pointed his star toward the Indiana Derby, held at small Hoosier Park. Lookin At Lucky drew post position 6 in a field of nine horses and became the overwhelming favorite at odds of 2–5. He broke well but fell back to last early in the race and around the first turn. Still in eighth place on the backstretch, Lookin At Lucky came five-wide around the far turn, caught the leader in late home-stretch and won by 11⁄4 lengths. He earned a 103 Beyer Speed Figure for his performance.

After his win in the Indiana Derby, Baffert pointed the horse toward the 27th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic. Lookin At Lucky trained well but was compromised by a "minor infection and a cough" a week before the race. "I had to treat him with antibiotics, and sometimes that's hard on a horses system," Baffert said. Lookin At Lucky was healthy for the race, but was placed farther back than usual early and finished fourth.

Stud career

In November 2010, Lookin At Lucky was purchased by Coolmore Stud and retired. [3] He then entered stud at Coolmore's Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky. [4] His initial stud fee was set at $35,000.

Lookin At Lucky's first foal was born in January 2012 at Royal Pegasus Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. The foal, a dark bay filly, was out of the Storm Cat mare Awesome. [5] Lookin At Lucky was represented by his first winner in May 2014 when filly Lucky'stormwarning won a maiden race at Gulfstream Park. [6] His first stakes winner came in August 2014 when colt Four Leaf Chief won the Louisiana Cup Juvenile Stakes at Louisiana Downs. [7]

He currently serves as a "shuttle stallion", traveling to Coolmore's Australian operations during the Southern Hemisphere breeding season. [8] In 2012, Lookin At Lucky began shuttling to Chile to stand at Haras Paso Nevado, a farm near Santiago. He shuttled to Chile alongside fellow Ashford stallion Scat Daddy. [9]

Notable Progeny

Lookin At Lucky's most notable progeny includes: [10] [11]

United States (Northern Hemisphere)

Lookin At Lucky has also sired stakes winners and graded stakes placed runners Spider's Alibi, Linda's Luck, La Piba, One Lucky Dane, Maybellene, Giuseppe the Great, Dolphus, and Summer Luck.

Chile (Southern Hemisphere)

  • Wow Cat (CHI): Winner of the Gran Criterium, Cl Tanteo de Potranca, Mil Guineas (all CHI-G1), and Cl Jose Saavedra Baeza (CHI-G3). Also won the Gr. 1 Beldame Stakes in the US.
  • Kurilov (CHI): Winner of the GP Hipodromo Chile (CHI-G1)
  • Conquer (CHI): Winner of the Cl Alberto Vial Infante (CHI-G1)
  • Full of Luck (CHI): Winner of the El Derby (CHI-G1) and Cl Criadores Machos, GP Coronacion, Cl Otono (CHI-G2)
  • Artigal (CHI): Winner of the Hugo Bourchier (CHI-G1) and Gran Handicap de Chile (CHI-G3)
  • Tinku (CHI): Winner of the Cl Juan S. Jackson (CHI-G2)
  • Luckita (CHI): Winner of the Cl Haras de Chile (CHI-G2)
  • Lucky Sisi (CHI): Winner of the GP Criadores (CHI-G2)
  • Jacare (CHI): Winner of the Cl Alvaro Covarrubias (CHI-G3)
  • Dulce Locura (CHI): WInner of the En Barbecho

Pedigree

Pedigree of Lookin At Lucky
Sire
Smart Strike 		Mr. Prospector Raise a Native Native Dancer
Raise You
Gold Digger Nashua
Sequence
Classy 'n Smart Smarten Cyane
Smartaire
No Class Nodouble
Classy Quillo
Dam
Private Feeling		Belong To Me Danzig Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Belonging Exclusive Native
Straight Deal
Regal FeelingClever TrickIcecapade
Kankakee Miss
Sharp BelleNative Charger
Sleek Dancer

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References

  1. 1 2 The Blood-Horse, May 17, 2010
  2. ↑ The Blood-Horse, May 15, 2010
  3. ↑ "Lookin At Lucky retired, will stand in Kentucky for Coolmore", Daily Racing Form , November 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ashford sets Lookin At Lucky's stud fee at $35,000", Daily Racing Form, November 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ "First foal for dual Champion Lookin At Lucky -". 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Eclipse Champion Lookin At Lucky Sires First Winner - Horse Racing News | Paulick Report". www.paulickreport.com. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  7. ↑ "First Stakes-Winner for Lookin at Lucky -". 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Coolmore Australia Stallion Roster". Coolmore Stud. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Lookin At Lucky to Shuttle to Chile". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Lookin At Lucky -" . Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Lookin At Lucky on Stallion Register Online". Stallion Register Online. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
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