Olympiad (horse)

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Olympiad
Sire Speightstown
Grandsire Gone West
DamTokyo Time
Damsire Medaglia d'Oro
SexHorse
Foaled5 February 2018 [1]
Country United States
Color Bay
BreederEmory A. Hamilton
OwnerGrandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable & LNJ Foxwoods
Trainer William I. Mott
Record13 : 8-2-1
Earnings$3,027,560 [2]
Major wins
Mineshaft Stakes (2022)
New Orleans Classic Stakes (2022)
Alysheba Stakes (2022)
Stephen Foster Stakes (2022)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (2022)
Last updated on 5 December 2022

Olympiad (foaled February 5, 2018) is an American multiple graded stakes winning Thoroughbred racehorse. His graded stakes wins include the Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course, the Grade II New Orleans Classic Stakes at the Fair Grounds and the Grade II Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs.

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Background

Olympiad is a bay horse who was bred in Kentucky by Emory A. Hamilton, a son of Speightstown, winner of the 2004 Breeders' Cup Sprint and was named that year's Champion sprinter. He is the third foal from the Medaglia d'Oro mare Tokyo Time and her first graded stakes winner. Olympiad was bought on behalf of the ownership group for $700,000 by Solis/Litt Bloodstock from the Gainesway consignment to the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. [3] In 2022 his sire Speightstown stands at WinStar Farm for US$75,000. [3]

His dam Tokyo Time is a half sister to graded stakes winners Hungry Island and Soaring Empire in addition to Flying Dixie, the dam of 2019 Grade 1 Woodward Stakes victor and sire Preservationist. [4] In 2022 his sire Speightstown stands at WinStar Farm for US$75,000. [3]

Olympiad is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer William I. Mott. [3]

Career highlights

In his first graded stakes win of his career Olympiad broke the track record for the 1+1⁄16 miles distance at the Fair Grounds Race Course in the Grade III Mineshaft Stakes by 1⁄100 of a second. [4]

Olympiad won his first Grade I in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course starting as the 17/10 favorite and winning by two lengths in a time of 2:02.11 for the 1+1⁄4 miles distance. [3]

Olympiad finished second to Flightline in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Racecourse. [5]

Statistics

DateDistanceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishWinning
Time		Winning
(Losing)
Margin		JockeyRef
2020 – Two-year-old season
Aug 1, 2020 Maiden Special Weight Saratoga 1.70*83 [lower-alpha 1] 1:09.95 Junior Alvarado [6]
Sep 5, 2020 Maiden Special Weight Saratoga 2.15*911:22.78 Junior Alvarado [7]
2021 – Three-year-old season
Sep 4, 2021Allowance Saratoga 7.201021:14.33 Junior Alvarado [8]
Oct 14, 2021Allowance Keeneland 0.90*1011:21.92 Flavien Prat [9]
Dec 4, 2021 Cigar Mile Handicap Aqueduct 9.60841:36.68 Irad Ortiz Jr. [10]
2022 – Four-year-old season
Jan 15, 2022Allowance Optional Claiming Gulfstream Park 0.60*611:42.44 Junior Alvarado [11]
Feb 19, 2022 Mineshaft Stakes Fair Grounds 1.00*811:42.01 [lower-alpha 2] Junior Alvarado [12]
Mar 26, 2022 New Orleans Classic Stakes Fair Grounds 0.60*611:47.74 Junior Alvarado [13]
May 6, 2022 Alysheba Stakes Churchill Downs 0.90*711:41.60 Junior Alvarado [14]
Jul 2, 2022 Stephen Foster Stakes Churchill Downs 1.50*711:47.66 Junior Alvarado [15]
Aug 6, 2022 Whitney Stakes Saratoga 1.85541:48.97 Junior Alvarado [16]
Sep 3, 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup Saratoga 1.70*812:02.11 Junior Alvarado [17]
Nov 5, 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic Keeneland 26.88822:00.05 Junior Alvarado [18]

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

  1. ↑ Olympiad ran as an entry with stablemate Outlier who finished eighth
  2. ↑ New track record

Stud career

It was announced on 24 October 2022 that upon his retirement from racing, Olympiad will take up stallion duties at Gainesway Farm. [19]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Olympiad, bay colt, February 05, 2018 [1]
Sire
Speightstown
(1998)		 Gone West
(1984)		 Mr. Prospector
(1970)		 Raise a Native (1961)
Gold Digger (1962)
Secrettame
(1978)		 Secretariat (1970)
Tamarett (1962)
Silken Cat (CAN)
(1993)		 Storm Cat
(1983)		 Storm Bird (CAN) (1978)
Terlingua (1976)
Silken Doll
(1980)		Chieftain (1961)
Insilca (1974)
Dam
Tokyo Time
(2010)		 Medaglia d'Oro
(1999)		 El Prado (IRE)
(1989)		 Sadler's Wells (1981)
Lady Capulet (1974)
Cappucino Bay
(1989)		Bailjumper (1974)
Dubbed In (1973)
Flying Passage
(2000)		 A.P. Indy
(1989)		 Seattle Slew (1974)
Weekend Surprise (1980)
Chic Shrine
(1984)		 Mr. Prospector (1970)
Too Chic (1979) (family 13-d) [20]

Olympiad is inbred 3s × 4d to Mr Prospector.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Olympiad profile". Equibase. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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