Salt It

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Salt It
SireSalt Lake
Grandsire Deputy Minister
DamLet It Fly
DamsireHatchet Man
Sex Mare
Foaled1994
Country United States
Colour Gray
BreederJones John T. L. Jr.
OwnerDeborah Bodner
TrainerDeborah Bodner
Record20: 4-1-1
Earnings$265,380
Major wins
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1997)
Wide Country Stakes (1998)
Last updated on June 25, 2011

Salt It (foaled in 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. The daughter of Salt Lake and Let It Fly is probably remembered for winning the mile and an eighth Grade II $200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 16, 1997. [1]

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Thoroughbred Horse breed developed for racing

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.

Horse racing Equestrian sport

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been unchanged since at least classical antiquity.

Racing career

Salt It was purchased for $14,000 at the 1996 Timonium Sale. After breaking her maiden in her second start in November 1996, she won an allowance race in late January 1997 at Laurel Park Racecourse. In March, she was entered in her first stakes race in the Wide Country Stakes at Laurel Park at a mile and an eighth on the dirt. In the Wide Country, she won going away by six lengths over Smart Erin and Suspicious Lady. Her final time in her third straight win was 1:51.20 under jockey Carlos Marquez, Jr. She was trained by her owner, Deborah Bodner, who then entered her in the second jewel of the de facto filly Triple Crown, the Grade II $200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on May 16, 1997. In that mile and an eighth race on the dirt, Salt It beat a field of seven, including stakes winners Buckeye Search and Holiday Ball.

The Wide Country Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. The race is open to fillies age three and up over seven furlongs on the dirt. It was run for the 23rd time in 2015.

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). A specific grade level is then assigned to the race, based on statistical analysis of the quality of the field in previous years, provided the race meets the minimum purse criteria for the grade in question. In Canada, a similar grading system is maintained by the Jockey Club of Canada. Graded stakes races are similar to Group races in Europe but the grading is more dynamic in North America.

Black-Eyed Susan Stakes American Thoroughbred stakes horse race

The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of ​1 1⁄8 miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event currently offers a purse of $250,000

The final time for the nine furlong Black-Eyed Susan was 1:50.52 under her regular rider Marquez. Later that year, Salt It finished third in two other stakes races, including the grade two Cotillion Handicap at Philadelphia Park behind Snit and Proud Run. She also finished third in the Stormy Blues Breeders' Cup Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, which Holiday Ball won. Salt It suffered a minor injury in the winter of 1998 and was freshened for several months. After her rehabilitation, she came back to the track but was not the same. After half a dozen attempts, Bodner retired her. Salt It finished her racing career with four wins and a record of 4-1-1 out of 11 starts with earnings of $265,380.

The Cotillion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Parx Racing and Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. It is run in late September or early October as a prelude to the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The race is open to three-year-old filles, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The Grade I event carries a purse of US$1 million.

Pimlico Race Course American thoroughbred horse racetrack

Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. It is currently owned by Maryland Jockey Club.

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References

  1. ↑ Pedigree On-line Thoroughbred Database
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