Seize the Grey

Seize the Grey
Seize the Grey at Preakness Stakes
Sire	Arrogate
Grandsire	Unbridled's Song
Dam	Smart Shopping
Damsire	Smart Strike
Sex	Colt
Foaled	(2021-04-20) April 20, 2021 (age 4) Kentucky, U.S. [1]
Country	United States
Color	Gray
Breeder	Jamm, LTD
Owner	MyRacehorse
Trainer	D. Wayne Lukas
Record	14: 5 – 0 – 3
Earnings	US$2,425,938 [2]
Major wins
Pat Day Mile Stakes (2024) Pennsylvania Derby (2024) American Triple Crown wins: Preakness Stakes (2024)
Last updated on December 28, 2024

Seize the Grey (foaled April 20, 2021) ^[2] is a multiple Grade I American thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2024 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the American Triple Crown. ^{[3] [4]}

Background

The sire (father) of Seize the Grey, a gray colt, is the champion horse Arrogate; he was bred by the late Audrey Otto as Jamm Ltd. ^[5] His dam (mother) is Smart Shopping whose sire was the Canadian Hall of Famer Smart Strike. Seize the Grey was bought for $300,000 from the Mill Ridge Sales consignment at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig Tipton's select yearling sale in 2022. ^[6]

Seize the Grey is owned by the MyRacehorse microsyndicate founded by Michael Behrens. The syndicate has 2,570 different owners who bought up 5,000 shares of the colt at US$127 a share. ^[6] His name was submitted in a contest administered by MyRacehorse and chosen by his shareholders.

Seize the Grey was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas. ^[6]

Seize the Grey was retired to stud on November 7, 2024. He is standing at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, KY.

Career

On September 21, 2024, Seize the Grey, steered by Jaime Torres, won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby by 3+3⁄4 lengths in a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles in 1:51.89 at Parx Racing. Seize the Grey started at odds of 4-1 as the third choice in the field of 11 3-year-olds. ^[7]

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2023 – Two-year-old season
Jul 1, 2023	6 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Ellis Park	4.87	9	8	1:10.97	(17+1⁄4 lengths)	Luis Saez	[8]
Jul 29, 2023	6+1⁄2 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Saratoga	16.40	10	1	1:17.95	1+3⁄4 lengths	Jamie Torres	[9]
Aug 18, 2023	5+1⁄2 furlongs	Skidmore Stakes		Saratoga	1.85*	9	3	1:05.30	(2+3⁄4 lengths)	Joel Rosario	[10]
Sep 16, 2023	1 mile	Iroquois Stakes	III	Churchill Downs	4.96	8	4	1:37.28	(2+1⁄4 lengths)	Jamie Torres	[11]
Oct 14, 2023	1+1⁄16 miles	Allowance		Keeneland	2.66	7	3	1:46.34	(10+1⁄2 lengths)	Jamie Torres	[12]
2024 – Three-year-old season
Feb 24, 2024	1+1⁄16 miles	Allowance		Oaklawn Park	5.80	7	1	1:44.75	1 length	Nik Juarez	[13]
Mar 23, 2024	1+1⁄8 miles	Jeff Ruby Steaks	III	Turfway Park	6.60	10	3	1:50.15	(4 lengths)	Nik Juarez	[14]
Apr 6, 2024	1+1⁄8 miles	Blue Grass Stakes	I	Keeneland	19.90	10	7	1:50.08	(10+3⁄4 lengths)	Nik Juarez	[15]
May 4, 2024	1 mile	Pat Day Mile Stakes	II	Churchill Downs	9.42	12	1	1:35.96	1+1⁄4 lengths	Jamie Torres	[16]
May 18, 2024	1+3⁄16 miles	Preakness Stakes	I	Pimlico	9.80	8	1	1:56.82	2+1⁄4 lengths	Jamie Torres	[17]
Jun 8, 2024	1+1⁄4 miles	Belmont Stakes	I	Saratoga	5.30	10	7	2:01.64	(12+3⁄4 lengths)	Jamie Torres	[18]
Jul 27, 2024	1+1⁄8 miles	Jim Dandy Stakes	II	Saratoga	6.20	6	4	1:49.15	(12 lengths)	Jamie Torres	[19]
Sep 21, 2024	1+1⁄8 miles	Pennsylvania Derby	I	Parx Racing	4.30	11	1	1:51.89	3+3⁄4 lengths	Jamie Torres	[20] [21]
Nov 2, 2024	1 mile	Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	I	Del Mar	5.60	13	8	1:35.48	(7+1⁄2 lengths)	Jamie Torres	[22]

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

Pedigree

Pedigree of Seize the Grey (USA), gray colt, April 20, 2021 ^[1]

Sire Arrogate (2013)	Unbridled's Song (1993)	Unbridled (1987)	Fappiano (1977)
			Gana Facil (1981)
		Trolley Song (1983)	Caro (IRE) (1967)
			Lucky Spell (1971)
	Bubbler (2006)	Distorted Humor (1993)	Forty Niner (1985)
			Danzig's Beauty (1979)
		Grechelle (1995)	Deputy Minister (CAN) (1979)
			Meadow Star (1988)
Dam Smart Shopping (2013)	Smart Strike (CAN) (1992)	Mr. Prospector (1970)	Raise a Native (1961)
			Gold Digger (1962)
		Classy 'n Smart (CAN) (1981)	Smarten (1976)
			No Class (CAN) (1976)
	Shop Again (2002)	Wild Again (1980)	Icecapade (1969)
			Bushel-n-Peck (1958)
		Shopping (1988)	Private Account (1976)
			Impish (1972) (Family 8-h) [23]

External links

• Media related to Seize the Grey at Wikimedia Commons

References

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