Vino Rosso | |
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Sire | Curlin |
Grandsire | Smart Strike |
Dam | Mythical Bride |
Damsire | Street Cry |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2015 |
Country | USA |
Color | Chestnut |
Breeder | John D. Gunther |
Owner | Repole Stable (Mike Repole) & St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola) |
Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
Record | 15:6-1-3 |
Earnings | $4,803,125 |
Major wins | |
Wood Memorial Stakes (2018) Stymie Stakes (2019) Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (2019) Breeders' Cup Classic (2019) |
Vino Rosso (foaled March 29, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic.
Vino Rosso made his racing debut on November 11, 2017, with a win at Aqueduct Racetrack. He then won his second race at Tampa Bay Downs on December 22, 2017. [1]
At age three, his 2018 racing season started with a third place finish in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes. He picked up his first Graded stakes race win on April 7, 2018, in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes. [2] He competed in the 2018 Kentucky Derby, where he finished in 9th place. His season ended abruptly in August.
His 2019 racing season was much more successful than his 2018 season. He started the season off with a win on March 9, 2019, in the Stymie Stakes. [3] He then captured his biggest win up to that point when he won the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes on May 27, 2019. [4]
He came in third place at the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap on August 3, 2019, and ran second in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. He then finished his season on November 2, 2019, with a win at the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic. [5] This was ultimately his final race as he was retired in November 2019. [6]
Vino Rosso retired to Spendthrift Farm upon the conclusion of his racing career. As of 2023 he stands for a stud fee of $15,000. [7] His first win as a sire came on May 15, 2023, when his son Laugh Now won at Horseshoe Indianapolis. [7]
Sire Curlin (USA) 2004 | Smart Strike (CAN) 1992 | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
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Gold Digger | |||
Classy 'n Smart | Smarten | ||
No Class | |||
Sherrifs Deputy (USA) 1994 | Deputy Minister | Vice Regent | |
Mint Copy | |||
Barbarika | Bates Motel | ||
War Exchange | |||
Dam Mythical Bride (USA) 2008 | Street Cry (IRE) 1998 | Machiavellian | Mr. Prospector |
Coup De Folie | |||
Helen Street | Troy | ||
Waterway | |||
Flaming Heart (USA) 2001 | Touch Gold | Deputy Minister | |
Passing Mood | |||
Hot Lear | Lear Fan | ||
Medicine Woman |
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