Zulu Alpha

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Zulu Alpha
Sire Street Cry
Grandsire Machiavellian
DamZori
Damsire A.P. Indy
SexColt
Foaled2013
CountryUSA
Color Dark Bay/Brown
Breeder Calumet Farm (Brad M. Kelley)
OwnerMichael M. Hui
TrainerJohn A. Ortiz
Michael J. Maker (2019)
Record34:12-5-5
Earnings$2,165,114
Major wins
Sycamore Stakes (2018)
W. L. McKnight Handicap (2019)
Mac Diarmida Stakes (2019,2020)
Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes (2019)
Pegasus World Cup Turf (2020)
Elkhorn Stakes (2020)
Last updated on July 12, 2020

Zulu Alpha (foaled February 8, 2013 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Pegasus World Cup Turf.

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Career

Zulu Alpha's first race was on October 20, 2015, at Gowran Park Racecourse in County Kilkenny, Ireland where he came in second. [1]

Returning to the United States, he picked up his first win on July 18, 2017, at Indiana Grand Race Course in Shelbyville, Indiana. He won again that month at the same track. His 2017 season ended with a third-place finish in the Prairie Bayou Stakes. [1]

His 2018 season saw him come in third place at the Mervin H. Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap on March 24. [1] He picked up some wins during the summer in allowance optimal claiming races and earned his biggest victory at that time in the G3 Sycamore Stakes on October 18. [1]

His 2019 season was his breakthrough year. He started off the season with a win in the G3 W. L. McKnight Handicap on January 26. [2] His next race on March 2, 2019, also ended in a victory when he won the G2 Mac Diarmida Stakes. [1] [3] He came in third place in the G2 Elkhorn Stakes on April 20, 2019 and finished second in the G1 United Nations Stakes. He then won his last race of the 2019 season, capturing the G3 Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes. [1]

Zulu Alpha began his 2020 season with his biggest win to date by winning the January 25th, 2020 G1 Pegasus World Cup Turf. [4]

In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Zulu Alpha was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world. [5]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Zulu Alpha (USA), 2015 [6]
Sire
Street Cry (IRE)
1998
Machiavellian (USA)
1987
Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Coup De Folie Halo
Raise The Standard
Helen Street (GB)
1982
Troy Petingo
La Milo
Waterway Riverman
Boulevard
Dam
Zori (USA)
1998
A.P. Indy (USA)
1989
Seattle Slew Bold Reasoning
My Charmer
Weekend Surprise Secretariat
Lassie Dear
Winglet (USA)
1988
Alydar Raise A Native
Sweet Tooth
Highest Trump Bold Bidder
Dear April

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References

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  2. "Favored Zulu Alpha Holds Fast To Top Maker Exacta In W.L. McKnight" . Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Zulu Alpha Stays Perfect in 2019 With Mac Diarmida Win" . Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. "Zulu Alpha soars to the top in Pegasus World Cup Turf" . Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings". Horseracingintfed.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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