Pink Star
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| Pink Star | |
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 Pink Star after his 1907 Kentucky Derby win with jockey Andy Minder. |
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| Sire | Pink Coat |
| Grandsire | Leonatus |
| Dam | Mary Malloy |
| Damsire | Pat Malloy |
| Sex | Stallion, eventually Gelding |
| Foaled | 1904 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | J. Hal Woodford |
| Owner | J. Hal Woodford |
| Trainer | W. H. Fizer |
| Record | 16: 3-1-2 |
| Earnings | $5,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Kentucky Derby (1907) | |
| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on May 07, 2009 | |
Pink Star (foaled 1904 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1907 Kentucky Derby. He was a grandson of 1883 Kentucky Derby winner Leonatus and his sire, Pink Coat, was an American Derby winner.[1]
Pink Star won the Kentucky Derby by two lengths over Zal on a very wet track, with the mud being a fetlock deep in some places. His win was a long shot victory and Pink Star was described by contemporary sources as a lumbering and ugly mount.[1]
By May 1908, Pink Star had been gelded and retired from racing due to poor performance and having a bad temperament. He lived the remainder of his life as a farm horse in Kentucky.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jim Bolus, Run for the Roses: 100 Years at the Kentucky Derby, Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974.
- ^ Interior Journal. May 15, 1908. pg 4
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