Mr Speaker (horse)
| Mr Speaker | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pulpit |
| Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
| Dam | Salute |
| Damsire | Unbridled |
| Foaled | May 14th, 2011 |
| Country | USA |
| Breeder | Phipps Stable |
| Owner | Phipps Stable |
| Trainer | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| Jockey | Jose L. Ortiz |
| Record | 18:6-1-2 |
| Earnings | $1,247,544 |
| Major wins | |
| Belmont Derby (2014) | |
Mr Speaker (foaled May 14th, 2011) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2011 Belmont Derby.[1]
Career
Mr Speakers's first race was on August 24, 2013, at Saratoga, where he came in 6th. He picked up his first win, after 3 races, on October 14, 2013, at Belmont Park.
On December 21, 2013, he picked up his first stakes win at the Grade-3 Dania Beach Stakes.[2] He came into the race at 10:1 odds and defeated Cabo Cat for the victory. He finished out the 2013 season with this win.
To start the 2014 season, he came in a disappointing 7th at the Grade-2 Holy Bull Stakes and came in 2nd at the Grade-3 Palm Beach Stakes.
He picked up his first win of the 2014 season, when he won the Grade-3 Lexington Stakes on April 19, 2014.[3] He defeated Divine Oath by four lengths at 2:1 odds as the favorite.
On May 26, 2014, he came in a disappointing 5th place finish at the Penning Ridge Stakes. This loss was overshadowed though as on July 5, 2014, he won the Grade-1 Belmont Derby. He came into the race at 23:1 odds, the second to worst odds in the field. The win gained his owners a $1,250,000 million dollar purse after he edged Adelaide near the finish.[4][5]
The Belmont Derby win ended up being his last win for over one year as he did not see victory again until he won a much less impressive Allowance Optional Claiming race at Woodbine on July 15, 2015.
He came in 4th at the August 16th, 2015, Grade-2 Sky Classic Stakes and grabbed the final win of his career on September 19th, 2015, at the Commonwealth Turf Cup. He defeated Cut to Order and Legendary as the race favorite at 2:1 odds.[6]
He finished his career on November 14, 2015, after a 5th place finish at the Red Smith Stakes. He was officially retired in late November 2015.[7]
Pedigree
| Sire Pulpit (USA) b. 1994 |
A.P. Indy (USA) b. 1989 |
Seattle Slew | Bold Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Charmer | |||
| Weekend Surprise | Secretariat | ||
| Lassie Dear | |||
| Preach (USA) b. 1989 |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | |
| Gold Digger | |||
| Narrate | Honest Pleasure | ||
| State | |||
| Dam Salute (USA) b. 2002 |
Unbridled (USA) b. 1987 |
Fappiano | Mr. Prospector |
| Killaloe | |||
| Gana Facil | Le Fabuleux | ||
| Charedi | |||
| Personal Ensign (USA) b. 1984 |
Private Account | Damascus | |
| Numbered Account | |||
| Grecian Banner | Hoist The Flag | ||
| Dorine |
References
- ^ "Mr Speaker". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Speaker takes control of Dania Beach". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Speaker wins Coolmore Lexington Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Speaker races to upset win in Belmont Derby". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr. Speaker pulls big upset". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Speaker Scores in $250,000 Commonwealth Cup Saturday at Laurel". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Pulpit Son Mr Speaker Retired, To Stand At Lane's End". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Speaker". Retrieved 9 January 2020.