horse purchased early reputation difficult handle trainer worked extensively young horse gradually developing runner seasoned veteran placed strategic position best beat competition year old won races including voted american champion year old following season won seven races including win horse win consecutive years concluded year old season named american champion year old year old season plagued injuries illness single graded stakes win attempts returned form year old multiple stakes wins mare win pacific classic voted american champion older dirt female horse horse male female win grade stakes races age extended achievement winning grade stakes background bay mare white markings bred lexington kentucky biggest wins came king dam lady descendant bird making distant relative kentucky derby winner lady won races starts including listed older half brother holiday won damascus stakes sale september bought age sent training california based trainer initially developed reputation diva young prone got upset later turned people worked day viewed differently exercise rider described straightforward explaining kind likes idea doesn want told groom said little angel stables business track hood ear colloquially called help focused point tried giving ear sound upset described perfect trainer willing try different training techniques getting way took time figure learned behavior bond depth communication trainer horse noted press son having alpha male perspective explaining actually dominant head strong quirky worried corner things hard manage tougher aged behavior improved began behave like seasoned veteran gave credit horse brought haven brought ride year old season following 17th career win sixth consecutive victory said good horses come great ones great stay great special racing career year old season ridden year old races began racing career finishing fourth maiden race track hollywood park june month later recorded win maiden race beating lengths september moved grade class del stakes seven starting odds hit starting gate took early lead leading lengths caught finish line beaten nose moved october remained previous race upset stress shipping chose easier race grade settle contest breeders cup later year entered race won lengths despite eased closing stages november contest breeders cup juvenile mile joint second choice betting favourite took lead start broke clear field open length advantage final turn held late challenge win length year old season began year old season grade santa stakes seven january started favorite beaten quarters length explanation poor performance emerged week later examination revealed throat course march started favorite grade las stakes mile led start seriously challenged winning lengths race grade santa oaks april started favorite despite unfavorable draw quickly went lead went clear field straight win lengths described winner having heart warrior spring campaign continued ridden kentucky oaks started odds field winner dreaming julia favorite time shipped outside california tracked leader midnight lucky moving lead overtaken closing stages outsider princess finished second beaten half length loss attributed behavior post parade training anxious upset crowd noise fought away track pony leading gate partially fell forcing jump described angry adrenaline filled described race speculated princess closer passed instead outside fighting instincts held victory commented time relied speed win slowed difficulty regaining momentum break months returned stakes mile september ridden time started favorite led way winning easily second place finisher weeks later matched older grade half led start won easily year old veteran authenticity second called winner likes fight stevens said haven gotten close november contested breeders cup field strong including won race years princess authenticity close showed anxiety starting gate clean start training instead runner rated horses conserve energy strategy success tracked leaders moving second place half mile finish took lead went clear field win easily lengths royal delta fourth princess runners race said lucky good years training mare best win horse win consecutive years year old season ran races began season santa stakes april conceding pounds opponents started odds won lengths legacy returned grade competition stakes june second time shipped race outside california prior trip having kentucky oaks went favorite ahead princess close raced outside moved final turn progress finished fourth winner sustained injury race returning training split wound site open requiring missing additional training time nonetheless september riding time won stakes second time winning length viewed peak fitness progressing spite delays training linked injury prepared defend breeders cup title sold fall sale immediately plans changed found running fever exercising october race sale owner hughes decided recovered illness sold instead stay training return racing year old season second year row took santa run distance miles april stevens returning rider tracked pulling easily away length win game pretty going turn sort hope race like stevens said best sat sure best horse ridden missing grade stakes anticipated match improving warren fever similar prevented competing breeders cup given time returned grade iii stakes june defeated warren comfortable lengths followed easy win grade winning lengths touched whip behavior markedly improved matured stevens commenting went kid laid victory horse male female win grade stakes races ages horses won grade stakes years row notable horse beginning age august mare win grade pacific classic males won lengths final time male field horses including breeders cup classic winner won fastest winning time history race second largest margin victory win game hughes said horse feel lucky owner didn think like thought girls picking added later think boys think telling jokes race connections announced train goal running suggested race retirement hughes likely offer sale race won stakes time stalking pace taking lead easily winning field lengths prepared race biggest challenge anticipated reaction travel raced twice outside california losing times known poor breeders cup races held weather causing difficulties shipping horses air nonetheless declared plan run big shipped october developed slight fever shortly arrival thought shipping stress fever dropped following treatment continued prep race morning october sent training track examination race revealed classic explained obviously irritated lung tissue fine pressure race situation cause real damage obviously fever arrived year old season debut stevens saddle won stakes second time succession santa park 8th day seventh straight victory wins overall wins stakes wins june appeared facing task took american champion year old grade mile slowly run race stevens tracked early leader lost bus taking lead turn winning half lengths assessment honors named eclipse awards gaining available votes repeated following year winning american champion year old votes runner princess awards spite abbreviated season received votes award year went close wide margin won eclipse award january named taking votes world rated second best year old world french trained thirty eighth best horse world age sex september following win ranked eighteenth sixth highest rated american horse second highest rated mare statistics pedigree
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