Red Giant (horse)

Red Giant (foaled February 28, 2004 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in September 2008 set a world record for 1¼ miles on Turf.

Red Giant
SireGiant's Causeway
GrandsireStorm Cat
DamBeyond The Sun
DamsireKingmambo
SexStallion
Foaled2004
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederEdward & Marilyn Seltzer
OwnerPeachtree Stable
TrainerTodd A. Pletcher
Record12: 6-3-1
Earnings$1,092,410
Major wins
Virginia Derby (2007)
Fourstardave Handicap (2008)
Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (2008)
Last updated on September 28, 2008

Trained by Todd Pletcher, at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia, Red Giant notably won the July 21, 2007 Virginia Derby in course record time. He suffered an ankle injury in early October that kept him out of racing until August 2008. He returned to win the Fourstardave Handicap on Turf at Saratoga Race Course under jockey John Velazquez. He was then sent to Santa Anita Park in California where Velazquez rode him to victory in the Grade I Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes in a world record time of 1:57.16 for 1¼ miles on Turf.

Offspring

In January 2009, Red Giant was retired from racing to stand at stud at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, Kentucky.

The first reported foal for Red Giant was a filly out of Carolyn Frances (by Personal Flag) born on January 30, 2010, at Clear Creek Stud in Louisiana. The second foal was a colt out of Brazilian (by Stravinsky) born on February 2, 2010, at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky.[1]

Notable stock

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
2012 Glory Days f Auckland Cup

References
  1. "Notable 2010 Foals | Thoroughbred Times". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2010-02-12.


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