Balto Star (foaled March 7, 1998 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2003

United Nations Stakes The United Nations Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the grass, turf held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Ocean ...

Career

Balto Star's first race was on September 16th, 2000 at Belmont Park, where he finished in 8th place. He did not pick up his first win until January 1st, 2001, at Aqueduct. He picked up another win at the Aqueduct on February 18th, 2001, then won his first graded race, the Turfway Spiral Stakes on March 24th, 2001. He then won his next graded race, the 2001 Arkansas Derby. This would be his last graded in for almost two years, until he came back with a win at the 2003 Whirlaway Handicap. In July, he picked up a win at the 2003

. In late 2003, he picked up two more graded wins. He won the 2003

Red Smith Handicap The Red Smith Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of miles (11 furlongs). Inaugur ...

in November, and then won the December 27th, 2003

W. L. McKnight Handicap The W. L. McKnight Stakes is an American Grade 3 Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Inaugurated in 1973 at Calder Race Course it remained there through 2013 when the track closed. In 2017 a race ...

. His final race was on October 8th, 2004 where he won the Breeders' Cup Stakes.

Pedigree

References

{{reflist 1998 racehorse births