Bodemeister (foaled April 28, 2009) is a

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who won the 2012

Arkansas Derby The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt. In 2004, t ...

and finished second to

I'll Have Another I'll Have Another (foaled April 1, 2009) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was bred in Kentucky, owned by Canadian businessman J. Paul Reddam and trained by Doug O'Neill. In ...

in the

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and

2012 Preakness Stakes The 2012 Preakness Stakes was the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 2012, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was EDT ( UTC). I'll Have ...

s. He went on to become the sire of

2017 Kentucky Derby The 2017 Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship) was the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held each year in Louisv ...

winner

Always Dreaming Always Dreaming (foaled February 25, 2014) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2017 Kentucky Derby and Florida Derby. He had four wins from eleven starts, and earnings of $2,415,860. Background Always Dreaming is a dark ba ...

Background

Bodemeister is a

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horse with a white blaze. He was named after Bode Baffert, the son of his trainer,

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. His pedigree includes notable horses such as his

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Unbridled Unbridled (March 5, 1987 – October 18, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1990 Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic. He retired with a career record of eight wins, six places, and six shows in 24 starts, ...

and his damsire

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. The

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was sired by the

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winner

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Untouched Talent. He was sold as a yearling at the

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September sales for $260,000.

Racing career

Bodemeister did not race as a 2-year-old, but emerged as a 3-year-old to come in second in the 2012

San Felipe Stakes The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade II event open to three-year-old horses. Normally held in early -March, it is raced at a distance of one and one ...

, then win the Arkansas Derby. Bodemeister was widely considered one of the favorites to win the

. Ridden by jockey Mike Smith Bodemeister led the Kentucky Derby from the start until 150 yards remained, when he was overtaken by

, leaving Bodemeister to finish in second place. The race came five weeks after Baffert was hospitalized in Dubai due to a heart attack. Bodemeister was made favorite ahead of I'll Have Another by odds-makers in the

on 19 May. The race developed in similar fashion to the Kentucky Derby, with Bodemeister leading until the final 50 yards, when he was caught by I'll Have Another and finished second by a neck. Baffert announced afterward that Bodemeister would not race in the

2012 Belmont Stakes The 2012 Belmont Stakes was the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes and the race was won by Union Rags ridden by jockey John Velazquez. It was broadcast in the United States by NBC. The post time was scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, ...

. On August 21 it was announced that Bodemeister had been diagnosed with an injury to his left shoulder and would retire to stud.

Stud career

Bodemeister entered stud at

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for the 2013 breeding season. His first foals reached racing age in 2016. Bodemeister saw his first winner on May 11, 2016 when gray filly Bode's Dream won a maiden race at

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. Bodemeister made the news when an unusual white-headed colt with

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markings was born on June 5, 2016, later named Southern Phantom. "In 35 years in the industry I've never seen a Thoroughbred like this," said trainer Eric Guillot. "The mare hasn't thrown anything unusual before, but Bodemeister throws a lot of white. I've got a few by him with stockings and other markings, but this one's unique. It looks like he dunked his head into a five-gallon bucket of white paint." Bodemeister's stud fee for 2017 was originally $25,000, but the fee was removed after Always Dreaming won Kentucky Derby 143. He is the sire of

winner

from his first crop of foals, as well as stakes-placed runners O Dionysus, American Anthem, Bode's Dream, Dharmaster, and the

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Kenda.

Pedigree

* Bodemeister is

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4 × 4 to the stallion Northern Dancer, meaning that the latter appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

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External links

Bodemeister profile (Kentucky Derby)Bodemeister profile (Preakness Stakes)
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