Broad Brush (April 16, 1983 – May 15, 2009) was an American thoroughbred

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foaled in Maryland. He was by the

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stallion

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out of the Hoist The Flag mare Hay Patcher. Bred and owned by Robert E. Meyerhoff and trained by

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, Broad Brush won a number of stakes races at age two before being prepped for the 1986

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Three-year-old season

At age three, Broad Brush won a number of stakes races, including the Inner Harbor Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, the grade two

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at Turfway Park, the grade one Wood Memorial Stakes at

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, the grade three

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(also called the "Preakness Trial") at Pimlico, the grade two

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at Philadelphia Park, the grade two

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at Thistledown, and the grade two

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. The Pennsylvania Derby win was notable for Broad Brush bolting to the outside rail on the final turn, seemingly costing him the race as several competitors passed him. Jockey Angel Cordero, Jr gathered the colt and directed him along the outside rail to pass his rivals late in the stretch for the win. Broad Brush also placed third in two of the most coveted races in the country in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, showing in both the

and Preakness Stakes. He finished a close third behind Ferdinand two lengths back and Bold Arrangement (by a head) in the grade one Kentucky Derby in 1986 in a field of 16 colts. Broad Brush also was third as the local Maryland favorite in the $1,000,000 grade one Preakness Stakes behind eventual Eclipse Award winner

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and Derby champ Ferdinand. Snow Chief was named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse in large part due to his Preakness win.

Four-year-old season

At age four, Broad Brush won some of the most prestigious races in the handicap division, including the $1,000,000 grade one Santa Anita Handicap and the grade one

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. He placed second in the Massachusetts Handicap and Grade I San Fernando Stakes, and he was third in the Grade I Metropolitan Handicap, Grade I

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, and Grade I Whitney Handicap.

Retirement

After his retirement in April 1988, Broad Brush became a very successful sire, being awarded

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for 1994. He was one of the leading draws for

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's Kentucky breeding operation and was ranked in the top 10 leading sires for four straight years. His progeny include the stakes-winning Concern, Include, Farda Amiga, Hesanoldsalt, Nobo True, Best Of Luck, the

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ese champion mare Broad Appeal, Justenuffheart (dam of the champion filly Dreaming of Anna) and Arlucea (dam of 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic winner

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). Broad Brush was pensioned in 2004 and was

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on May 15, 2009.

Pedigree

Broad Brush is inbred 3x3 to Turn-to, meaning this stallion appears twice in the third generation of his pedigree.

References

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1983 racehorse births 2009 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Maryland Racehorses trained in the United States American Grade 1 Stakes winners United States Champion Thoroughbred Sires Thoroughbred family 21-a Chefs-de-Race