{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Buzzards Bay , image = , caption = , sire = Marco Bay , grandsire = Copeland , dam = Life's Lass , damsire = Seneca Jones , sex =

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, breeder = Jay Shaw , owner = 1) Fog City Stable
2) Gary Broad (July 2005) , trainer = Rodolfo Garcia
Jeff Mullins
Ronald W. Ellis (July 2005) , record = 19: 6-1-4 , earnings = $1,325,507 , race =

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(2005)
Golden Gate Derby (2005)

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(2006)
All American Stakes (2006)

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(2007) , awards= , honors = , updated= September 19, 2007 Buzzards Bay (foaled February 17, 2002 in

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Background

Buzzards Bay was a chestnut horse bred in Florida by Jay Shaw. He was sired by Marco Bay, a winner of the

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who earned over a quarter of a million dollars during his racing days. Buzzards Bay's dam was Life's Lass, whose sire was Seneca Jones, a son of

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. The colt was initially sent into training with trainer Rodolfo Garcia.

Racing career

Buzzards Bay made three starts as a two-year-old at

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. In a private transaction in the fall of 2004, trainer Jeff Mullins purchased the colt for Fog City Stable, a partnership of David Shimmon and William Bianco. Trained by Jeff Mullins in

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, the now 3-year old Buzzards Bay won the Golden Gate Derby in January 2005 at

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then earned the most notable victory of his career in the

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. He followed this up with a fifth-place finish in the

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and a fourth in the Affirmed Handicap. As part of the liquidation of the Fog City Stable partnership, Buzzards Bay was sold at the

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sale in July 2005 for $725,000. He was purchased by retired Los Angeles real-estate investor Gary Broad and his training was taken over by

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. In early 2006, the then four-year-old horse returned to the winners circle at Golden Gate Fields with a victory in the All American Stakes. He went on to win the

but in mid season was sidelined by an ankle injury that kept him out of racing for eleven months. He returned to racing in May 2007 at Hollywood Park where he finished third in the Grade II

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. He then won the Grade II

on June 2 but a sore back forced him to withdraw from his next scheduled start on June 30 in the

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. In his next race on July 21 he finished eighth in the

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. The race would be his last, although he was nominated for the August 2007

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Retirement

Buzzards Bay was retired in July 2008 with earnings of $1,428,141. He is currently standing stud at Timber Ridge Farm for a fee of $5,000.

References

Buzzards Bay's pedigree and partial racing stats

National Thoroughbred Racing Associations's bio
2002 racehorse births Thoroughbred family A24 Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States