Casual Look (foaled May 10, 2000 in
Kentucky
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) was the winning racehorse in
The Oaks in 2003. Owned and bred by
William S. Farish III, she was out of the mare Style Setter, a daughter of
Manila
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, the 1986
Breeders' Cup Turf
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winner and that year's
American Champion Male Turf Horse
The American Champion Male Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor.
The award originated in 1953 when the ''Daily Racing Form'' (DRF) named Iceberg II their champion. The Thoroughbred Racing Association (TRA) added the cat ...
. Her sire was
Red Ransom
Red Ransom (foaled 1987 in Virginia, died 2009) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. In his 2006 book ''Designing Speed in the Racehorse'', author Ken McLean wrote that Red Ransom "was a sensationally fast juvenile."
Bred by Paul Mellon and r ...
whose career ended after just three races due to a tendon injury. Described by author Ken McLean in his 2006 book ''Designing Speed in the Racehorse'' as "a sensationally fast juvenile," Red Ransom was owned by
Paul Mellon
Paul Mellon (June 11, 1907 – February 1, 1999) was an American philanthropist and an owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. He is one of only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall ...
.
Casual Look was trained by
Andrew Balding
Andrew Matthews Balding (born 29 December 1972) is a British racehorse trainer based at Park House Stables, Kingsclere, near Newbury, Berkshire.
Balding attended Caldicott School, a boys' preparatory school, and Radley College, a public school. ...
and ridden by
Martin Dwyer
Martin Dwyer (born 28 June 1975 in Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English Epsom Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodafone Derby upon Sir Percy. This was his second classic success after winning The Oaks aboard Casual L ...
in all her starts in
Europe
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. In September 2002, she won her first race in her third start. Her next win came in her seventh start in the June 6, 2003
Epsom Oaks
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2, ...
followed by a third-place finish in July's
Irish Oaks
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is s ...
. Following her seventh-place result in the
Yorkshire Oaks
The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 3 fu ...
and an eight in the
Prix Vermeille
The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), an ...
at
Longchamp Racecourse
The Longchamp Racecourse (french: Hippodrome de Longchamp) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France. It is used for flat racing and is noted for its variety of interlaced tr ...
in
Paris
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,
France
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, she was sent to the United States. There, in the final start of her career, Casual Look ran third under jockey
Robby Albarado
Robby J. Albarado (born September 11, 1973, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 10 and progressed to riding at bush tracks in his native Louisiana by the age of 12. After turning ...
in the October 3rd
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky ...
at
Keeneland Race Course
Keeneland Association, Inc. is an equine business based in Lexington, Kentucky. It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales, a horse auction complex. It is also known for its ...
in
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County. By population, it is the List of cities in Kentucky, second-largest city in Kentucky and List of United States cities by popul ...
.
Retired to
broodmare
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duty, she stands at Farish's
Lane's End Farm
Lane's End Farm is a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Versailles, Kentucky established in 1979. The original land was part of Bosque Bonita Farm and was originally owned by Abraham Buford, a Confederate Army General. The land was later bought ...
in
Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles () is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 9,316 according to 2017 cen ...
.
Stud Record
2005 Hidden Glance (USA): Bay colt, foaled 10 April, by Kingmambo (USA) - minor winner in the U.S.A.
2006
2007 Mushreq (USA): Bay colt (gelded), foaled 1 April, by Distorted Humor (USA) - won 4 races and placed 5 times from 19 starts in England and Dubai 2009-13
2008
2009 Casual Trick (USA) : Bay colt, foaled 25 May, by Bernadini (USA) - won 2 minor races in the U.S.A.
2010
2011 Casual Smile (GB): Chesnut filly, foaled 17 February, by Sea The Stars (IRE) - won 1 race, G3 Matchmaker S, Monmouth Park and placed four times from 7 starts in England and the U.S.A. 2013-15
2012
2013 Eyeshine (GB) : Bay filly, foaled 27 February, by Dubawi (IRE) - unplaced only start to date (22/04/16) in England 2016
2014 Filly by Oasis Dream (GB)
2015 Sportswear: Colt by Frankel (GB)
References
Casual Look's pedigree and racing stats
2000 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
Thoroughbred family 11-f
Epsom Oaks winners
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