Cormorant (April 21, 1974 - May 4, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1977

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Racing career

Cormorant was purchased for $16,000 and was named after the owner's wife's sailboard. He debuted on June 22, 1976. He had a strong 1976, winning 4 out of 5 races including the October 16, 1976, Nursery Stakes. His winning ways continued into the 1977 season, where he won the Iroquois Handicap and the Grade-3

Bay Shore Stakes The Bay Shore Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. The event currently offers ...

in March. He then won the April 9th, 1977, Grade-2

Gotham Stakes The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A Grade III event with a current purse of US$300,000, it is set at a distance of 1 mile on the dirt ...

. His 7 race winning streak was snapped after a 2nd-place finish at the May 14th, 1977 Grade-2

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. On May 21, 1977, he entered the

1977 Preakness Stakes The 1977 Preakness Stakes was the 102nd running of the $200,000 Grade 1 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 21, 1977, and was televised in the United States on ABC. Seattle Slew, who was jockeyed by Jean Cruguet, w ...

. He finished in 4th place behind

Seattle Slew Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who became the tenth winner of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only ...

, Iron Constitution and Run Dusty Run as the 2nd favorite at 4:1 odds. He returned just 9 days later when he won the biggest victory of his career - the Grade-1 1977

on May 30. He defeated For the Moment by lengths and netted $124,200. He finished his career on June 19, 1977, with a 2nd-place finish at the Grade-2

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Stud career

Cormorant descendants include: ''c =

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, f =

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Pedigree

References

{{reflist 1974 racehorse births 2007 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 5-j Racehorses bred in Kentucky