Gold Digger (May 28, 1962 - February 21, 1990) was an American

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who won back-to-back runnings of the

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but is most famous for being the

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of Mr. Prospector.

Background

Gold Digger's name came from the highly publicized 1955 murder of William Woodward Jr. who owned Gold Digger's sire,

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Career

Owned by Combs wife Dorothy (née Enslow), Gold Digger was trained by Jouett Reed. Gold Digger's first race was on January 1, 1964 in which she finished 3rd in the Matron Stakes. 1964 proved to be a winless year for Gold Digger. She won the 1965 Columbiana Handicap in February 1965. Gold Digger captured the September 1965 Marigold Stakes at

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in Kentucky, then in October won the Yo Tambien Handicap at Chicago's

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. She then won the November 1965

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. She got her last victory on May 7, 1966, capturing the

for the second time. Gold Digger was retired from breeding in 1984 and was euthanized on February 21, 1990.

Stud career

Gold Digger's descendants include: ''c =

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, f = filly''

Pedigree

References

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