Golden Ballet (foaled January 24, 1998) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2001

Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita Oaks is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to three-year-old fillies willing to race 8.5 furlongs ( miles) on the dirt. The race is a Grade II even ...

Career

Golden Ballet's first race was on March 23, 2000, where she came in third at Santa Anita. She got her first win in her fourth race, when she won the Nursery Stakes at

Hollywood Park Racetrack Hollywood Park was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to the ...

on May 20, 2000. This race began a five race win streak for Golden Ballet. Golden Ballet's next win was at the June 18, 2000,

Cinderella Stakes The Cinderella Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It is open to two-year-old fillies and is contested on Cushion Track synthetic dirt over a distance of five and one half ...

. She then picked up her first graded win by capturing the January 20th, 2001,

Santa Ynez Stakes The Santa Ynez Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt track held annually in early January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event curren ...

. She then captured a pair of grade 1 wins, by winning the 2001

Las Virgenes Stakes The Las Virgenes Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over the distance of one mile on the dirt scheduled annually in late January or early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The eve ...

and the 2001

. Her winstreak snapped when she ran second in the April 7, 2001,

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. Golden Ballet's last race was on May 19, 2001 when she captured the

Railbird Stakes The Angels Flight Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Santa Anita Park in Inglewood, California. A Grade III event open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on dirt over a distance of a six and one-half furlongs. ...

. She suffered a tendon injury on June 5th, 2001 and was retired.

Pedigree

References

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