Heart to Heart (foaled February 2, 2011) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2018

Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap The Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race, by invitation for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf track, held annually in late January or early February at ...

Career

Heart to Heart's first race was on July 13, 2013, at Arlington, where he came in first. His next win did not come until April 9, 2014, when he won at Keeneland. Heart to Heart went on a three race winstreak starting on August 20, 2014, when he won the Better Talk Now Stakes. He then won the Jefferson Cup Stakes on September 27, 2014. On November 15, 2014, he then won the Commonwealth Turf Stakes. Heart to Heart picked up two stakes win during his 2015 season, when he won the August 2nd, 2015 Oceanport Stakes then the November 26th, 2015

River City Handicap The River City Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of one and one eighth miles on the turf held annually in November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event offers a p ...

. In 2016, Heart to Heart started off with two wins. First, he won the January 9th, 2016

Fort Lauderdale Stakes The Fort Lauderdale Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race open for three years old or older, over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf track held annually in December at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The ...

. Then, in the following month he captured the February 27th, 2016

Canadian Turf Handicap The Canadian Turf Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race, by invitation for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf track, held annually in late February or early March at Gulfstream Park ...

. He finished off the season with an October 10 win at the

Knickerbocker Handicap The Knickerbocker Stakes is an American Grade III race on turf for Thoroughbred horses run each year at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The Knickerbocker is open to three-year-olds and up, and set at a distance of miles (nine furlongs). Run ...

and a December 17, 2016 win at the El Prado Stakes. He defended his

championship successfully, by winning the 2017 version of the race on March 4. He then won the September 4th, 2017 Bernard Baruch Handicap, which was his final win of 2017. Heart to Heasrt captured the 2018

on February 10, which was his first Grade-1 win. He then picked up another Grade-1 win in his next race when he won the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes on April 13, 2018. He finished in 2nd place at the Shoemaker Mile Stakes on May 28, 2018. His 2019 season was mostly unsuccessful, as he only raced in 3 races and his best finish was a 3rd place finish at the January 12th, 2019 Tropical Turf Handicap. Heart to Heart was then retired in 2019. In 2021 he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Pedigree

References

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