Hightail is a retired

thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

racehorse. He is a son of 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft. His dam, ''Stormy Renee'', is a daughter of the multiple Grade 1 winner ''Fleet Renee''.Hightail retired after fracturing a sesamoid at Oaklawn Park
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint was an ungraded American Thoroughbred horse race established in 2011 as part of the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race open to two-year-old colts, geldings and fillies carried a purse of $500,000. ...

in 2012. He had one additional start following the race and finished fourth to ''Goldencents'' in the

Delta Jackpot Stakes The Delta Jackpot Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana between 2002 and 2017. A Grade III stakes open to two-year-old horses, it was raced in November over a distance of miles (8.5 Furlo ...

in November, 2012. He fractured his

sesamoid In anatomy, a sesamoid bone () is a bone embedded within a tendon or a muscle. Its name is derived from the Arabic word for 'sesame seed', indicating the small size of most sesamoids. Often, these bones form in response to strain, or can be prese ...

in early 2013 and was retired to stud thereafter.

Stud Record

Notable progeny

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gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

Pedigree

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References

2010 racehorse births Racehorses trained in the United States Racehorses bred in Kentucky Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint winners Thoroughbred family 9-f {{racehorse-stub