Ice Box (foaled 2007 in Kentucky) is a retired

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racehorse. He is owned by Robert V. LaPenta, and trained by

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. Sired by

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out of Spice Island, he is descended from

A.P. Indy A.P. Indy (March 31, 1989 – February 21, 2020) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic on his way to American Horse of the Year honors in 1992. His time in the Belmont Stakes tied Easy Goer for ...

Tabasco Cat Tabasco Cat (April 15, 1991 – March 6, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for his performances in 1994 when he won the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, the second and third legs of the Triple Crown Series. ...

, Mr. Prospector,

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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 ...

and

Alydar Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was an American Thoroughbred race horse and sire. A chestnut colt, he was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the 1978 Triple Crown. With each successive ...

, and is kin to 2009 Triple Crown race winners

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and

Summer Bird Summer Bird (April 7, 2006 – December 23, 2013) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse, son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. He was bred by retired cardiologist Kalarikkal Jayaraman and his wife, retired pathologist Vilasini ...

. He won the

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and qualified for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. From the second post with 10-1 morning odds, he placed directly behind winner Super Saver after a fast run in the final furlong. Ice Box did not race in the 2010 Preakness Stakes. Ice Box was 9th in the Belmont Stakes and did not place in the

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, Haskell Invitational Stakes or Monmouth Cup Stakes in 2010. He finished badly (unplaced) in the 2011 Breeders Cup Classics.

Stud

Ice Box entered stud in 2012 at

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. The following year he served at

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. In 2015 he was moved to Millennium Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. In 2020 he stood at Cabin Creek Farm in Bernville, Pennsylvania for a fee $3,500. In 2023 he is standing at the Indiana Stallion Station for $1,000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ice Box (Horse) 2007 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 1-s Eclipse Award winners American Grade 1 Stakes winners