{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = My Typhoon , image = , caption = , sire =

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, foaled = 2002 , country =

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, breeder = Sunderland Holdings , owner = Live Oak Plantation , trainer =

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, record = 22: 9-3-3 , earnings = $1,308,361 , race =

Hilltop Stakes The Hilltop Stakes is an American ungraded Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one mile on turf held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. 2007 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide, page 44 on March ...

(2005)

Mrs. Revere Stakes The Mrs. Revere Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on turf held annually in November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the fall meeting. Currently offers ...

(2005)
Virginia Oaks (2005)
Mint Julep Handicap (2006)
Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006)

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(2007)
Just A Game Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007)

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(2007) , awards= , honours = , updated= May 16, 2010 My Typhoon (foaled 2002 in

) is an American

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whom the

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calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."

Background

Bred in

by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by

, a son of

whose

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in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000. Her dam is

, winner of the 1993

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France, over a distance ...

, and her damsire was

, a two-time

Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1899. This is determined by the amount of prize money won during the year in Great Britain and Ireland by racehorses that were foaled by a daughter ...

and a son of Mr. Prospector. My Typhoon is a half-sister to

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, a colt who won the 2001

Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey o ...

Irish Derby The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 ...

, and

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot o ...

and was voted the 2001 European Champion Three-Year-Old. She is also a half sister to

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. At the December 2002 Tattersalls Sale, My Typhoon was sold as a weanling to Live Oak Stud of

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, for a then-record price of US$2.95 million. Her new owners entrusted her race conditioning to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer

Racing career

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in 2005, My Typhoon won her first significant race, capturing the Grade II

. She won again that year at

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, taking the Virginia Oaks. At age four, she returned to racing and in May 2006 won the Grade III

Gallorette Handicap The Gallorette Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older over a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on the turf, run annually on Preakness Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The ...

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and June's Grade II Mint Julep Handicap back at Churchill Downs. In August, she won the GII Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup Handicap and after a third place in the First Lady Stakes at

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returned to Churchill Downs, where she finished sixth in November's

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championship ...

won by

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. Despite being extremely valuable for her breeding potential, My Typhoon returned to the track at age five. She began 2007 in March with a second-place finish in the Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, then won April's Grade III

at Keeneland Race Course. Shipped north, in June she won the Grade II Just A Game Stakes at

Belmont Park Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. It was opened on May 4, 1905. It is operated by the non-profit New York Racin ...

and at

Saratoga Race Course Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the country, but is actua ...

on July 28 won her third straight stakes under jockey Eddie Castro. Her victory in the 1⅛ miles

turf race marked her first Grade 1 win and was also significant because throughout her racing career, she struggled at distances beyond 1-1/16 miles. As well, under the new

Breeders' Cup The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, ...

"Win and You're In" provision for designated races, her victory in the Diana Handicap guaranteed her a berth in the 2007

. In her next outing on August 23, My Typhoon finished sixth in the

Ballston Spa Handicap The Ballston Spa Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf course scheduled annually in late July or early August at Sar ...

References

My Typhoon's pedigree and partial racing stats

My Typhoon at the NTRA

(includes photo)
Video at YouTube of My Typhoon winning the 2007 Diana Handicap
2002 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 9-h