{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Presious Passion , image =

, caption = Mary Hartman and Presious Passion at 2009 United Nations Stakes. , sire =

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, grandsire =

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, dam = Princesas Passion , damsire = Marquerty , sex =

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, foaled = 2003 , country = United States , colour = Chestnut , breeder = Joseph & Helen Barbazon , owner = Patricia A. Generazio , trainer = Mary Hartmann , record = 52: 14-7-2 , earnings = $ 2,666,293 , race =

Jersey Derby The Jersey Derby is a $60,000 American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in late July/early August at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Since 1993, it has been raced on grass at a distance of miles. A Jerse ...

(2006)

Cliff Hanger Stakes The Cliff Hanger Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park in East Rutherford, New Jersey during late September/early October. Open to horses age three and older, it is now contested on turf over a distance of mi ...

(2007)

Pan American Handicap The Pan American Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses that are four years or older held over a distance of one and one-half miles (twelve furlongs) on the turf usually scheduled annually in late March as an under card ev ...

(2008)

United Nations Stakes The United Nations Stakes is a Graded stakes race, Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of one and three-eighth miles on the grass, turf held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Ocean ...

(2008, 2009)
W. L. McKnight Handicap (2007, 2008)

Monmouth Stakes The Monmouth Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in late May or early June at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey ...

(2009)
Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (2009)

Mac Diarmida Handicap The Mac Diarmida Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses four-years-old and older run over a distance of one-and-three-eighth miles (11 furlongs) on the turf, annually in February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Flo ...

(2009, 2010) , awards = Florida-bred Horse of the Year (2009) , honours = , updated= Presious Passion (foaled March 5, 2003) is a multiple

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winning

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racehorse Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...

Background

Bred in the

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, he is a gelded son of multiple Grade I winner Royal Anthem and the unraced mare, Princesa's Passion, who comes from an extended family of stakes winning horses.

Racing career

Presious Passion's career has included wins in the

(twice) and the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes and a second-place finish in the 2009

Breeders' Cup Turf The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current ...

. Presious Passion was one of three Eclipse Award finalists for older turf horse in 2009, losing to

Gio Ponti (horse) Gio Ponti (foaled February 28, 2005 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred race horse who was the Champion Turf Horse in 2009 and 2010, and finished second to Zenyatta in the 2009 Breeder's Cup Classic. He was sired by Tale of the Cat, a son of ...

. The 2009 Breeders' Cup Turf earned him international respect. He opened up ten lengths and set fractions of 45 flat for the half mile and 1:09 1/5 for three quarters of a mile, unusually fast for a mile and a half race. Defending champion

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won the race by half a length. American turf writer

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has described this as one of the best losing performances in Breeders' Cup history. Presious Passion is considered exceptional for this style of running. Longer turf races are often won in a final dash in which closing speed is more important than early speed. Presious Passion, however, has become well known for his speed from the gate. According to trainer Mary Hartmann and regular rider

Elvis Trujillo Elvis Raúl Trujillo (born October 7, 1983, in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. He is known for being the King of Monm ...

, he refuses to rate and they let him run his own race. He often distances himself from the field by up to 20 lengths, as he did in the 2009 United Nations, and then fights in the stretch, either tiring from his early efforts or prevailing. Because of his unpredictable style, he has developed a strong fan base. Hartmann has said, "He is not a cheap suitcase. He doesn't fold." Presious Passion competed in the $5 million

Dubai Sheema Classic The Dubai Sheema Classic is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates open to thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above. It is run over a distance of 2,400 metres (approximately miles; 2410 metres since 2010) on the turf track at ...

(UAE-I) on March 27 in

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, finishing last. Since then, he has failed to return to his 2009 form, losing 3 straight races. Some attributed his 2010 form to the so-called "Dubai Bounce", the name given to the tendency for American thoroughbreds to regress in form due to the stress of traveling to and from the spring

Dubai World Cup The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place wher ...

championship races at

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. Others have suggested that he was no longer able to carry his speed as well as in previous years.

External links

Presious Passion's pedigree and racing stats
2003 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States Thoroughbred family 13-c