Prized (May 20, 1986 – July 20, 2014) is an American

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racehorse.

Background

Prized was bred in

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by Meadowbrook Farm who raced him in partnership with Clover Racing Stable. He was by the very successful sire

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, a son of Epsom Derby winner

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, and out of the

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My Turbulent Miss.

Racing career

Trained by Neil Drysdale, Prized won the

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Molson Million on dirt. Prized won the 1989 Breeders' Cup Turf in his first start on

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. His other most notable victory was a win over Sunday Silence in the 1989 Grade II Swaps Stakes..

Stud record

Prized was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion: he is the sire of multiple stakes winner Brass Hat and dual Auckland Cup winner Prize Lady.

Pedigree

References

1986 racehorse births 2014 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Florida Racehorses trained in the United States Breeders' Cup Turf winners Thoroughbred family 8-c {{racehorse-stub