{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Silver Train , image = , caption = , sire = Old Trieste , grandsire = A.P. Indy , dam = Ridden In The Stars , damsire = Cormorant , sex = Stallion , foaled = February 11, 2002 , country = United States , colour =

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, breeder = Mulholland Farm , owner = Buckram Oak Farm , trainer = Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. , record = 17: 6-3-4 , earnings = $1,259,345 , race =

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(2006)

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(2005) , awards= , honours = , updated= July 22, 2007 Silver Train (foaled February 11, 2002) was an American

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racehorse. Bred by Joe Mulholland and family in

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, he was out of the

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Ridden In The Stars and sired by Old Trieste, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy. Purchased by the Buckram Oak Farm of

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, at age two Silver Train raced four times, winning once and finishing second twice. At age three in 2005, he won three times, including the Grade II

, plus had three third-place finishes. Ridden by

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in the most important win of his career, Silver Train overtook a tiring Lost in the Fog in midstretch and held off a fast charging Taste of Paradise to win the six furlong

at Belmont Park. Sold in 2006 to Four Roses Thoroughbreds, Silver Train won the Grade II

and the Grade I Metropolitan Mile. In October's

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, he ran a disappointing last in a five-horse field. Believing the horse might be out of his element in attempting a second straight win in the 2006 Breeders' Cup Sprint, trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. opted to run him in November's

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where he ran third to

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. Silver Train was then retired to stand at stud for the 2007 season at the Vinery Kentucky in Lexington. In 2011, Silver Train was purchased by HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC and moved to Northview PA. Silver Train was number one in winners among 2nd year sires in 2011.

References

Silver Train's pedigree and racing stats

Silver Train at the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory

Silver Train
2002 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Breeders' Cup Sprint winners Thoroughbred family 4-m