Star Over The Bay (foaled February 5, 1998, in
Florida
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- died in
Singapore
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on May 15, 2005) was a
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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who rose from the claimer ranks and earned more than $700,000.
In early 2004, at age five, the light gray was
claimed
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at
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. Under the guidance of new trainer Mike Mitchell, he soon won three consecutive graded
turf
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races, including the 2004 Grade II
Sunset Handicap
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in a wire-to-wire effort. Star Over The Bay's biggest win came in the January 2005 running of the
Sunshine Millions Turf {{primary sources, date=April 2010
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at
Santa Anita Park
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under
Eclipse Award
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An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division that is made by a few small selected American ...
-winning
jockey
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Tyler Baze
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.
On May 15, 2005, at age seven, Star Over The Bay fractured his right foreleg (
sesamoid
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). He was near the front of the field at the half mile pole in the
Grade I
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US$1.8 million (SGD $3 million)
Singapore Airlines International Cup The Singapore Airlines International Cup was a Group 1 flat horse race in Singapore which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Kranji over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place ea ...
at
Kranji Racecourse
The Singapore Racecourse/ Singapore Turf Club is a venue for thoroughbred horse racing, situated in Kranji, next to the Kranji MRT station. Built and operated by the Singapore Turf Club, it opened on 4 March 2000, replacing the Bukit Timah Race Co ...
when he broke down. He was humanely
euthanized
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on the track. Mitchell said: ""I saw Tyler pulling him up and didn't realize how bad it was until he came back crying. If I could have just brought him back and retired him, I would feel so much better."
[Cal Racing, 12-7-07]
References
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Star Over The Bay’s pedigree plus photoMitchell responds to Star Over The Bay's deathMitchell's NTRA bioG Racing NTRA bioThe Daily Racing Form on Star Over The Bay
1998 racehorse births
2005 racehorse deaths
Racehorses trained in the United States
Racehorses bred in Florida
Horses who died from racing injuries