Swift Temper (foaled 2004 in
Kentucky) is an American
Thoroughbred 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 ...
. Bred by Richard Nip, she was out of the winning mare
Glasgow's Gold, a daughter of
Seeking the Gold
Seeking The Gold (April 7, 1985 – July 28, 2016) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and a successful sire.
Background and Family
Seeking The Gold, a bay colt, was bred in Kentucky by Ogden Phipps, who also owned him. One of numerous t ...
. A son of Mr Prospector, she was sired by
Giant's Causeway, the 2000
European Horse of the Year and son of Storm Cat.
Swift Temper is owned by
Mark H. Stanley and trained by
Dale Romans. The Chestnut mare made a surge on the racing environment when she won the
Delaware Handicap over Icon Project. After coming off of a well beaten second in the grade one
Personal Ensign Stakes, just 13 days after she won the
Ruffian Handicap
The Ruffian Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares ages four-years-old and older run over a distance of one mile on a dirt track scheduled annually in early May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Race history ...
. Made 3:5 betting favorite in the Spinster Stakes at keenland, she was beaten by longshot
Muska.
References
Stats and Bio NTRA
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2004 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 14-c
Racehorses bred in Kentucky
Racehorses trained in the United States