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Escena Final
Escena (foaled 1993 in Kentucky, died 2015) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse. She had her best season as a five-year-old in 1998 when her wins included the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, Breeders' Cup Distaff. In that season she was voted American Champion Older Female Horse at the Eclipse Awards. Background Bred and raced by Allen E. Paulson, Allen Paulson, she was out of the mare Claxton's Slew, a daughter of 1977 United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew. Her sire was the great international runner Strawberry Road, who was the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and the 1984 German Champion Older Male Horse. Strawberry Road also sired Allen Paulson's Champion filly and 1997 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Ajina. Escena was trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee William I. Mott. Racing career Escena raced from age two through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Strawberry Road
Strawberry Road (28 September 1979 – 1 June 1995) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who went on to race in Germany, France, the United States, and Japan. Bred in New South Wales, he was by the 'superbly-bred' Whiskey Road ( Nijinsky- Bowl of Flowers) out of Giftisa (by Rich Gift - a grandson of Nasrullah and Abernant). Racing career In Australia Trained by Doug Bougoure, Strawberry Road had two starts late in his two-year-old season before making a winning start to the new season on 11 August 1982, in the Queensland Maiden Handicap at Eagle Farm. Following a spell, he progressed from an Improvers to a Graduation with four wins in a row. Taken to Sydney, and stepped up to stakes company, he finished second to Marscay (the previous year's Golden Slipper winner) in the Hobartville Stakes, and, after two further lead-up runs, recorded his first Group One wins in the Rosehill Guineas and the AJC Derby. Back in Queensland, following a brief let-up, Strawb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |