Outstandingly (March 25, 1982 – October 10, 2003) was an American

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racehorse who was voted an

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as the

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of 1984.

Background

Bred and raced by Louis and Patrice Wolfson's Harbor View Farm, Outstandingly was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees

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and Laz Barrera.

Racing career

Racing in California at age two, Outstandingly won the

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Hollywood Starlet Stakes followed by the first running of the

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hosted by

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when Fran's Valentine was disqualified. Her performances set an earnings record for two-year-old fillies of $867872. Outstandingly won only once in seven starts as a three-year-old but came back at age four in 1986 with five wins under new trainer Laz Barrera, two of which were in graded stakes races. At age five she made two starts, winning once and was then retired to

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duty.

Breeding record

In foal to Caro, Outstandingly was sold by the Wolfsons in November 1988 at the

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sale. She drew the auction's highest price at US$1,150,000, paid by

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. As a broodmare, the top runner among her foals was her daughter Sensation (b. 1993) who in 1996 won the

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and Prix de Sandringham in

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, and the Falmouth Stakes in

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for owner

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. Reported to be suffering from chronic

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, on October 10, 2003 the 21-year-old Outstandingly was humanely

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at Gainsborough Farm near

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References

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