Waquoit
Waquoit (February 10, 1983–June 14, 2007)[1][2] was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won races at short and long distances en route to career earnings of more than $2.2 million.
| Waquoit | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Relaunch |
| Grandsire | In Reality |
| Dam | Grey Parlo |
| Damsire | Grey Dawn |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | February 10, 1983 |
| Died | June 14, 2007 (aged 24) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Gray |
| Breeder | Frank E. Mackle Jr. |
| Owner | Joseph Federico |
| Trainer | Guido Federico |
| Record | 30: 19-4-3 |
| Earnings | US$2,225,360 |
| Major wins | |
| Cape Cod Stakes (1985) Miles Standish Stakes (1985) Governor's Stakes (1985) Jamaica Handicap (1986) Yankee Handicap (1986) Brooklyn Handicap (1987, 1988) Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap (1987) Massachusetts Handicap (1987) William Almy Jr. Handicap (1987) Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (1988) Governor's Handicap (Suffolk Downs) (1988) | |
| Honours | |
| Waquoit Stakes at Suffolk Downs | |
Background edit
Standing close to seventeen hands, Waquoit was bred in Kentucky and sired by Relaunch, a multiple stakes winner who sired several top runners including two Breeders' Cup winners. Waquoit's dam was Grey Parlo, a daughter of Grey Dawn, the French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt who was the only horse to ever beat Sea-Bird and who became the leading broodmare sire in North America in 1990.
Waquoit was purchased at the 1984 Keeneland fall yearling sale for a very modest $15,000 by Joseph Federico, a Boston, Massachusetts building contractor and a native of Sulmona, in the Abruzzo Region of Italy. The colt was given the name of the village of Waquoit on Cape Cod.[3] He was trained by Guido Federico, the owner's cousin.
Racing career edit
Waquoit became known for his ability to run on muddy dirt tracks. He began racing from a base at Suffolk Downs in Boston. While he won several minor stakes as a two-year-old, during the latter part of his three-year-old campaign he began to show his true ability in October 1986 with wins in the Jamaica Handicap at New York's Belmont Park[4] followed by the Yankee Handicap at Suffolk Downs.[5] As a four-year-old in 1987, Waquoit won the Massachusetts Handicap in a thrilling stretch duel with Broad Brush. He also added the prestigious Brooklyn Handicap at Belmont Park.[6] He was voted Horse of the Year by members of the New England Turf Writers Association.[7]
Having been injured early in the year, Waquoit did not return to training until April 2, 1988. Making his first start on June 4, the now five-year-old Waquoit won the Governor's Handicap at Suffolk Downs by seven lengths. On July 24, he defeated Personal Flag to win his second consecutive edition of the Brooklyn Handicap.[8] On October 8, 1988, he scored a fifteen-length win in the mile and a half Jockey Club Gold Cup. [9] Waquoit was not nominated for the Breeders' Cup, so his owner paid a $360,000 supplemental fee in order to run him in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Classic. In the final start of his career, Waquoit finished third to Alysheba.[10]
Syndicated to stud edit
Syndicated for $3 million, beginning with the 1989 breeding season Waquoit stood at stud at the newly established Northview Stallion Station on acreage that had been Windfields Farm's Northview Annex at Chesapeake City, Maryland. [11] He sired 348 winners including thirty stakes race winners. Of his progeny, millionaire Grade 1 winner Halo America was the most successful on the track.[12] Through his daughter Ice Beauty, Waquoit was the damsire of Sweetnorthernsaint.[13]
Twenty-four-year-old Waquoit was euthanized due to infirmities brought on by old age on June 14, 2007, at Northview Stallion Station.[2]
Sire line tree edit
- Waquoit[14]
- Wicapi
- Crosspatch
- Buck Trout
- Docent
Pedigree edit
| Sire Relaunch gray 1976 | In Reality b. 1964 | Intentionally blk. 1956 | Intent |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Recipe | |||
| My Dear Girl ch. 1957 | Rough'n Tumble | ||
| Iltis | |||
| Foggy Note gr. 1965 | The Axe II gr. 1958 | Mahmoud* | |
| Blackball | |||
| Silver Song gr. 1957 | Royal Note | ||
| Beadah | |||
| Dam Grey Parlo gray 1977 | Grey Dawn II gr. 1962 | Herbager b. 1956 | Vandale |
| Flagette | |||
| Polamia gr. 1955 | Mahmoud* | ||
| Ampola | |||
| Parlomia ch. 1971 | Graustark ch. 1963 | Ribot | |
| Flower Bowl | |||
| Parlo ch. 1951 | Heliopolis | ||
| Fairy Palace (Family 1-c) |
* Waquoit is inbred 4S × 4D to the stallion Mahmoud, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
References edit
- ^ a b "Waquoit pedigree". Equineline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ a b "Maryland Stallion Waquoit Euthanized". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Boston Globe - September 7, 1986
- ^ Boston Globe - October 7, 1986 Waquoit Surprised Big Boys
- ^ Providence Journal - October 14, 1986 article titled Waquoit romps in Suffolk's Yankee
- ^ New York Times - July 26, 1987
- ^ Providence Journal - October 22, 1987
- ^ Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) - July 24, 1988
- ^ Toldo Blade - October 9, 1988
- ^ USA Today - November 3, 1988
- ^ Washington Post - November 2, 1988
- ^ Thoroughbred Times - June 18, 2007
- ^ "Sweetnorthernsaint Pedigree". Equineline.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ Maryland Stallion Waquoit Euthanized
- Waquoit’s pedigree and partial racing stats