#goldikova

[smarty-jones]

Goldikova

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[het-dolhuis]

[silly-fox-in-sox]

New golden age of racing?

I know I’m not the only one being reminded of the glory days lately, so here’s a look at the top turf females to run in the US from the last decade (2007-today)

Found(IRE)

(2012 Galileo(IRE) x Red Evie(IRE)) 6-11-3 (21) $7,610,405 photo: Coral

First 3yo filly to win the G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf

First Breeders’ Cup Turf winner to win the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Trioumphe

Worse than 3rd only once, won or placed in 12 G1 stakes around the world

won: G1 Prix Marcel Boussac, G3 Royal Whip, G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf, G3 Camelot, G1 Prix de l’Arc de Trioumphe

*Lady Eli

(2012 Divine Park x Sacre Coeur) 3-0-1 (4) $2,169,800 photo: Breeders’ Cup

Won her first 6 races including 4 graded stakes

Came back from laminitis to win a G1 

won: G3 Miss Grillo, G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, G3 Appalachian, G1 Belmont Oaks, G1 Flower Bowl

*Tepin

(2011 Bernstein x Life Happened) 13-5-1 (23) $4,437,918 photo: Paulick/Coady

First foreign horse to win the G1 Queen Anne at Royal Ascot

Had an 8 race win streak spanning 3 countries & 2 years

won: G3 Delta Downs Princess, G1 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (x2), G1 Just a Game, G1 First Lady, G1 Breeders’ Cup Mile, G3 Endeavour, G2 Hillsborough, G1 Jenny Wiley, G1 Queen Anne, G1 Woodbine Mile

*Miss Temple City

(2012 Temple City x Glittering Tax) 6-3-2 (16) $1,453,038 photo: Keeneland

First filly to win the G1 Makers Mile

Second filly to win the G1 Shadwell Mile

Only Miss Temple City & Wise Dan have won Keeneland’s signature races in the same year

won: G1 Makers 46 Mile, G1 Shadwell Turf Mile, G1 Matriarch

Goldikova (IRE)

(2005 Anabaa x Born Gold) 17-6-3 (27) $7,176,551 photo: Breeders’ Cup

First 3 time winner of a Breeders’ Cup race in the Mile

Champion in Europe and the US

won: G3 Prix Chloe, G1 Prix Rothschild (x4), G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, G1 Breeders’ Cup Mile (x3), G1 Falmouth, G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay, G1 Prix d’Ispahan (x2), G1 Queen Anne, G1 Prix de la Foret

* Still Active

While these 5 took things to another level, the supporting casts to their stars haven’t been too shabby - horses like Catch a Glimpse, Celestine, Dank, Stephanie’s Kitten, Dayatthespa, Stacelita, Zagora, Forevery Together, Wait a While, Mizdirection, Lady Shipman - kept things very interesting

[smarty-jones]

Goldikova

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[smarty-jones]

RIP Goldikova 💔

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[ofrosessusansandcarnations]

Well that's the first time I've heard Goldikova's name pronounced that way

[racinglegends]

Champion mare Goldikova's little full brother Anodin wins his debut under Olivier Peslier at Longchamp, April 2013.

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[afleetalexandra]

Speaking of Goldikova, let's check in with her little boy! The little colt, a yearling this year, had been given the name Goldikovic