Gentlemen (horse)
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| Gentlemen | ||
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| Sire: | Robin des Bois | |
| Grandsire: | Nureyev | |
| Dam: | Elegant Glance | |
| Damsire: | Loose Cannon | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1992 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Colour: | Chestnut | |
| Breeder: | Not found | |
| Owner: | Applebite Farms | |
| Trainer: | Richard Mandella | |
| Record: | 24: 13-4-2 | |
| Earnings: | US$3,608,558 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Gran Premio Nacional (1995) Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (1995) Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (1995) Bay Meadows Handicap (1996) Native Diver Handicap (1996) Citation Handicap (1996) Pimlico Special (1997) Hollywood Gold Cup (1997) Pacific Classic Stakes (1997) San Antonio Handicap (1997 & 1998) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| Argentine Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1995) Timeform rating: 136 Beyer Speed Figure: 121 |
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Infobox last updated on: December 18, 2006. |
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Gentlemen (born 1992) is Argentine Thoroughbred racehorse who was the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Argentina and who then raced successfully in the United States.
Bred in Argentina, Gentlemen's grandsire was Nureyev, a son of the top sire of the 20th Century, Northern Dancer. Racing at age three in 1995, Gentlemen won the Gran Premio Nacional, (Argentine Derby), the Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine 1000 Guineas) and the Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas (Argentine 2000 Guineas).
Brought to race in the United States in 1996, under California trainer Richard Mandella Gentlemen met with considerable success. Among his important victories. Gentlemen captured the 1996 Pimlico Special at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland and the 1997 Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic Stakes in California. He was also second to Wagon Limit in the 1998 Jockey Club Gold Cup but ahead of third place finisher, Skip Away.
In 1999, Gentlemen began stud duty at Walmac Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he met with only modest success. He has since moved to Applebite Farms in French Camp, California.
