Mister Frisky
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| Mister Frisky | |
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| Sire | Marsayas |
| Grandsire | Damascus |
| Dam | Frisky Flyer |
| Damsire | Highest Tide |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1987 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Newchance Farm |
| Owner | Solymar Stud |
| Trainer | J. M. Guengo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) Laz Barrera (USA) |
| Record | 20: 16-1-2 |
| Earnings | $689,393 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Clasico Santiago Iglesias Pantin (1990) Clasico Juan Orlando Herrero (1990) Clasic Dia de Reyes (1990) San Vicente Stakes (1990) San Rafael Stakes (1990) Santa Anita Derby (1990) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Puerto Rican Horse of the Year (1989) | |
| Honours | |
| Puerto Rican Racing Hall of Fame (1991) Clasico Mister Frisky at Camarero Race Track |
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| Infobox last updated on: August 31, 2007. | |
Mister Frisky (foaled April 2, 1987 in Florida) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully in Puerto Rico and California. Bred in Florida by Newchance Farm, he was out of the dam Frisky Flyer, by Highest Tide. His sire was Marsayas, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Damascus.
Mister Frisky was Puerto Rico's 1989 Champion Imported Two-year-old Colt and Puerto Rico's Horse of the Year. He recorded impressive victories in the Clasico Santiago Iglesias Pantin PR-III and Clasico Juan Orlando Herrero PR-II. He then broke the 7F track record by 4/5 of a second winning the PR-III Clasico Dia de Reyes on January 6, 1990. He won impressively by more than 10 lengths. After that he was taken to the United States of America to compete in the well known "Derby-preps" to try to achieve what Bold Forbes did back in 1976. Mister Frisky scored impressive victories at Santa Anita Park in California. He won the San Vicente Stakes and the grade II San Rafael Stakes then after winning the 1990 Santa Anita Derby he was considered the early favorite for one of the World's most prestigious races: the Kentucky Derby.
Going into the Kentucky Derby, his winning streak of 16 consecutive races was at risk. No other horse ever has an unbeaten streak like this one going into the Derby.* He finished eighth as the post time betting favorite. Two weeks later, he ran third behind winner Summer Squall in the Preakness Stakes. A few days after the race an abscess was found in his esophagus. His life was in jeopardy, but he pulled through. It is believed that this lesion contributed to his losses in the Derby and Preakness. He was named Puerto Rico's 1990 champion imported 3yo colt. He reapeared in August of the next year finishing third in a sprint race at Del Mar. Finally, four weeks later, August 31, he was a runner up to the previous year's Belmont Stakes winner, Go And Go. He never raced again.
(*As of 2008, he shares this honor with four other horses: Citation, Cigar, Hallowed Dreams and Pepper's Pride.)
He was retired with a life record of 20 Starts, 16 wins, a second place and twice third. With earnings ascending to $689,393. He set 2 new track records and equalled another one at El Comandante race track, including 1:21 3/5 for 1400m. He was inducted to the Puerto Rican Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame in 1991.
Retired to stud duty in the U.S., Mister Frisky notably has sired Frisk Me Now, a multiple Graded stakes race winner whose victories include the Flamingo Stakes, Ohio and Pennsylvania Derbys, and the Suburban, Widener, Philip H. Iselin and the Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicaps.
In 1996, Mister Frisky was sent to stand at stud in Australia. The Australian Thoroughbred Breeders Club Library in Windsor, New South Wales has a stallion promotional video of Mister Frisky on file.
The Clasico Mister Frisky is held in his honor annually at the Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico.
