Stevie Wonderboy
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Stevie Wonderboy | |
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Sire | Stephen Got Even |
Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
Dam | Heat Lightning |
Damsire | Summer Squall |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2003 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | John Gunther, Tony Holmes, Walter Zent |
Owner | Merv Griffin Ranch Company |
Trainer | Doug O'Neill |
Record | 6: 3-2-1 |
Earnings | $1,058,940 |
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
Major Racing Wins | |
Del Mar Futurity (2005) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2005) |
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Racing Awards | |
United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2005) | |
Infobox last updated on: June 11, 2007. |
Stevie Wonderboy (foaled 2003 in Kentucky) is a retired Thoroughbred race horse. Competing in 2005, his performances that year, capped off by a win in the fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile, earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse. Going into the 2006 racing season he was expected to be a contender for the U.S. Triple Crown. However, on February 7, 2006, it was announced that Stevie Wonderboy had suffered a hairline fracture in his ankle. On February 8, a screw was inserted in to his leg to correct the fracture. The announcement was made that he would not race in the Kentucky Derby or any of the Triple Crown races. In July 2007, it was announced that Stevie Wonderboy had retired.
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[edit] Connections
Stevie Wonderboy is owned by the Merv Griffin Ranch Company. He was bred in Kentucky by John Gunther, Tony Holmes and Walter Zent. Trained by Doug O'Neill, in all of his lifetime starts he was ridden by Garrett Gomez.
[edit] Breeding
Stevie Wonderboy is the son of Stephen Got Even out of the mare Heat Lightning, a daughter of the Storm Bird colt, Summer Squall. His grandsire is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P. Indy.
His breeding line includes such notable horses as Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Bold Ruler and Northern Dancer.
[edit] Races
[edit] 2006
- 2nd, San Rafael Stakes, Grade II, Santa Anita Park, January 14, 2006
[edit] 2005
- 1st, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Grade I, Belmont Park, October 29, 2005.
- 1st, Del Mar Futurity, Grade II, Del Mar Racetrack, September 7, 2005.
- 1st, Maiden, Del Mar Racetrack, August 6, 2005.
- 3rd, Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes, Grade III, Hollywood Park Racetrack, July 16, 2005.
- 2nd, Maiden, Hollywood Park Racetrack, June 18, 2005.