Kodiak Kowboy

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Kodiak Kowboy
Sire Posse
Grandsire Silver Deputy
Dam Kokadrie
Damsire Coronado's Quest
Sex Stallion
Foaled 2005
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Hartwell Farm
Owner Vinery Stables & Fox Hill Farm
Trainer Steve Asmussen
Record 23: 11-4-3
Earnings $1,668,529
Major wins
Carter Handicap (2009)
Vosburgh Stakes (2009)
Cigar Mile Handicap (2009)
Awards
Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (2007)
American Champion Sprint Horse (2009)
Last updated on January 19, 2009

Kodiak Kowboy (foaled April 16, 2005 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farms and trained by Steve Asmussen. He was also trained by Larry Jones for part of his career. In 2007 he won a Sovereign Award as Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt.

Kodiak Kowboy is a multiple grade one winning horse and top class sprinter. In 2009, he was voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Sprint Horse (2009) for his victories in the Carter Handicap, Vosburgh Stakes and Cigar Mile Handicap.

He was retired to stud duty on November 28, 2009 and will stand at the Vinery in 2010 He entered stud this year at Dr. Tom Simon's Vinery near Lexington, Ky., as the property of a syndicate for a fee of $15,000.

March 6 Kodiak Kowboy has his first mare checked in foal, Frank Mancini’s Biogio’s Beauty, a multiple stakes-placed winner by top sire Distorted Humor.

Races (WIP)

Race Grade Finish Distance Track Date Jockey
Maiden Special Weight N/A 4th 2 Furlongs Woodbine April 29, 2007 Emma-Jayne Wilson
Maiden Special Weight N/A 1st 4 1/2 Furlongs Churchill May 26, 2007 Robby Albarado
Victoria Stakes N/A 1st 5 Furlongs Woodbine June 17, 2007 Emma-Jayne Wilson
Bashford Manor G3 1st 6 Furlongs Churchill July 7, 2007 Corey Lanerie
Saratoga Special Stakes G2 1st 6 1/2 Furlongs Saratoga Race Course August 16, 2007 Shaun Bridgmohan
Futurity Stakes G2 2nd 7 Furlongs Belmont Park September 15, 2007 Shaun Bridgmohan
Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1 3rd 1 1/16 Miles Monmouth Park October 27, 2007 John Velazquez
Allowance Optional Claiming N/A 1st 6 Furlongs Oaklawn Park

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