Cause to Believe
Cause to Believe | |
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Sire | Maria's Mon |
Grandsire | Wavering Monarch |
Dam | Imaginary Cat |
Damsire | Storm Cat |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2003 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Gray |
Breeder | Overbrook Farm |
Owner | & Peter Abruzzo |
Trainer | Jerry Hollendorfer |
Record | 17: 6-4-2 |
Earnings | $421,543 |
Major wins | |
Mill Valley Stakes (2005) El Camino Real Derby (2006) California Derby (2006) |
Cause to Believe (foaled February 11, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a contender for the U.S. Triple Crown in 2006.
Cause to Believe was bred by Overbrook Farm. He is the son of Maria's Mon, the 1995 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Out of the mare Imaginary Cat, a daughter of Storm Cat, his breeding line includes such notable horses as Northern Dancer, Secretariat and Majestic Prince.
Cause to Believe was purchased by Vancouver, British Columbia businessman for $30,000 at the 2005 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. In early 2006, Redekop sold a 25% interest in the horse to Chicago businessman, Peter Abruzzo.
The colt was trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and ridden by Russell Baze.
Races[]
Finish | Race | Distance | Track | Condition |
13th | Kentucky Derby | One and One-Quarter Miles | Churchill Downs | Fast |
3rd | Illinois Derby | One and One-Eighth Miles | Hawthorne Race Course | Fast |
1st | California Derby | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Golden Gate Fields | Fast |
1st | El Camino Real Derby | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Bay Meadows | Fast |
2nd | San Miguel Stakes | Six Furlongs | Santa Anita Park | Fast |
1st | Mill Valley Stakes | Six Furlongs | Golden Gate Fields | Fast |
1st | Bay Meadows Juvenile | One Mile | Bay Meadows | Fast |
1st | Cavonnier Juvenile | Five and One-Half Furlongs | Sonoma County Fair | Fast |
2nd | Malcom Anderson Stakes | Five Furlongs | Golden Gate Fields | Fast |
1st | Maiden | Four and One-Half Furlongs | Golden Gate Fields | Fast |
2nd | Maiden | Four and One-Half Furlongs | Golden Gate Fields | Fast |
References[]
- 2003 racehorse births
- Thoroughbred family 14-c
- Racehorses bred in Kentucky
- Racehorses trained in the United States