Relaunch (horse)

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Relaunch (March 16, 1976 – November 5, 1996)^[1] was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Background[]

Relaunch was a gray horse bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm & Taylor Made Farms. During his racing career he was owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by John H. Adams.

Racing career[]

Relaunch won five of his eighteen starts, including the Del Mar Derby and the La Jolla Handicap in 1979.

Stud record[]

Relauch is best remembered as a sire at Wimbledon Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

Relaunch was the sire of:

• Launch a Pegasus (b. 1982) - won Grade I Widener Handicap
• Skywalker (b. 1982) - won Santa Anita Derby (1985), Breeders' Cup Classic (1986). Career earnings of US$2,226,750
• Waquoit (b. 1983) - multiple Grade I winner who retired with earnings of US$2,225,360
• One Dreamer (b. 1988) - won 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff
• Honour and Glory (b. 1993) - millionaire multiple stakes winner
• (b. 1995) - won United Nations Handicap (2001), Man o' War Handicap (2001, 2002), Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2001, 2002). Career earnings: US$2,660,543

Relaunch was also the grandsire of Hall of Fame inductee Tiznow and damsire of Ghostzapper, the 2004 World's Top Ranked Horse, as well as the damsire of Real Shadai, the 1993 Leading sire in Japan.

Relaunch died on November 5, 1996, of colic.^[1]

Pedigree[]

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