Woodcarver (horse)

Woodcarver
Woodcarver
Sire	Woodman
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Sharpening Up
Damsire	Sharpen Up
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1996
Country	Canada
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Gustav Schickedanz
Owner	Gustav Schickedanz
Trainer
Record	9: 3-2-1
Earnings	$455,126
Major wins
	Queenston Stakes (1999) Canadian Triple Crown series:; Queen's Plate (1999)
Honours
	Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1999)
	Last updated on September 1, 2007

Woodcarver (April 9, 1996 - September 10, 1999) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1999 won Canada's most important race, the Queen's Plate, and was voted the Sovereign Award as that year's Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.^[1]

Bred by Gus Schickedanz at his farm near Nobleton, Ontario, Woodcarver was raced by his owner. His sire was Woodman, a Champion 2-year-old colt in Ireland who was a son of the influential American Champion sire, Mr. Prospector. Woodman also sired Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Hansel as well as Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Preakness Stakes winner, Timber Country.^[2]

Trained and ridden by future Hall of Fame inductees, Woodcarver was race conditioned by and had Mickey Walls aboard for his wins in the Queenston Stakes and the Queen's Plate.^[3]

On September 10, 1999, Woodcarver had to be humanely euthanized after taking a misstep during a morning workout which resulted in a badly broken leg.^[4]

Pedigree[]

Pedigree of Woodcarver, gray colt, 1996
Sire Woodman	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native	Native Dancer
		Raise a Native	Raise You
		Gold Digger	Nashua
		Gold Digger	Sequence
	Playmate	Buckpasser	Tom Fool
		Buckpasser	Busanda
		Intriguing	Swaps
		Intriguing	Glamour
Dam Sharpening Up	Sharpen Up	Atan	Native Dancer
		Atan	Mixed Marriage
		Rocchetta	Rockefella
		Rocchetta	Chambiges
	Twisp	Dancer's Image	Native Dancer
		Dancer's Image	Noor's Image
		Junonia	Sun Again
		Junonia	Pavonia (family: 1-h)

References[]

^ jockeyclubcanada.com Past Award Winners Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Woodcarver". Equibase Co LLC. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
^ 2018 Woodbine Media Guide Archived October 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Queen's Plate Winner Dead". Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN), page 2. 1999-09-11. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[1] jockeyclubcanada.com Past Award Winners Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Woodcarver". Equibase Co LLC. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

[3] 2018 Woodbine Media Guide Archived October 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Queen's Plate Winner Dead". Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN), page 2. 1999-09-11. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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