- Boston Harbor (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Boston Harbor
caption =
sire = Capote
grandsire =Seattle Slew
dam = Harbor Springs
damsire = Vice Regent
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1994
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder =Overbrook Farm
owner = Overbrook Farm
trainer =D. Wayne Lukas
record = 8: 6-1-0
earnings = $1,934,605
race =Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1996)Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (1996)Bashford Manor Stakes (1996)
Breeders' Cup wins:Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1996)
awards= U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1996)
honours =
updated= September 5, 2007Boston Harbor (foaled 1994 in
Kentucky ) is an AmericanThoroughbred racehorse. Bred by William T. Young'sOverbrook Farm near Lexington, Boston Harbor was a son of Capote who won the 1996Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was voted tat year's U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt.Trained by
D. Wayne Lukas , Boston Harbor had a spectacular two-year-old season in which he won six times and finished second once in his seven starts. That year, his sweep of four Kentucky stakes races earned the colt an extra million dollars in bonus money. Ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Famejockey , Jerry Bailey, Boston Harbor capped off 1996 with his fourth straight win, capturing theBreeders' Cup Juvenile , run that year atWoodbine Racetrack inToronto ,Canada . His performances earned him 1996 U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt honors and his earnings of $1,928,605 set a new record for juveniles.Boston Harbor raced only once at age three, finishing off the board. A severe leg injury ended his racing career and he was retired to stud duty at his owner's Overbrook Farm in Kentucky. In the fall of 2001, Boston Harbor was sent to breeders in
Japan and is standing at the renownedShizunai Stallion Station inHokkaidō . Among Boston Harbor's notable progeny is the millionaire colt,Cafe Bostonian , and the multiple stakes winning millionairefilly ,Healthy Addiction . He is also the damsire ofSealy Hill , who in 2007 was votedCanadian Horse of the Year .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/boston+harbor Boston Harbor's pedigree and partial racing stats]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.