Grand Slam (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename= Grand Slam


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sire= Gone West
grandsire= Mr. Prospector
dam= Bright Candles
damsire= El Gran Senor
sex= Stallion
foaled= 1995
country= United States flagicon|USA
colour= Dark Bay
breeder= Overbrook Farm
owner= Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack, David Cornstein, Michael Tabor, John Magnier
trainer= D. Wayne Lukas
record= 15: 4-5-2
earnings= $901,292
race= Champagne Stakes (1997)
Futurity Stakes (1997)
Peter Pan Stakes 1998
awards=
honours=
updated= December 3, 2007

Grand Slam (foaled 1995 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, the dark bay son of Gone West was purchased at the September 2006 Keeneland sale as a yearling for $300,000 by Robert & Christina Baker, William Mack and David Cornstein.

David Cornstien's wife Sheila named the colt after a bridge hand in which all 13 tricks are taken [ [http://breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=21150 Robert Baker and William Mack ] ] . In 1997 Coolmore Stud purchased half of the colt for $500,000.

A two-time Grade I winner as a juvenile, all four of the colt's career wins came over the dirt at Belmont Park [ [http://www.pedigreequery.com/grand+slam2 Grand Slam Horse Pedigree ] ] .

2 year old

At age 2, the colt won the Futurity Stakes in September and Champagne Stakes in October, both Grade I races. Then in the 1997 Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November at Hollywood Park, he suffered a cut in his left hind leg going into the first turn and did not finish the race. He would end up missing four months of racing in recovery of the injury [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E3D61638F936A15756C0A96E958260 HORSE RACING; Grand Slam Wins and Could Be a Belmont Threat - New York Times ] ] .

3 year old

His first start back from injury was at Santa Anita in the San Pedro Stakes where he finished sixth. A month later he finished third in the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland and in May he won the Peter Pan Stakes.

The colt failed to win another race in his career, although after a 7th place finish in the Belmont Stakes [ [http://horseracing.about.com/library/weekly/aa060798.htm 1998 Belmont Stakes Results - Horse Racing - 06/8/98 ] ] he managed a third place finish in the Haskell Invitational as well as second place finishes in the Swaps Stakes, Jerome Handicap, and 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs [ [http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-register/sr_sire_page.asp?refno=4010337&origin=singlesearch Stallion Register Online - Grand Slam ] ] .

Sire

The colt was retired to stud in after his 3-year-old campaign to Coolmore's Ashford Stud, his 2008 fee is $35,000. His progeny include Limehouse and 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Cajun Beat.

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