Tiznow

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Tiznow


caption = Tiznow standing at Winstar Farms, Kentucky
sire = Cees' Tizzy
grandsire = Relaunch
dam = Cees' Song
damsire = Seattle Song
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1997
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Brown
breeder = Cecilia Straub-Rubens
owner = Michael Cooper
Cecilia Straub-Rubens
trainer = Jay M. Robbins
record = 15:8-4-2
earnings = $6,427,830
race = Breeders' Cup Classic (2000 & 2001)
Super Derby (2000)
Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000)
Affirmed Handicap (2000)
Santa Anita Handicap (2001)
San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (2001)
awards= American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2000)
American Horse of the Year (2000)
NTRA "Moment of the Year" (2000, 2001)
American Champion Older Male Horse (2001)
honours =
updated= CURRENTTIME, CURRENTDAYNAME CURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTDAY CURRENTYEAR (UTC)

Tiznow (foaled March 12, 1997 in California) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owned by Michael L. Cooper and Cee's Stable.

Pedigree

Tiznow, bred by the late Cecelia Straub Rubens, is out of the Seattle Song mare Cee's Song. His sire is Cee's Tizzy. He was trained by Jay Robbins and ridden by Chris McCarron.

Racing

Tiznow was noted for his toughness on the dirt. In fifteen starts, Tiznow won 8 times, placed 4 times, and came in third twice. Over his career he won $6,427,830.

At 3, he won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), beating Irish champion Giant's Causeway, Kentucky Derby winner, Fusaichi Pegasus, and Lemon Drop Kid. He also won the Super Derby (G1), Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap (G2), Affirmed Handicap (G3), and was second in the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) and Swaps Stakes (G1).

When he was 4, he again won the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), beating Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sakhee. He also won the Santa Anita Handicap (G1), the San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (G2), placed in the Strub Stakes (G2), and was third in the Woodward Stakes (G1) and the Goodwood Breeders' Cup (G2).

At stud

At stud his fee is relatively low in 2008 ($30,000 for a live foal) as his pedigree is unusual for a great horse; he is one of the few modern Thoroughbreds whose sire line does not end at the Darley Arabian, ending instead at the Godolphin Arabian. (However, his full brother Budroyale also came second in the Breeders' Cup Classic.) Tiznow nonetheless has made a reasonably promising start to his career as a stallion. As a freshman sire, Tiznow sired 2005 Eclipse Award champion juvenile filly Folklore, who won the 2005 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

Tiznow is the sire of 2008 Belmont Stakes champion Da'Tara. The bay colt scored a gate-to-wire upset over Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown, who was eased in the stretch and finished last.

Other top performers include Tough Tiz’s Sis, Da'Tara, Slew's Tizzy, Colonel John, Miss Tizzynow, Liquidity, Sweet Sugaree, Outrageous Limit, Bear Now, Tizthen, Sure Why Not, Tis a Man, etc.

In 2006, Champion sire Tiznow's 2-year-olds sold for $350,000-500,000. His yearlings sold for $200,000-300,000. Mares in foal sold for $300,000-1,600,000.

Tiznow is the #1 First-crop covering sire and #1 first-crop weanling sire.

Tiznow stands at Winstar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. [http://www.winstarfarm.com/stallions/default.aspx?pg=indi&stallionid=4]

Pedigree

Pedigree
name = Tiznow
inf =
f = Cee's Tizzy
1987
m = Cee's Song
1986
ff = Relaunch
1976
fm = Tizly
1981
mf = Seattle Song
1981
mm = Lonely Dancer
1975
fff = In Reality
ffm = Foggy Note
fmf = Lyphard
fmm = Tizna
mff = Seattle Slew
mfm = Incantation
mmf = Nice Dancer
mmm = Sleep Lonely
ffff = Intentionally
fffm = My Dear Girl
ffmf = The Axe
ffmm = Silver Song
fmff = Northern Dancer
fmfm = Goofed
fmmf = Trevieres
fmmm = Noris
mfff = Bold Reasoning
mffm = My Charmer
mfmf = Prince Blessed
mfmm = Magic Spell
mmff = Northern Dancer
mmfm = Nice Princess
mmmf = Pia Star
mmmm = Sulenan (F-No.26)|

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/tiznow Tiznow's pedigree]
* [http://www.bloodhorse.com/eclipsewinners/pdf/2004_3-Year-Old_Male.pdf Tiznow: Three-year-old Male of the Year]
* [http://www.winstarfarm.com/ WinStar Farm]
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=5902 NTRA bio of WinStar Farm]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/breeders_cup/default.asp Thoroughbred Times]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/1624020.stm BBC News]
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Champs/AmChamp3yoMale.html America's Champion Three-Year-Old Males]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/stallion-directory/stallion.aspx?stallion_no=4322623 TB Times Stallion Registry Tiznow]