- Stevie Wonderboy
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Stevie Wonderboy
caption =
sire = Stephen Got Even
grandsire =A.P. Indy
dam = Heat Lightning
damsire =Summer Squall
sex = Stallion
foaled = 2003
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Chestnut
breeder = John Gunther, Tony Holmes, Walter Zent
owner = Merv Griffin Ranch Company
trainer =Doug O'Neill
record = 6: 3-2-1
earnings = $1,058,940
race =Del Mar Futurity (2005)Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2005)
awards= United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2005)
honours =
updated= June 11, 2007Stevie Wonderboy (foaled 2003 in
Kentucky ) is a retiredThoroughbred race horse. Competing in 2005, his performances that year, capped off by a win in the fall'sBreeders' Cup Juvenile , earned him theEclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse . Going into the 2006 racing season he was expected to be a contender for the U.S. Triple Crown. However, on February 7, 2006, it was announced that Stevie Wonderboy had suffered a hairline fracture in his ankle. On February 8, a screw was inserted in to his leg to correct the fracture. The announcement was made that he would not race in theKentucky Derby or any of the Triple Crown races. In July 2007, it was announced that Stevie Wonderboy had retired.Connections
Stevie Wonderboy is owned by the
Merv Griffin Ranch Company. He was bred in Kentucky by John Gunther, Tony Holmes and Walter Zent.Trained byDoug O'Neill , in all of his lifetime starts he was ridden byGarrett Gomez .Breeding
Stevie Wonderboy is the son of Stephen Got Even out of the mare Heat Lightning, a daughter of the
Storm Bird colt,Summer Squall . His grandsire is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee,A.P. Indy .His breeding line includes such notable horses as Secretariat,
Seattle Slew ,Bold Ruler andNorthern Dancer .Races
2006
*2nd,
San Rafael Stakes , Grade II,Santa Anita Park , January 14, 20062005
*1st,
Breeders' Cup Juvenile , Grade I,Belmont Park , October 29, 2005.
*1st,Del Mar Futurity , Grade II,Del Mar Racetrack , September 7, 2005.
*1st, Maiden,Del Mar Racetrack , August 6, 2005.
*3rd,Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes , Grade III,Hollywood Park Racetrack , July 16, 2005.
*2nd, Maiden, Hollywood Park Racetrack, June 18, 2005.References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/stevie+wonderboy Stevie Wonderboy's pedigree and racing stats]
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