- Bayakoa
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Bayakoa
caption =
sire = Consultants Bid
grandsire =Bold Bidder
dam = Arlucea
damsire = Good Manners
sex = Mare
foaled = 1984
country =Argentina flagicon|Argentina
colour = Bay
breeder = Haras Principal
owner = Janis & Frank Whitham
trainer =Ron McAnally
record = 39: 29-1-0
earnings = $2,861,701
race =Grand Prix Palermo (1987)Ruffian Handicap (1989)Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1989)Apple Blossom Handicap (1989)
Vanity Invitational Handicap (1989)Breeders' Cup wins:Breeders' Cup Distaff (1989, 1990)
awards= U.S. Champion Older Female Horse (1989 & 1990)
honours = United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1998)
#95 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th CenturyBayakoa Handicap atHollywood Park Racetrack
updated= November 20, 2006Bayakoa (1984-1997) is a
Thoroughbred Championracehorse bred inArgentina . A descendant of the very important sireNearco through both her sire and dam, after racing successfully in Argentina, Bayakoa was sold to Americans, Janis and Frank Whitham.Racing in the United states, she was trained by U.S. Hall of Famer
Ron McAnally . She won the 1989 and 1990Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Female Horse , winning theBreeders' Cup Distaff in both of those years.Bayakoa is ranked Number 95 in
Blood-Horse magazine 's top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century.Retired to
broodmare duty, she produced four foals: Trinity Place (m. 1992, byStrawberry Road ), De Sarmiento (c. 1993, bySeattle Slew ), Morocha (m. 1995, by Kris S.), and Arlucea (m. 1997, by Broad Brush), before her death fromlaminitis (foundered) in 1997.Bayakoa was inducted into the
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1998.External links
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/bayakoa Bayakoa's pedigree, with photo]
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