- Johannesburg (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Johannesburg
caption =
sire = Hennessy
grandsire =Storm Cat
dam = Myth
damsire = Ogygian
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1999
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = W. G. Lyster III & Jayeff 'B' Stables
owner =Michael Tabor &Sue Magnier
trainer =Aidan O'Brien
record = 10: 7-1-0
earnings = US$1,014,584
race = Norfolk Stakes (2001)Anglesey Stakes (2001)Phoenix Stakes (2001)Prix Morny (2001)Middle Park Stakes (2001)Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2001)
awards= European Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2001)
United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2001)
honours =
updated= April 1, 2007Johannesburg (foaled on
February 23 1999 ) is a Kentucky-bredUnited States andEurope an ChampionThoroughbred racehorse. He was trained byAidan O'Brien atBallydoyle , and now stands at stud for the giant Irish breederCoolmore Stud . During the Northern Hemisphere breeding season, he stands at Coolmore's American farm,Ashford Stud , nearVersailles, Kentucky , and shuttles to CoolmoreAustralia nearJerry's Plains, New South Wales for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.Johannesburg was unbeaten as a 2-year-old, winning 7 races, 4 of them Group 1s, including the
Phoenix Stakes ,Prix Morny ,Middle Park Stakes andBreeders' Cup Juvenile , with a devastating display in the latter. For his performance in the 2001 racing season he earned the Cartier Award for Two-Year-Old European Champion Colt.He had 3 starts as a 3-year-old, none of which he was successful in, including an 8th place finish in the
Kentucky Derby and 9th in theSt. James's Palace Stakes .Retired to stand at stud at Ashford Stud his first crop of 2-year-olds competed in 2006, with 3 of his 14 runners winning
Graded stakes race s, including the Group 2 winner Hamoody andScat Daddy , winner of the 2007 Grade IFlorida Derby .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/johannesburg Johannesburg's pedigree and racing stats]
Pedigree
name = Johannesburg
f = Hennessy
m = Myth
ff =Storm Cat
fm = Island Kitty
mf = Ogygian
mm = Yarn
fff =Storm Bird
ffm = Terlingua
fmf = Hawaii
fmm = T. C. Kitten
mff = Damascus
mfm = Gonfalon
mmf =Mr. Prospector
mmm = Narrate
ffff =Northern Dancer
fffm = South Ocean
ffmf = Secretariat
ffmm = Crimson Sun
fmff = Utrilo II
fmfm = Ethane
fmmf = Tom Cat
fmmm = Needlebug
mfff =Sword Dancer
mffm = Kerala
mfmf = Francis S
mfmm = Grand Splendor
mmff =Raise a Native
mmfm = Gold Digger
mmmf =Honest Pleasure
mmmm = State|
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