Turkoman (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Turkoman


caption =
sire = Alydar
grandsire = Raise a Native
dam = Taba
damsire = Table Play
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1982
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Dark Brown
breeder = Corbin J. Robertson
owner = Saron Stable
trainer = Gary Jones
record = 22: 8-8-3
earnings = $2,146,924
race = Affirmed Handicap (1985)
Widener Handicap (1986)
Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (1986)
Oaklawn Handicap (1986)
Tallahassee Handicap (1986)
awards= U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1986)
honours =
updated= December 15, 2007

Turkoman (foaled in 1982 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. Owned and bred by Corbin J. Robertson, he was sired by 1989 United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee Alydar out of the Table Play mare, Taba, who was the Champion 2 year old Filly in Argentina.

Raced under Corbin J. Robertson's Saron Stable banner, Turkoman was trained by Gary Jones. He was lightly raced at two, winning only a six furlong maiden race at Hollywood Park.

At three, he won the Grade III Affirmed Handicap, placed second in the Grade I Travers Stakes, second in the Grade I Swaps Stakes, second in the California Derby and third in the Breeders' Cup Classic behind Precisionist and winner, Skywalker.

At four, he came into his own, beating Preakness Stakes winner Gate Dancer in both the Widener Handicap and the Oaklawn Handicap, and outdueling Pecisionist down the stretch for a win in the Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap to clinch the U.S. Champion Older Male Horse for 1986.

Retirement

Upon retirement in 1987, Turkoman was initially sent to Circle H Ranch in California and then relocated in 2004 to Mira Loma Thoroughbred Farm where he stood at stud until the farm closed in 2006. He is currently at E. A. Ranches in Santa Ysabel, California, where he stands for a private fee.

He is a successful sire with graded stakes race winners Turk Passer, Man From Wicklow, Peruvian 3 year old Champion Captain Garfio, Personal Merit, and Miss Turkana.

As a broodmare sire, he has sired Turko's Turn, dam of 2001 United States Horse of the Year Point Given, and Turkish Tryst, dam of Hard Spun, second in the 2007 Kentucky Derby.

Resources

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/turkoman Pedigree & Partial Stats]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/stallion-directory/search_results.aspx?sf1=Turkoman TB Times Stallion Directory Turkoman]
* [http://www.thoroughbredinfo.com/showcase/turkoman.htm Turkoman Pic Info]

External links

* [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061101/news_1s1farmsbox.html San Diego Breeders Turkoman]