- Brass Hat
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Brass Hat
caption = Brass Hat in theSuffolk Downs paddock before the
start of the 2007Massachusetts Handicap
sire =Prized
grandsire =Kris S.
dam = Brassy
damsire =Dixie Brass
sex =Gelding
foaled = 2001
country =United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder =Fred F. Bradley
owner = Fred F. Bradley
trainer = William "Buff" Bradley
record = 25-8-5-1 (ongoing)
earnings = $1,761,814 (ongoing)
race =Indiana Derby (2004)Ohio Derby (2004)Rushaway Stakes (2004)New Orleans Handicap (2006)Donn Handicap (2006)Massachusetts Handicap (2007)
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updated= September 28, 2007Brass Hat (foaled May 22, 2001 in
Kentucky ) is an AmericanThoroughbred racehorse. He is out of the mare Brassy and sired byPrized , winner of the 1989Breeders' Cup Turf and a son of the highly successful sireKris S .Bred and raced by
Fred F. Bradley ofFrankfort, Kentucky , Brass Hat is trained by his son William "Buff" Bradley. After a successful three-year-old season in 2004, Brass Hat won once in two starts in 2005. In 2006 he won two of four starts. He set a newGulfstream Park track record of 1:47.79 for 9furlong s in the Grade IDonn Handicap . He finished second toElectrocutionist in the March 25thDubai World Cup but was disqualified after a post-race test revealed trace amounts of the banned drug methyl prednisolone acetate. While owner Fred Bradley did not dispute the positive test, he asserted that the therapeutic medication given the horse 28 days prior to the World Cup was well within the guidelines put out by the Emirates Racing Association. The disqualification was upheld on appeal. In mid summer, Brass Hat suffered asesamoid fracture that kept him out of racing for several months.Returning to the track in 2007, Brass Hat set another track record at
Churchill Downs , winning an 8.5 furlong race in 1:41.27. He then finished eighth in theWhitney Handicap and sixth in theWoodward Stakes atSaratoga Race Course but returned to winning form in September when he captured theMassachusetts Handicap .References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/brass+hat Brass Hat's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.brasshat.us/ Brass Hat's official website]
* [http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34163 June 27, 2006 Bloodhorse.com article titled "Emirates Appeals Panel Upholds Brass Hat Disqualification"]
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