Thor's Echo

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Thor's Echo


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sire = Swiss Yodeler
grandsire = Eastern Echo
dam = Helen of Troy
damsire = Mr. Integrity
sex = Gelding
foaled = 2002
country = United States
colour = Chestnut
breeder = Fast Lane Farms, Carleton Block & Harry Forman
owner = 1) Royce S. Jaime & Pablo Suarez
2) Sheikh Rashid (2007)
trainer = Douglas F. O'Neill
record = 20: 5-4-5
earnings = $2,416,990
race = WinStar Derby (2005)
Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash (2006)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Sprint (2006)
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Thor's Echo (foaled February 19, 2002 in California) is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse best known for becoming only the second California-bred horse to ever win a Breeders' Cup race.

Thor's Echo began racing at age two and in 2005 as a three-year-old he won the WinStar Derby. In 2006, he had an outstanding year, winning the Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes and finishing second in both the Dubai Golden Shaheen and the Ancient Title Stakes. In his final start of the year, he won the most important race of his career, the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Thor's Echo's 2006 performances earned him American Champion Sprint Horse honors.

In 2007 Thor's Echo was sold to Sheikh Rashid, the eldest son of the very prominent owner/breeder, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai. [http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36953] Brought to race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Sheikh Rashid's native Dubai, Thor's Echo was beaten in two starts before being sent back to his American trainer, Doug O'Neill. Based at Hollywood Park Racetrack, an injury kept Thor's Echo out of racing for most of the last half of 2007 but he is expected to return to racing sometime in 2008.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/thors+echo Thor's Echo's pedigree and partial racing stats]