Casino Drive

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Casino Drive


sire = Mineshaft
grandsire = A. P. Indy
dam = Better Than Honour
damsire = Deputy Minister
sex = Colt
foaled = March 7, 2005
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Chestnut
breeder = Shell Bloodstock
owner = Hidetoshi Yamamoto
trainer = Kazuo Fujisawa
record = 2: 2-0-0
earnings = $185,282
race = Peter Pan Stakes (2008)
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Casino Drive (foaled March 7, 2005, in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 2003 United States Horse of the Year Mineshaft, out of the great broodmare Better Than Honour, making him a half-brother to 2006 Belmont Stakes winner Jazil, and a three-quarter brother to 2007 Belmont Stakes winner, Rags to Riches.

Purchased for $950,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sales and shipped to Japan by owner, Hidetoshi Yamamoto [ [http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45119.htm Tomcito Hopes For Better in Peter Pan | bloodhorse.com ] ] , he was unraced until his three-year-old year. He made his debut in February on the turf at Kyoto, winning by 11fraction|1|2 lengths. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/sports/othersports/09racing.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin From Japan, With Genes to Capture the Belmont - New York Times ] ]

Following his maiden win, he was shipped to the United States where, in his second career start, he won the Grade II Peter Pan Stakes by 5fraction|3|4 lengths. He was ridden by Kent Desormeaux, rider of 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Big Brown. [ [http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/article/45162.htm Casino Drive Spectacular in Peter Pan | bloodhorse.com ] ]

Expected to be hearty competition to Big Brown in the Belmont, Casino Drive was scratched and unable to run due to a stone bruise to his left rear hoof. [ [http://www.drf.com/news/article/95284.html Daily Racing Form: News Login/Access Your Account ] ]

External Links

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/casino+drive Pedigree and Partial Stats]
* [http://alexbrownracing.com/wiki/index.php/Casino_Drive Casino Drive AlexBrownRacing]

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