Yankee Bravo

Bill Vassar photo

2005, Yankee Gentleman - Vickey Jane, by Royal Academy

Breeder: Tommy Burberry and Barry Hay (Ky.)

Owner: Richard Duggan, Bienstock and Winner Stables, and Harlequin Ranches

Trainer: Patrick Gallagher

Regular Rider: Alex Solis

Race Record

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (sp)	3rd (sp)	Earnings
2	2	2	0	0	$52,049
3	4	1	0	1	$195,000

At 2: 1– Eddie Logan S.

At 3: 1– California Derby, 3– Louisiana Derby (G2)

Pedigree

Yankee Bravo

Yankee Gentleman

Vickey Jane

Storm Cat

Key Phrase

Royal Academy

Prima Gioia (BRZ)

Storm Bird

Terlingua

Flying Paster

Sown

Nijinsky II

Crimson Saint

Itajara (BRZ)

Ebrea

Purchase Info

Consigned to Tattersalls May 2007 two-year-old sale by Oaks Farms Stable, agent. Purchased for $34,441 by Gill Richardson Bloodstock.

Initially consigned to July 2006 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select yearling sale by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, and purchased for $17,000 by Global Bloodstock.

Subsequently consigned to Goffs March 2007 two-year-old sale by Jamie Railton, agent, and purchased for $9,646 by Lawley-Wakelin Bloodstock.

Pedigree Highlights

Click on the underlined stallion names near the top of the page to visit the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory pages for both Yankee Gentleman and Royal Academy.

Dam Vickey Jane was unraced, and Yankee Bravo is her first starter.

Second dam Prima Gioia (Brz) is a full sister to major winner Siphon (Brz) who earned $3,136,428.

Other notable family members include graded stakes winners Cool Conductor and Spring House along with several group winners in Brazil including champion two-year-old filly Verinha (Brz).

Pedigree Inbreeding

Northern Dancer 4S x 4D
Crimson Saint 4S x 3D

Contender Status

Yankee Bravo is scheduled to ship to Pimlico Race Course from trainer Patrick Gallagher's Southern California barn on May 14.

"He’s doing fine," Gallagher said. "He raced in Europe as a two-year-old and one of the owners, Richard Duggan, showed me a video of him. I liked what I saw and that is how we came to own him.”

Recent Works

May 8 - Seven furlongs handily in 1:24.20 at Hollywood Park, all-weather track fast. Best of two workouts at the distance.

May 1 - Six furlongs handily in 1:12.40 at Hollywood Park, all-weather track fast. Second best of nine workouts at the distance.

Future Plans

Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 17 at Pimlico Race Course

Quotable

Trainer Paddy Gallagher on Yankee Bravo, whose last race was a fourth place finish in the Santa Anita Derby (G1):

"The Santa Anita Derby was an exciting race to be in and a little disappointing. Alex Solis has great belief. He believes he can get a mile and an eighth and further so that's why we're going to try the Preakness."

Contenders Index

Dosage

Index 1.22

CD 0.30

Profile 2-1-5-2-0

Experimental Weight

None