Tres Borrachos

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2005, Ecton Park - Pete's Fancy, by Peteski

Breeder: Robert Shapiro, John Greely IV, and Phil Houchens (Ky.)

Owner: C. Beau Greely, John Greely IV, and Phil Houchens

Trainer: C. Beau Greely

Regular Rider: Tyler Baze

Race Record

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (sp)	3rd (sp)	Earnings
2	4	1	0	1	$32,200
3	9	1	1	2	$368,922
4	1	0	0	0	$0

At 3: 1– Swaps S. (G2), 2– Affirmed H. (G3), 3– Arkansas Derby (G2), El Camino Real Derby (G3)

Pedigree

Tres Borrachos

Ecton Park

Pete's Fancy

Forty Niner

Daring Danzig

Peteski

Regent's Fancy

Mr. Prospector

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Danzig

Impetuous Gal

Affirmed

Vive

Vice Regent

Noble Fancy

Purchase Info

Consigned to October 2006 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale by John J. Greely III, agent. Purchased for $7,000 by Philip Houchens.

Greely had previously consigned Tres Borrachos to the 2006 Keeneland September yearling sale where he failed to meet his reserve after a top bid of $37,000.

Pedigree Highlights

Click on the highlighted stallion name near the top of the page to go to the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory page for Ecton Park.

Dam Pete's Fancy was a stakes winner and earner of $405,586 whose two foals to race to date are both winners. Tres Borrachos is her first stakes winner while her other winner, La Coyote, is a full sister to Tres Borrachos.

Pete's Fancy's half sister Byzantine was a stakes winner and Grade 2 placed earner of $565,590.

Damsire Peteski, by 1978-'79 Horse of the Year Affirmed, was Canada's 1993 Horse of the Year, champion three-year-old male, and winner of Canada's Triple Crown.

The family includes two-time Australian Horse of the Year Makybe Diva, an earner of $10,767,186, as well as winner Famous Name who placed in this year's Prix du Jockey Club-French Derby (Fr-G1).

Pedigree Inbreeding

Raise a Native 4S x 5D
Northern Dancer 4S x 4D x 5D
Nearctic 5S x 5S x 5D
Natalma 5S x 5D

Contender Status

Tres Borrachos, who is scheduled to arrive at Pimlico Race Course on the same flight as Big Brown, galloped 1 5/8 miles after the renovation break at Churchill Downs May 6 under exercise rider Andy Durnin.

Trainer Beau Greely owns the Ecton Park colt in partnership with John Greely IV and Phil Houchens.

Beau Greely trained Borrego, who ran seventh in the 2004 Preakness Stakes (G1) behind Smarty Jones.

Greely had considered adding blinkers to Tres Borraches for the Preakness, but quickly discarded the idea.

"It was just probably the fact that in Arkansas a horse had passed him and then he came back and dug in and beat that horse," Greely explained. "It was just a thought that went through my mind. We tried it one morning, and he actually went no different.

"After rethinking it, he's got enough speed to where I'd just hate to mess it up and put a little too much [speed] into him."

Recent Works

May 13 - Four furlongs breezing in :50.40 at Churchill Downs, track fast. 43rd best of 61 workouts at the distance.

May 7 - Five furlongs breezing in :59.60 at Churchill Downs, track fast. Second best of 30 workouts at the distance.

Future Plans

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

Quotable

Trainer Beau Greely, after Tres Borraches worked at Churchill Downs on May 7:

"It looked like he didn't get out of a gallop. He went beautiful. I will breeze him next Tuesday[May 13], probably an easy half, and then ship to Pimlico on Wednesday. I think the Preakness will probably suit this horse better than the Derby would have. The turns are a little tighter and it looks like he carries speed."

Contenders Index

Experimental Weight

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