Riley Tucker

Brandon Benson/NYRA photo

2005, Harlan's Holiday - My Sweet Country, by Bold Ruckus

Breeder: Formal Gold (Ky.)

Owner: Zayat Stables

Trainer: Bill Mott

Race Record

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (sp)	3rd (sp)	Earnings
2	3	1	1	1	$85,600
3	5	0	2	1	$75,500
4	1	1	0	0	$28,800

At 2: 2– Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3), 3– Saratoga Special S. (G2)

At 3: 2– Central Bank Transylvania S. (G3), 3– Coolmore Lexington S. (G2)

Pedigree

Riley Tucker

Harlan's Holiday

My Sweet Country

Harlan

Christmas in Aiken

Bold Ruckus

Devinette

Storm Cat

Country Romance

Affirmed

Dowager

Boldnesian

Raise a Ruckus

Secretariat

Respond

Purchase Info

Consigned to July 2006 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select yearling sale by Gainesway, agent. Purchased for $375,000 by Zayat Stables.

Pedigree Highlights

Click on the underlined stallion name near the top of the page to visit the Thoroughbred Times Stallion Directory page for Harlan's Holiday.

Dam My Sweet Country was a winner at three and four and seven of her nine starters are winners.

She is the dam of Canadian stakes winners Patriot Love (With Approval) and Deputy Country (Silver Deputy), both half brothers to Riley Tucker.

The family also includes multiple graded stakes winner Hey Hazel as well as stakes winners Archregent, High Voltage Sport, and Hazel's Honor.

Pedigree Inbreeding

Secretariat 5S x 3D
Raise a Native 5S x 4D
*Princequillo 5S x 5D
Bold Ruler 4D x 4D

Contender Status

Trainer Bill Mott is considering Riley Tucker for the Preakness Stakes (G1).

Edgar Prado had been scheduled to ride El Gato Malo in the race, but when West Point Thoroughbreds decided to send El Gato Malo to the May 10 Lone Star Derby (G3) Mott tabbed Prado to ride Riley Tucker if he decides to run.

Recent Works

May 12 - Five furlongs breezing in 1:06.09 at Belmont Park, training track fast. 14th best of 14 workouts at the distance.

May 6 - Four furlongs breezing in :50.64 at Belmont Park, track fast. 16th best of 22 workouts at the distance.

Future Plans

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

Quotable

Jockey Edgar Prado, who rode Riley Tucker in his first two starts as a juvenile and again in the Central Bank Transylvania Stakes (G3) on April 4:

"It seems like the horse is maturing. I don't think Billy would put him in the race if he didn't have a chance to win it. I know it's going to be very tough competition, but we're looking forward to giving it a try."

Contenders Index

Dosage

Index 4.60

CD 1.00

Profile 5-4-5-0-0

Experimental Weight

None