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Friesan Fire

Friesan Fire
Lou Hodges Jr. photo

2006, A.P. Indy - Bollinger (Aus), by Dehere

Breeder: Grapestock LLC (Ky.)

Owner: Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farm

Trainer: Larry Jones

Regular Rider: Gabriel Saez

Race Record

AgeStarts1st (SW)2nd (sp)3rd (sp)Earnings 
24111$63,265
35300$540,000

At 2: 3– Futurity S. (G2)

At 3: 1– Louisiana Derby (G2), LeComte S. (G3), Risen Star S. (G3)


Pedigree

Friesan Fire
A.P. Indy
Bollinger (AUS)
Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Dehere
Bint Marscay (AUS)
Bold Reasoning
My Charmer
Secretariat
Lassie Dear
Deputy Minister
Sister Dot
Marscay (AUS)
Eau d'Etoile (NZ)

Purchase Info

Private purchase.

Pedigree Highlights

Sire A.P. Indy was Horse of the Year in 1992 and a classic winner of $2,979,815. He has twice been leading sire and to date has sent out 111 stakes winners including 2003 Horse of the Year and sire Mineshaft, 2007 champion three-year-old filly Rags to Riches, 2006 champion three-year-old male and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner and sire Bernardini, 2001 champion two-year-old filly Tempera, and Canadian champion Marchfield.

Dam Bollinger (Aus) won the 2003 Coolmore Classic (Aus-G1) and to date has two foals to race, both winners.

Second dam Bint Marscay (Aus) was the 1993 champion two-year-old in Australia and is a half sister to Epsom Handicap (Aus-G1) winner Filante as well as Cadbury Australian Guineas (Aus-G1) winner Kenny’s Best Pal (Aus). The family is deep in Australian stakes winners including Group 1 winners Benicio (Aus) and Stella Cadente (Aus).

There is some American flavor in the female family in the form of 1958 Horse of the Year Round Table, sire of Isolt who is the dam of *Sir Tristram, the leading sire or broodmare sire 14 times in Australia and New Zealand.

Round Table appears 5S x 6D in Friesan Fire’s pedigree.

Pedigree Inbreeding

Secretariat 3S x 4D
Bold Ruler 4S x 5S x 5D
Somethingroyal 4S x 5D

Contender Status

In his most recent start, Friesan Fire finished tenth in the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.

Recent Works

May 12: Five furlongs in :58.40 breezing at Pimlico Race Course.
April 27: Five furlongs in :57.80 breezing at Churchill Downs.
April 18: One mile in 1:39.60 breezing at Keeneland Race Course.
April 14: Five furlongs in 1:00.40 breezing at Keeneland Race Course.
April 8: Five furlongs in 1:00.80 breezing at Keeneland Race COurse.
March 9: Five furlongs in :58.20 breezing at Fair Grounds.

Future Plans

To be determined.

Dosage

Index 3.00

CD 0.65

Profile 5 12 17 0 0

Experimental Weight

109
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