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Ashado
Ashado (foaled February 4, 2001 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racemare whose seven Grade I wins included the 2004 Breeders' Cup Distaff. She won Eclipse Awards as the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2004 and Champion Older Female of 2005, and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2014. At the end of the 2005 racing season, her owners sold her at the Keeneland Sales November auction for $9 million, a world-record price for a broodmare/broodmare prospect.
Ashado was bred by Aaron & Marie Jones in Kentucky. She was by Saint Ballado and out of Goulash, by Mari's Book. Goulash was a stakes winning Florida-bred mare who later produced two stakes-winning full brothers to Ashado, Sun River and Saint Stephen. Saint Ballado was a full brother to champion two-year-old colt Devil's Bag. Though less successful than his brother on the racetrack, Saint Ballado proved the superior sire. His other leading offspring included Saint Liam, the 2005 Horse of the Year.
Ashado was sold at the September 2002 Keeneland yearling sale to a partnership that included Jack and Laurie Wolf's Starlight Racing, Johns Martin and Paul Saylor. She was trained by Todd Pletcher.
Ashado won in her first start on June 18, 2003, at Belmont Park by seven lengths over a sloppy track. For her next start, she was entered in the Schuylerville Stakes on July 23 at Saratoga and won by three lengths. On August 29, she stepped up in class to the Grade I Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, where she was the third betting choice in a field of six. She raced off the pace for the first part of the race, then pulled away in the stretch to win by 1+1⁄2 lengths. "My biggest concern was that this filly is so lazy in the mornings that I didn't do enough with her", said Pletcher. "She had three works and they were all slow since the Schuylerville. Fortunately, she is one of those horses that know the difference between the morning and the afternoon."
Ashado next entered the Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park as the favorite but finished third behind Society Selection. She then finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, held that year at Santa Anita Park. "We were right behind Halfbridled and around the quarter-pole I came up along side her and I thought I had a chance", said jockey John Velazquez. "But that filly, she just had a bit more today. My filly has a future."
Ashado finished the season with a win in the Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct on November 29. After racing off the pace early, she hit the lead in mid-stretch but slowed down and was nearly beaten by late closing La Reina. Pletcher again noted her laziness during morning workouts and said, "She gets a little idle when she makes the lead." The victory brought her record for 2003 to four wins from six starts, including three Grade I races in which she had a first, a second and a third-place finish (in the Spinaway, Juvenile Filles and Frizette respectively).
Ashado started her three-year-old campaign in March with a win in the Fair Grounds Oaks, then finished second in the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland in April to Madcap Escapade. For the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on April 30, Ashado was the betting favorite in a competitive field of 11. On a muddy track, she raced in second behind Madcap Escapade, who opened up a large lead while setting a "blazing" pace for the first six furlongs. Ashado then started closing ground and finally pulled ahead in the final furlong to win by 1+1⁄4 lengths.
On June 26, Ashado finished second in the Mother Goose Stakes to Stellar Jayne, then faced her again in the Coaching Club American Oaks on July 24. In the Oaks, Ashado handled a muddy track well and defeated Stellar Jayne by 4+1⁄4 lengths. "I put her in good position and let her do her own thing", said Velazquez. "She started going to the lead and waiting, so I spanked her a couple of times to keep her mind interested. She did everything pretty easy."
Ashado
Ashado (foaled February 4, 2001 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racemare whose seven Grade I wins included the 2004 Breeders' Cup Distaff. She won Eclipse Awards as the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 2004 and Champion Older Female of 2005, and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2014. At the end of the 2005 racing season, her owners sold her at the Keeneland Sales November auction for $9 million, a world-record price for a broodmare/broodmare prospect.
Ashado was bred by Aaron & Marie Jones in Kentucky. She was by Saint Ballado and out of Goulash, by Mari's Book. Goulash was a stakes winning Florida-bred mare who later produced two stakes-winning full brothers to Ashado, Sun River and Saint Stephen. Saint Ballado was a full brother to champion two-year-old colt Devil's Bag. Though less successful than his brother on the racetrack, Saint Ballado proved the superior sire. His other leading offspring included Saint Liam, the 2005 Horse of the Year.
Ashado was sold at the September 2002 Keeneland yearling sale to a partnership that included Jack and Laurie Wolf's Starlight Racing, Johns Martin and Paul Saylor. She was trained by Todd Pletcher.
Ashado won in her first start on June 18, 2003, at Belmont Park by seven lengths over a sloppy track. For her next start, she was entered in the Schuylerville Stakes on July 23 at Saratoga and won by three lengths. On August 29, she stepped up in class to the Grade I Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga, where she was the third betting choice in a field of six. She raced off the pace for the first part of the race, then pulled away in the stretch to win by 1+1⁄2 lengths. "My biggest concern was that this filly is so lazy in the mornings that I didn't do enough with her", said Pletcher. "She had three works and they were all slow since the Schuylerville. Fortunately, she is one of those horses that know the difference between the morning and the afternoon."
Ashado next entered the Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park as the favorite but finished third behind Society Selection. She then finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, held that year at Santa Anita Park. "We were right behind Halfbridled and around the quarter-pole I came up along side her and I thought I had a chance", said jockey John Velazquez. "But that filly, she just had a bit more today. My filly has a future."
Ashado finished the season with a win in the Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct on November 29. After racing off the pace early, she hit the lead in mid-stretch but slowed down and was nearly beaten by late closing La Reina. Pletcher again noted her laziness during morning workouts and said, "She gets a little idle when she makes the lead." The victory brought her record for 2003 to four wins from six starts, including three Grade I races in which she had a first, a second and a third-place finish (in the Spinaway, Juvenile Filles and Frizette respectively).
Ashado started her three-year-old campaign in March with a win in the Fair Grounds Oaks, then finished second in the Ashland Stakes at Keeneland in April to Madcap Escapade. For the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on April 30, Ashado was the betting favorite in a competitive field of 11. On a muddy track, she raced in second behind Madcap Escapade, who opened up a large lead while setting a "blazing" pace for the first six furlongs. Ashado then started closing ground and finally pulled ahead in the final furlong to win by 1+1⁄4 lengths.
On June 26, Ashado finished second in the Mother Goose Stakes to Stellar Jayne, then faced her again in the Coaching Club American Oaks on July 24. In the Oaks, Ashado handled a muddy track well and defeated Stellar Jayne by 4+1⁄4 lengths. "I put her in good position and let her do her own thing", said Velazquez. "She started going to the lead and waiting, so I spanked her a couple of times to keep her mind interested. She did everything pretty easy."