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Saint Liam
Saint Liam (April 13, 2000 – August 22, 2006) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors after winning the Donn Handicap, Stephen Foster, Woodward Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic. He died in 2006 due to a freak accident, leaving behind a single crop of foals that included Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Saint Liam was a bay stallion bred in Kentucky by Edward Evans. He was sired by Saint Ballado, a stakes-winning son of Halo. His dam was Quiet Dance, a graded-stakes placed daughter of Quiet American. Another foal of Quiet Dance, Quiet Giant, subsequently became the dam of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner. The family traces to the Hall of Fame racemare Gallorette.
Saint Liam was sold at the 2001 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale for $130,000 to William Warren Jr and his wife Suzanne. Warren named the colt after his father. The horse was originally trained by Anthony Reinstedler but was transferred in 2004 to the barn of Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
Despite generally good conformation, Saint Liam had small feet with thin soles and a thin hoof wall. Dutrow worked closely with veterinarian Steve Allday and farrier Alex Leaf to keep him sound.
Saint Liam was unraced as a two-year-old. At age three, he earned three wins in nine starts, with three second-place finishes. He made his first start on February 22, 2003, finishing second in a maiden special weight race at Gulfstream Park. On March 23, he was entered in another maiden race at Gulfstream, going off as the 3-2 favorite in a field of nine. He raced in midpack during the early running then made his move on the final turn, pulling away late to win by half a length.
Saint Liam was then stepped up in class by facing graded stakes company for the first time in the Arkansas Derby on April 12. He never threatened, finishing seventh. Returning to allowance company, he finished second at Churchill Downs on May 25 before winning his next start on June 8 by 9+1⁄4 lengths. Over the summer, he finished second in the Iowa Derby, then tenth in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Handicap (in his first start on the turf) and sixth in an allowance race at Saratoga.
Saint Liam was then given some time off to recover from chronic problems with his feet. He was transferred to the barn of Rick Dutrow, who worked with farrier Alex Leaf and veterinarian Steve Allday. The colt returned to the races on December 3 at Aqueduct and responded with a four length win.
In his four-year-old season, Saint Liam made five starts and won twice, including the Grade II Clark Handicap. He lost the Grade I Woodward Stakes by a neck to eventual 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper.
Saint Liam
Saint Liam (April 13, 2000 – August 22, 2006) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 2005 Eclipse Award Horse of the Year honors after winning the Donn Handicap, Stephen Foster, Woodward Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic. He died in 2006 due to a freak accident, leaving behind a single crop of foals that included Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.
Saint Liam was a bay stallion bred in Kentucky by Edward Evans. He was sired by Saint Ballado, a stakes-winning son of Halo. His dam was Quiet Dance, a graded-stakes placed daughter of Quiet American. Another foal of Quiet Dance, Quiet Giant, subsequently became the dam of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner. The family traces to the Hall of Fame racemare Gallorette.
Saint Liam was sold at the 2001 Fasig-Tipton Yearling sale for $130,000 to William Warren Jr and his wife Suzanne. Warren named the colt after his father. The horse was originally trained by Anthony Reinstedler but was transferred in 2004 to the barn of Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
Despite generally good conformation, Saint Liam had small feet with thin soles and a thin hoof wall. Dutrow worked closely with veterinarian Steve Allday and farrier Alex Leaf to keep him sound.
Saint Liam was unraced as a two-year-old. At age three, he earned three wins in nine starts, with three second-place finishes. He made his first start on February 22, 2003, finishing second in a maiden special weight race at Gulfstream Park. On March 23, he was entered in another maiden race at Gulfstream, going off as the 3-2 favorite in a field of nine. He raced in midpack during the early running then made his move on the final turn, pulling away late to win by half a length.
Saint Liam was then stepped up in class by facing graded stakes company for the first time in the Arkansas Derby on April 12. He never threatened, finishing seventh. Returning to allowance company, he finished second at Churchill Downs on May 25 before winning his next start on June 8 by 9+1⁄4 lengths. Over the summer, he finished second in the Iowa Derby, then tenth in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Handicap (in his first start on the turf) and sixth in an allowance race at Saratoga.
Saint Liam was then given some time off to recover from chronic problems with his feet. He was transferred to the barn of Rick Dutrow, who worked with farrier Alex Leaf and veterinarian Steve Allday. The colt returned to the races on December 3 at Aqueduct and responded with a four length win.
In his four-year-old season, Saint Liam made five starts and won twice, including the Grade II Clark Handicap. He lost the Grade I Woodward Stakes by a neck to eventual 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper.