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Colonel John

7 year old Horse | Retired
Owner(s):
WinStar Farm LLC
Trainer:
Eoin G. Harty
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by WinStar Farm LLC
Pedigree:
Tiznow  -  Sweet Damsel  by  Turkoman
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Colonel John...

Eight Belles will be one of those horses that will always be remembered. She will remembered for her huge heart, her great performance in the Derby, her beautiful stature, and, most of all, for all the safety and improvements that she brought her sport since her passing. This is the story of the leg...Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Just click on the title of the article and that will take you to the author's page. You can find info on the author in their sidebar to the right. This one was written by Rick Capone. · 157 days ago ·
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  • SherriLytle · Just very nice!!! I loved her and I was hoping she would beat Big Brown. · 11 days ago ·
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Laura Pugh previews the action in this Saturday's Sham Stakes.Read More
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  • icyhotboo · Horse racing is the most luck dependant gambling I have ever participated in, either as an owner or bettor. As far as betting it runs in streaks as you know. That was a nice pick on the #2 Out of Bounds as I wouldn't have reversed it as I thought the #4 was by far the best.After seeing your remarks I looked a lot closer and loved the bloodlines.I also handicap a lot of races that are interesting with but no intention of betting, it's fun. GL to you. · 30 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · GL to you too. · 30 days ago ·
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Nineteen up, nineteen down. Zenyatta has done it all. Her quest for a pair of perfect 10s comes in a few weeks at Churchill Downs with the world watching in the Breeders' Cup Classic. But there is an undeniable question standing in her way to 20 consecutive victories -- the competition. Even the mos...Read More
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  • MarcelloMarocco · Icyhotboo- Ahhhh whats wrong?....hate hearing the truth?....redundent...Lol...hardly · 115 days ago ·
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  • MarcelloMarocco · I never new Correcting myself was considered be redundant?.... · 115 days ago ·
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When WinStar Farm's Robert Hammond got his first look at Colonel John's initial crop of foals, one thing was immediately clear.  They looked remarkably like their sire. And thus was born an idea that has turned into the Colonel John First Recruits Contest.Read More
I know I will not be well liked for saying this, but you can ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you it is not about being liked for me, it’s about telling it straight. So here it goes, what the heck is with the West Coast double standard? Read More
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  • tiznow · Blind Luck is a true champion and it's only mid year. I am not counting her out of HOY discussion. Especially with the male divisions at this point in the year. · 224 days ago ·
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  • DeadHeat · Tiznow, nobody said she was not a special filly, but saying she is in the running for HOTY? We have horses like Awesome Maria and HDG who are both unbeaten this year. Rail Trip, Tizway, Sidney's Candy, and Twirling Candy are all capable of leading the male division with wins in their next starts. That is the biased. Yes, most of the males i listed are west coast but the females are both on the east and are unbeaten and dominant against their own sex. If any female should be in the discussion it should be HDG and AM. Another point of biased, RA loses two races to previous stakes winners then wins her next two, yet I heard many people saying there was no way for her to get HOTY. What is the differnce? Why is BL a vailid candidate and RA was not? · 224 days ago ·
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Colonel John, winner of the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) and Travers (gr. I), has several foals on the ground from his introductory crop at stud. “We've heard from several breeders already that have had babies, and they are all excited about their Colonel John foals,” said Robert Hammond, director of s...Read More
Their smiles were radiant. They beamed with pride as they talked about the California evening win of their homebred named after their daughter. Their joy was evident as they discussed how Kayce Ace won her maiden race in a challenging photo finish and their happiness was no less...Read More
HA: Over the last couple of years, you have had the pleasure of training some very high quality horses. Did any of those horses just seem to pop out when they first came to you? What traits did they seem to possess that made them stand above the rest? EH: Colonel John, Well Armed, and Dubai Escapade...Read More
Grade 1-winning millionaire Colonel John has retired from racing to WinStar Farm near Lexington, Ky., where he was bred.The 4-year-old Tiznow colt finished fifth behind Zenyatta in the Breeders Cup Classic in his last start. He now retires with six wins, three seconds, and one third from 15 career s...Read More
Although she was back in her barn at Hollywood Park after her historic Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) win, Zenyatta was the hot topic the morning of Nov. 8 among those gathered at Clocker's Corner at Santa Anita, one day after they witnessed history.Read More
If there is one thing you can always count on in the Breeders' Cup it's that it will have it's share of longshot winners and mid-price overlays who get lost in the handicapping frenzy that is so much a part of the event.Read More
For the fans of Zenyatta, the possibility of a hot pace bodes well for the closing mare in Saturday’s $5 million Classic. With one confirmed speed horse and three possible pressers, the long run to the first turn and the excitement of the crowd, the pace could easily heat-up to a level where anywher...Read More
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  • cigar · Colonel John would need a career best race and it might not be good enough, but an on-the-board finish at a big price? Maybe. As for Zenyatta, a friend of mine posted this on Facebook: Bob Baffert on Zenyatta taking on the boys in the Classic: "It's a big question mark but it’s going to be answered. It’s a championsip race and that’s what it’s all about. If she’s a true champion she’ll do. It if she’s a filly and mare champion she won’t." · 825 days ago ·
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  • Rossington · My guess is with Regal Ransom and Quality Road on the front end it will be very quick fractions. This could set up the race perfectly for a late closer like Zenyatta or Gio Ponti. · 825 days ago ·
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A few weeks in California, and look how well Mine That Bird and Chip Woolley are moving. Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner, has progressed since running sixth in the Goodwood Stakes last month, and completed his preparation for Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic with a five-furlong ...Read More
Eoin Harty had a pop in his step as he walked back to barn to meet Colonel John, who moments before turned in his final tune-up for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I). The son of two-time Classic winner Tiznow was clocked in :59.80 for five furlongs over the Santa Anita Pro-Ride surface No...Read More
Part four of my Breeders’ Cup Classic blog, and below is a look at the final four pre-entrants. Colonel John rates a longshot look in the Classic. 2-time local graded winner just missed in the Goodwood, and he won the Grade 1 Travers at this distance last year. He was my Ky Derby top in ‘08, and I h...Read More
A hodgepodge of horses from all walks of life will converge on the Santa Anita Pro-Ride Nov. 7, most of whom would not be a surprise should they win.Read More
Careless Jewel (pictured) and Zensational both uncorked bullets over the Pro-Ride surface on Oct. 27th, as they continue preparations for the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on Nov. 6-7. Read More
  • Rossington · With the exception of Rachael Alexandra, there's not a doubt in my mind that Carless Jewel is the next best 3yr.old filly in America. Given how impressive she's looked in her last 3 or 4 outings, I'm not so sure she wouldn't take it right to Rachael Alexandra as well. She's shown more talent, maybe with the exception of Summer Bird of late than any of the other males and all of the females that R.A. has raced. Hopefully, since R.A. is dodging, oops, I meant skipping the Breeders Cup races we'll get to see these two lock horns sometime next year as 4yr.olds. I anxiously await. · 832 days ago ·
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There is so much to discuss after the weekend's stakes extravaganza, but one race that likely had the most profound effect on the Breeders' Cup was the Goodwood Stakes (gr. I).Read More
  • Rossington · I say now or never for Zenyatta. If she had been entered in the Goodwood Stakes, Gitano Hernando or not, she could have won that race. There really wasn't much there to beat, imo. MTB who hasn't won a race since the Ky. Derby, Colonel John who runs well on the surface but is a bit overmatched in the Classic, Informed and Parading, whom neither have ran to par for some time now. So with Sea the Stars now retired, I say let Zenyatta run against the boys. Quality Road or Summer Bird are neither proven on the surface. Of the American entries, only Einstein may give her trouble. So let her run, so what if she finished 3rd to Rip Van Winkle and Midshipman. No shame in that. · 846 days ago ·
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Team Valor International and Gary Barber's GITANO HERNANDO (GB) (Hernando [Fr]) was a relative unknown entering Saturday's $305,000 Goodwood S. (G1) at Oak Tree, winning a conditions race over the synthetic track at Wolverhampton, England, in his previous start, but the three-year-old colt establish...Read More
Saturday’s (Day 9) Pick 6 from Oak Tree @ Santa Anita includes a carryover of  more than $78k and features three graded races. Will 13 prove to be a lucky number for Zenyatta in the Lady’s Secret? Read More

Colonel John - Pedigree

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TiznowCee's TizzyRelaunch
Tizly
Cee's SongSeattle Song
Lonely Dancer
Sweet DamselTurkomanAlydar
Taba
Grande DameZen
Fia

Colonel John - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video11/07/095thG GomezSA91 1/4 mSBreeders' Cup Classic-G103+ MZenyattaGio PontiTwice Over2:00.62
View DetailsView Video10/10/092ndG GomezSA71 1/8 mSGoodwood-G103+ MGitano HernandoColonel JohnRichard's Kid1:48.39
View DetailsView Video09/06/095thG GomezDmr91 1/4 mSPacific Classic-G103+ MRichard's KidEinsteinRail Trip2:02.39
View DetailsView Video07/31/091stG GomezDmr81 mileTWickerr 03+ MColonel JohnBecruxFerneley1:32.77
View DetailsView Video12/26/084thG GomezSA87 fSMalibu-G103 MBob Black JackInto MischiefGeorgie Boy1:20.20
View DetailsView Video10/25/086thE PradoSA91 1/4 mSBreeders' Cup Classic-G103 MRaven's PassHenrythenavigatorTiago1:59.27
View DetailsView Video08/23/081stG GomezSar111 1/8 mDTravers Stakes-G103 MColonel JohnMambo In SeattlePyro2:03.20
View DetailsView Video07/12/083rdG GomezHol81 1/8 mSSwaps-G203 MTres BorrachosTwo Step SalsaColonel John1:49.29
View DetailsView Video05/03/086thC NakataniCD101 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MBig BrownEight BellesDenis Of Cork2:01.82
View DetailsView Video04/05/081stC NakataniSA61 1/8 mSSanta Anita Derby-G103 MColonel JohnBob Black JackCoast Guard1:48.16
View DetailsView Video12/22/072ndC NakataniHol91 1/16 mDCashCall Futurity-G102 MInto MischiefColonel JohnMassive Drama1:40.82

 

 

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