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Eskendereya

5 year old Horse | Retired
Owner(s):
Stonestreet Stables LLC  -  Zayat Stables, LLC
Trainer:
Todd A. Pletcher
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Sanford R. Robertson  -  [Add Data]
Pedigree:
Giant's Causeway  -  Aldebaran Light  by  Seattle Slew
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Eskendereya...

The Bloodhorse reports that Eskendereya's first reported foal is a filly out of the Unbridled's Song mare Trendy Lady.
Eskendereya, dominant winner of last year's Wood Memorial (gr. I) and Fountain of Youth (gr. II), had his first mare confirmed in foal March 1.The mare, Trendy Lady, was the first to be bred from Eskendereya's inaugural book at stud.Trendy Lady, a grade II-placed daughter of Unbridled's Song, is own...Read More
Ever since I was a very young racing fan, I have always looked forward to The Fountain of Youth Stakes. Perhaps as a youngster it was the catchy name that caught me eye, but as the first serious Kentucky Derby prep for the Eastern three-year-olds, no doubt it has been the stature of the race has kep...Read More
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  • GeorgeTierney · been a long time since this race produced anything truly spectacular for the triple crown series. last 2 horses that won didnt even run in the derby...but I like soldat today... · 345 days ago ·
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  • zatt · You were right, George ... and unfortunately, yesterday's race did not threaten to crack this list in any way. · 344 days ago ·
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happy birthday, Eskendereya<3
This horse absolutely does not belong anywhere near the Top 100. Seriously, it's a joke.
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  • zenyatta02 · Why not? He had potential, that's why he's getting good reviews. He was the best of last year's 3 year old crop. · 365 days ago ·
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  • cigar · Eskendereya, had he stayed healthy and barring bad luck, would have crushed what last year's 3-year-old crop ended-up being. · 365 days ago ·
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Why?
Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Blame has been judged the best horse to race in North America during 2010 by the compilers of the World Thoroughbred Rankings, unveiled in London, England, on Tuesday, Jan. 11.Blame, who just held the late burst of the previously unbeaten Zenyatta by a head in th...Read More
12 months ago to the day, the Kentucky Derby trail began in earnest when a full field of sophomore colts competed in a one mile allowance race at Gulfstream Park. The winner that day was a son of Giant’s Causeway. Perhaps you’ve heard of him, his name being Eskendereya. Flash forward a year and Gulf...Read More
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  • zatt · True. Alydeed and Peteski would have been other great ones to mention, but in the 21st century ... not much. Wando may have been the best of the bunch. · 394 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · Wando was a good one PITIFULLY managed by the connections who tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear to pad his credentials for the breeding shed and forced him to run on the green when that one had NO talent for it and the embarassment, in part, has kept this one OUT of the Hall of Fame in Toronto. · 394 days ago ·
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The naysayers, most of them, have been naysaying that 2010 was a bummer of a year for horse racing, and who am I to argue? If one of the year's highlights was Santa Anita trading a dirt track for a $10-million mistake, you can imagine the direction the rest of the year took. One crank debated whethe...Read More
Many of the year’s most memorable races took place at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course, and beginning today and through January 15, 2011, fans can choose from among five thrilling races and cast their ballots for The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) “Race of the Y...Read More
Grade I winner Eskendereya will stand for $30,000 live foal in 2011 at the Taylor family’s Taylor Made Stallions near Nicholasville, Ky. He is owned by Jess Jackson’s Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings. A leading 3-year-old prior to his retirement in May, Eskendereya won all three starts this year, i...Read More
Eskendereya, the dominant Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) winner who was injured as he prepared for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), will begin his stud career in 2011 at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Kentucky. A stud fee has not been announced for the three-year-old Giant’s Cau...Read More
Top Thoroughbred owner Ahmed Zayat's creditors will vote in the next month on his proposal to bring his stable out of bankruptcy."It seems there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and finally the process is coming to an end," Zayat said Thursday. "I'm happy to get my plan heard and I'm very confi...Read More
Another triple crown season is in the books and the count is now at 32 consecutive years without a horse taking down the three race series. So what did we learn?1) The best horse during the Derby...Read More
With spring racing nearly at an end, I find myself utterly disappointed by the quality of this year’s 3-year-old male crop. There, I said it. I know some contrarians out there will disagree, that I'm being too harsh, but after the results thus far (not to mention one of the slowest Belmont Stakes in...Read More
With two-thirds of the Triple Crown in the books, and neither the Kentucky Derby or Preakness winner going in the Belmont Stakes, the race for the Eclipse Award as 3-year-old male champion is an absolute toss-up. Races like the Haskell Invitational and Travers for 3-year-olds, along with Grade ...Read More
The performance of the week was turned in by Fly Down in the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park. The promising Nick Zito runner earned a 100 BSF for his romping off the pace win over Drosselmeyer and must be viewed as a major player in the Belmont Stakes. Zito also has Derby runner-up Ice Box...Read More
Word came out late Friday afternoon that Eskendereya, who only two weeks ago was considered one of the heaviest Kentucky Derby favorites in years, has been retired.  Click here to read the full article by the Bloodhorse. What has happened during those two weeks?  Derby contenders continued...Read More
Zayat Stables’ Eskendereya, runaway winner of the Wood Memorial and Fountain of Youth Stakes and overwhelming early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, has been retired due to a soft tissue injury.Read More
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  • railbird33 · OK Guys, let's hear it. If Todd would have trained this promising 3YO in California (poly-tracks), would this horse be -on the shelf ??? · 639 days ago ·
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  • luvzenyatta · I'm thinking about what might have been, was anybody else thinking TC besides me.... · 639 days ago ·
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Todd Pletcher said today on the NTRA Teleconference that Eskendereya was in Lexington, with test results expected later tomorrow and that there would be an "announcement" within the next day or two. Sounds like the "R" word...

Eskendereya - Pedigree

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Giant's CausewayStorm CatStorm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's StormRahy
Immense
Aldebaran LightSeattle SlewBold Reasoning
My Charmer
AltairAlydar
Stellar Odyssey

Eskendereya - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video04/03/101stJ VelazquezAqu91 1/8 mDWood Memorial-G103 MEskendereyaJackson BendAwesome Act1:49.97
View DetailsView Video02/20/101stJ VelazquezGP101 1/8 mDFountain of Youth-G203 MEskendereyaJackson BendAikenite1:48.87
View DetailsView Video01/07/101stJ VelazquezGP81 mileDAllow03 MEskendereyaThank U PhilippeMiddle Of The Nite1:36.79
View DetailsView Video11/07/099thJ CastellanoSA51 1/16 mSBreeders' Cup Juvenile-G102 MVale Of YorkLookin At LuckyNoble's Promise1:43.48
View DetailsView Video10/04/091stJ CastellanoBel91 mileDPilgrim02 MEskendereyaWestern FlyerChairman Now1:37.85
View Details09/07/092ndE PradoSar61 1/16 mTMSW02 MBillions BoyEskendereyaChairman Now1:41.21

 

 

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