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Giacomo

10 year old Horse | Retired
Owner(s):
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S. Moss  -  Stronach Stables
Trainer:
John A. Shirreffs
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss  -  [Add Data]
Pedigree:
Holy Bull  -  Set Them Free  by  Stop The Music
Rating:
 
 
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Galloping at Churchill Downs the day before winning the Kentucky Derby.
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Giacomo...

The art of Zen allows one to tap into an inner calm while crisis ensues all around. Of course, it is almost impossible to recreate chaos, so Zen must be practiced in more peaceful times. For our Kentucky Derby purposes this means measuring one’s self in small, weekly increments known as “the Derby p...Read More
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  • notobsessed · Every time a horse had a big win in an allowance race this spring everyone went crazy and put them in their top ten and I'm thinking · 58 days ago ·
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  • ScottBowerman · It will all come down to the trip in a 20 horse field. To much emphasis on the horse and not the Jock. I try not to pay to much attentin to how a horse acts prior to a race unless they are mine and I know how they act normally. I left out Shakleford on my super ticket after getting sucked into the washing out story last year. It is hard enough with all the printed info and numbers assigned to each past race to digest only to have the final grade or body of work to be determined by a pre race Dr Phil and Dr Oz segment. I do agree with watchinghow they warm up on the track as that is different. · 57 days ago ·
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A rundown of the top 10 horses on the earnings bubble which could be heard from on the first Saturday in May.Read More
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  • Cardly Knot · @yukichan, I believe UAE Derby is a G2. Desert Party and Regal Ransom made to the Derby · 64 days ago ·
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  • Floridaf · Glad to see my two (Empire Way and Ever So Lucky) are still getting some love, though Empire Way needs to figure himself out in a hurry if he wants an invitation to the Big Dance. · 64 days ago ·
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Royal Delta is set to face Awesome Maria in each excellent mare's 2012 debut...Read More
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  • cpsoren121 · Union Rags v Algorithms! Hmm, could Discreet Dancer surprise??? · 91 days ago ·
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  • Floridaf · AnnaK, I was sick with envy, too. I wish I could have been down at Gulfstream for yesterday's card (Feb. 25), but I'm looking forward to the March 10 card, which I WILL be at Gulfstream for. · 90 days ago ·
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Marc Doche, of SoCal Scoop, previews the Road to the Roses through Southern California... Read More
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  • Cardly Knot · Forgot to mention Fly Lexis Fly...who I believe is headed to SA to Drysdale's Barn??? · 147 days ago ·
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  • broxtone · Hey bloggers why would Baffert run two of his best derby prospects aginst each other so early on the derby trail? · 114 days ago ·
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Building on the success of the California-bred Maiden Bonus Program, the recently announced Golden State Series is already being credited with fueling higher yearling sales prices and attracting promising stallions to the state.   “With the California incentive program changes, it’s time to sta...Read More
Giacomo, the 2005 Kentucky Derby winner, is shipping out of the Bluegrass State to California for the 2012 breeding season.A 9-year-old Holy Bull horse, whose first foals are 3-year-olds this season, Giacomo will stand at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Adena Springs Farm in Kentucky announced Monday. H...Read More
My initial future star in the juvenile crop of 2011 can surprisingly enough be found in Iowa. The Hawkeye State based youngster is named Jake Mo, and I believe he is poised to make a name for himself in the coming months. After finishing fast to just miss in his Prairie Meadows debut on June 3, the ...Read More
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  • SteveBrown · Allen is still undecided but is talking about Saratoga and the Breeders Cup Juvenile Sprint. Jake came out of his last race fine and with a new stakes record. God willing he will stay healthy. · 308 days ago ·
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  • annmatt · Jake Mo is an exciting horse to watch. Thanks for turning us on to him, Brian. With his outcross daddy Giacomo and his grandaddy Holy Bull, he certainly has some soundness and stamina built into his pedigree. · 293 days ago ·
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The news came in today that Preakness champion, Shackleford is confirmed as a go for next week's Belmont Stakes. It was not a surprise, as trainer Dale Romans has been saying all along, that provided the son of Forestry was thriving, he would enter him in the third leg of racing's Triple Crown. I to...Read More
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  • zatt · Yes, Mucho Macho Man makes 3 ... hopefully this is the start of a new trend! · 357 days ago ·
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  • ljeannette · This is so exciting! It woud be great to have a nice rivalry like in 78. · 357 days ago ·
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It happens every single year, people see a hot new closer running on late to just barely miss, and then they go hog wild over him. For this year’s Derby, that horse’s name would be Nehro.Read More
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  • ldeckergreenvalleytrainingcenter · Nehro did really well in the Kentucky Derby...so congrats to his connections! Looking forward to seeing him in The Belmont · 374 days ago ·
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  • blooy · psh nehor was a tough bastard, this was the extra room he needed, and the jockey really blew it, bad timing. you know he comes from out of the clouds not on turn, not sure what happend there. we saw it all the time down the strech near miss by nehro, then he makes the move on the turn, wait man, you fly on the strech. had they went on the strech, like animal kindom , could have been closer. but thats horse racing, guess a spoiler for the belmont? those closers all on timing, still congrats to him . · 373 days ago ·
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I’ve already received several emails plotting strategy for Saturday’s big race, which usually leads to rewarding payoffs with the amount of money infused into the wagering pool from gamblers and social goers alike. "With the large, competitive fields that the Kentucky Derby draws and so many individ...Read More
  • MerrilyFantus · I love Arch+3. Also, do not discount Shakleford. He was busy looking at Dialed In and then decided to pass him. Unfortunaly the wire happened firs. · 389 days ago ·
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  • beentherebetthat · ArchArchArch reminds me of a Pony Express horse , he can run all day from state to state · 389 days ago ·
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And then there were just four. With confirmation today that both The Factor and J P’s Gusto won’t run, only four horses that have been based on the West Coast at some point in their career are left as contenders for the 20 spots available in the starting gate at Churchill Downs for this year’s Kentu...Read More
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  • mdoche · It will be interesting to see if Rosario would ride Anthony's Cross over Brilliant Speed. Baffert and Espinoza team up with Midnight Interlude in War Emblem style. Very interesting since Espinoza doesn't really ride for Baffert anymore. · 396 days ago ·
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  • 12thCrown · I though JP's Gusto would step up in the Rebel, but his distance limitations caught up with him. It was a shame to see Pegasus injured. · 391 days ago ·
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The stud fees for 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper and 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Giacomo have been reduced for the 2011 season by Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm. The 2011 fees for all of Adena Springs’ stallions were released on Tuesday. Fees for three of the seven stallions at Ade...Read More
An anniversary went largely unnoticed earlier this week, but it was a significant one, nonetheless. It was way back on Sept. 13, 2008 that Big Brown captured the Monmouth Stakes, which was the last time a Kentucky Derby winner actually won a race. Since, Big Brown has been retired, Mine That Bird ha...Read More
  • fab5kevy · I wish more people in your position would hammer this concept home. I am T-I-Red of hearing people talk of why we haven't had a TC winner in 32 years. They have even gone as far as commenting on changing the brutal schedule of the TC races.....BLASPHEMY!! It is an absolute shame Lookin At Lucky did not get a "reasonable" chance to win the Derby. I know the sport is trying to get more attention....but come on.....is it that hard to figure out that decreasing the size of the Derby field, brings a better chance at allowing a great horse to show his (o.k.- or her) colors?? This is what the sport needs....and it's not about making it easier! Thanks Bill...keep up the good work! · 616 days ago ·
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  • zenyatta02 · Yes totally agree, the Derby field needs to have lots of good horses, yes, but 20 is a little over the top. · 616 days ago ·
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With fifteen career starts, Zenyatta enters the Apple Blossom this Friday to defend her perfect winning record. In the days leading up to the race, I sought to obtain an interview with John Shirreffs...Read More
Giacomo, the 2005 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, came through with his first winner when his daughter Blushing Sis won by eight lengths April 3 at Manor Downs. Racing for Markpoint Stable, Blushing Sis won the 4 1/2-furlong race in :52.88.Read More
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June 11, 2005 CBC Sports Afleet Alex conquered an 11-horse field Saturday to win the 137th Belmont Stakes on a muggy evening in Elmont, N.Y. Ridden by jockey Jeremy Rose, Afleet Alex used a mighty surge down the final quarter-mile of the 1 ½-mile oval track to handily take the season's third and fin...Read More
By Robyn Norwood August 21, 2006 Two years after Lava Man was claimed at Del Mar for 50 grand, he returned and pulled off his grandest feat yet, winning the $1-million Pacific Classic with a flourish Sunday to become the first horse to sweep the Santa Anita Handicap, the Hollywood Gold Cup and the P...Read More

Giacomo - Pedigree

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Holy BullGreat AboveMinnesota Mac
Ta Wee
Sharon BrownAl Hattab
Agathea's Dawn
Set Them FreeStop The MusicHail To Reason
Bebopper
ValseuseTyrant
Barbarossa

Giacomo - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video11/04/064thM SmithCD101 1/4 mDBreeders' Cup Classic-G103 MInvasorBernardiniPremium Tap2:02.18
View Details10/07/063rdM SmithSA61 1/8 mDGoodwood Stakes-G203+ MLava ManBrother DerekGiacomo1:48.15
View Details08/20/065thM SmithDmr81 1/4 mDPacific Classic-G103+ MLava ManGood RewardSuper Frolic2:01.62
View Details03/04/065thM SmithSA101 1/4 mDSanta Anita Handicap-G104+ MLava ManMagnumWilko2:00.57
View Details02/04/063rdM SmithSA81 1/8 mDStrub Stakes-G204 MHigh LimitTop This And ThatGiacomo0:00.00
View DetailsView Video06/11/057thM SmithBel111 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MAfleet AlexAndromeda's HeroNolan's Cat2:28.75
View DetailsView Video05/21/053rdM SmithPim121 3/16 mDPreakness-G103 MAfleet AlexScrappy TGiacomo1:55.04
View DetailsView Video05/07/051stM SmithCD101 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MGiacomoClosing ArgumentAfleet Alex2:02.75
View DetailsView Video04/09/054thM SmithSA61 1/8 mDSanta Anita Derby-G103 MBuzzards BayGeneral John BWilko1:49.18
View DetailsView Video03/19/052ndM SmithSA81 1/16 mDSan Felipe-G203 MConsolidatorGiacomoDon't Get Mad1:40.11
View Details02/05/053rdM SmithSA71 1/8 mDSham03 MGoing WildPapi ChulloGiacomo1:50.00
View DetailsView Video12/18/042ndM SmithHol81 1/16 mDCashCall Futurity-G102 MDeclan's MoonGiacomoWilko1:41.63

 

 

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