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Gio Ponti

7 year old Horse | Retired
Owner(s):
Castleton Lyons
Trainer:
Christophe Clement
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Kilboy Estate Inc.
Pedigree:
Tale of the Cat  -  Chipeta Springs  by  Alydar
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Gio Ponti...

Who are the best of the best of the first dozen years of the 21st century? Help me decide...Read More
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  • racingrooter · I'm with winplaceshow. I think Ghostzapper is the best horse of the 20th century thus far. There are some other great horses mentioned here, but GZ would have left them all eating his dirt. · 8 days ago ·
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  • racingrooter · Oops, meant 21st century. I'm only 12 years behind. :-) · 8 days ago ·
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Here ends the first year of the Chicago Dark Horse blog. Let’s recap what happened in 2011 and find out what we can expect in 2012...Read More
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  • paulie0265 · Love reading you all the time "" · 38 days ago ·
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  • RyanBrady · Great Stuff Chris, and You are invited into my stable anytime at The Big T (Thistledown) · 35 days ago ·
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This last weekend I visited for the first time Churchill Downs and experienced my first Breeders’ Cup! It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. I am grateful that I got to meet in person so many of the friends I have been talking to for a very long time. I got to see world-class equine...Read More
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  • travel_vic · The adjunct bleeder med debacle will soon it ugly head and many were not aware of how Kentucky allows f separate antibleeder meds and did not report the many who raced on the adjuncts · 85 days ago ·
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  • cpsoren121 · Still loved this trip!!!! · 42 days ago ·
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Gio Ponti has had a great race career. Now it is time for him to leave, as his best times are far behind him. Leave it to the new fresh horses to do it now.
  • yukichan · Umm...he's been retired since mid-November to Castleton Lyons--enjoying droves of visitors and fans I hear. Castleton Lyons. Castleton Lyons. Read: "Gio Ponti retired to Castleton Lyons www.brisnet.com" · 61 days ago ·
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Gio Ponti was a great competitor
Dirt, Turf, or Synthetics ... the surface makes no matter to the Clark Handicap winner.Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Shores, personally I would say Acclamation and Cape Blanco are more in the Turf Horse and Horse of the Year races than the older male. After yesterday, I lean towards Game On Dude as the Older Male of the Year, but I think Wise Dan just earned himself a spot as a finalist. · 69 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · multi surface animals are rare birds · 69 days ago ·
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Most days you just have to work with what comes your way. "Havre de Grace" was trotted out at Vinery on a beautiful Fall afternoon.And "Gio Ponti" was featured at Castleton Lyons the next day, a very blustery day in the 100 acre woods.  Wendy and I ended up getting a few good shots each day. He...Read More
Gio Ponti, the three-time champion who finished fourth in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Mile, has been retired and will stand at Castleton Lyons, the Lexington farm that also raced him. He will have a fee of $20,000 in his first stud season.Castleton Lyons will make Gio Ponti, a 6-year-old, available for...Read More
Gio Ponti has been retired and will stand for $20,000 at Castleton Lyons.   
I think that maybe this year Gio Ponti just wasnt how he used to be but im gld he was actually race fore six year instead of endiing at two, three or even four year olds people just want the money from retiring them even though the horses could be at the top of there game but i understand horses who are injured to be retired not just to be retired just for the money purposes
Court Vision came from nowhere to nose fellow closer Turallure in a roughly run renewal of the Breeders' Cup Mile.Goldikova, seeking an unprescedented fourth Mile win, had to settle for the show. Jeranimo, Get Stormy, and Sidney's Candy took the early initiative with Goldikova neatly tucked in at th...Read More
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  • Cigar16 · The debacle that occured on Thursday from the fallout of CD's decision to not open the turf course for training has become a situation that I now find to be just as humorous (somebody please take Michael Stoute's deplorable trackside rant and make a comical YouTube video of it!) as it is shameful! Shameful for both entities. Despite CD's effort to make trainers aware by broadcasting on several occasions via the PA system the possibility of grass course training closure due to a threat of precipitation, a mess still ensued. WHY, did CD close the course a nanosecond before the scheduled opening? HELLO? I get that it was for legit reasons, but making that decision without facilitating your freaking public/horsemen relations department etc in preemptive coordination with the Euro's was appalling. This is not a normal event. Sorry, but CD definitely dropped that ball! But on the flip side is who the hell does John Gosden, and the most obnoxious, self entitled jackass Michael Stoute think they are in that they feel they can remedy their inconvenience by doing as they please in disregarding the closure, attempting to DISMANTLE the railing, and helping themselves to the course as if they were at home and having a backyard BBQ??? OMG! I was embarrassed for them! We can only hope that this will be at the very least a learning experience for the future.. All of that being said, and being one of the last people to look the other way as protocol is not adhered to, I do not speak lightly when I say that in the grand scheme of things, 10, 20, or a 100 years from now as an American racing fan I DO NOT WANT the unpleasant stigma that would have been ours FOREVER had the stewards DQ'ed Goldikova to LAST, therefore forever tarnishing her image. I am so glad the stewards proved diplomatic, thought of the consequences, and made the RIGHT DECISION! · 89 days ago ·
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  • likin sparks · Hey, what better way to entice more foreign horses to complete in the BC races, no harm nor foul for bumping. Also CD should have had all the PR and grounds crew out after the rain subsided drying the track off with hair dryers it wasn't good enough! · 89 days ago ·
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I think it's about time Gio Ponti got retired. What do you think?
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  • Mary Z. · Shores, lol, that was supposed to be an Uncle Mo comment. I put it at the wrong thread. · 89 days ago ·
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  • shores · Funyy, Mary :) As for Mo, I just don't know... I think he should come back so we can see a full year out of him, but I think they need to keep him at a mile. · 89 days ago ·
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About a week from now, I will be making my very first trip to Louisville to make my very first visit to Churchill Downs to see my very first Breeders’ Cup! Joining me on this pilgrimage are equine champions that in some way have a connection to the Windy City. Whether they are based in Chicago, have...Read More
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  • gabriel · www.youtube.com/user/cpsoren12 for my dad's video's and me with his phone making videos and my dad posts them online! · 94 days ago ·
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  • gabriel · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkIs37a2JE...Dad you like this song!!!PEOPLE...WATCH THIS VIDEO. · 90 days ago ·
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He's my favorite horse because he wins a lot of races...
Goldikova, shooting for a fourth Breeders' Cup Mile triumph, drew the rail and has been made the 7-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's turf test. Read More
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  • ghelguera · Mr. Commons is at a great price 20-1, my pick for upset. · 95 days ago ·
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  • alonso12929 · I like Mr.Commons and Zoffany to upset @20-1 · 95 days ago ·
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Led by Havre de Grace, Uncle Mo, So You Think (NZ), Gio Ponti and Goldikova (IRE), a record 193 horses—including 29 from overseas—have been pre-entered for the 2011 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.Read More
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  • aj.mindiola · icyhotboo ·...I was there last year and staw a great horse in Zenyatta..I would not call Uncle Mo a great horse... · 95 days ago ·
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  • CraigBradshaw · game on dude will get a little money love from me. chantal just might pull off a first. · 95 days ago ·
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What an amazing ride Arlington Park’s 2011 meet was! I was enthralled by the horses, the action, and the people. Chicago racing returned to top form this year with full, quality fields not only in the stakes races but in the normal race day schedule as well. The track also provided value to its cust...Read More
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  • Protagonist · Hopefully this clears this up, I haven't turned into a turncoat.I do miss playing at home,I do miss my friends, and family and the Great things to see and do back in Chicago. We must admit though that the terain of Illinois racing has changed a lot since the 1970's we've lost numerous farms to Shopping malls and sudivisions.We have lost Trainers who left Illinois to race elsewhere,because horsemen have gotten the short end of the stick in Illinois for far to long,and you know that that is True. What say you to that ? · 95 days ago ·
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  • cpsoren121 · Let's hope the gambling bill gets passed with slots at the race tracks. · 95 days ago ·
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Trainer Christophe Clement said Saturday morning that Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone’s Winchester, winner of the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational, was unlikely to run in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.   The trainer said he was not happy with the results of an endoscopic examination performed after th...Read More
Is there another figure more synonymous with the Breeders' Cup Mile than Freddie Head? Five times this man stood in the winner's circle, twice as a jockey aboard Miesque and then the last three years as trainer of Goldikova, a mare requiring no introduction in the racing world. The pre…Read More
Gio Ponti will make his final career start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs, his connections announced Thursday. Gio Ponti had been pre-entered in both the Mile and Breeders’ Cup Classic, with the Classic listed as his first preference. Read More
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  • travel_vic · this one has lost the tough competitive edge he used to have....Close but no cigar. · 98 days ago ·
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  • buds · What a great, no GREAT horse. This horse may have lost a step, maybe not. He still looks really good. He is the only horse in the breeders cup that could get in the money in both the classic and the mile. Im not sure that if he didnt train for the classic that this turf horse couldn't win the classic. If uncle mo can get the distance, this might be the next best horse in the BCC. I think he has a good shot at Goldakova, she is and should be the favorite, but GP is one of about or 4 that could upset her. What a great way to end his carreer, Gio Ponte, good luck and thanks for the lifetime of great races;-) · 97 days ago ·
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Gio Ponti - Pedigree

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Tale of the CatStorm CatStorm Bird
Terlingua
YarnMr. Prospector
Narrate
Chipeta SpringsAlydarRaise A Native
Sweet Tooth
Salt SpringSalt Marsh
Jungle Mythologic

Gio Ponti - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video11/05/114thR DominguezCD101 mileTBreeders' Cup Mile-G103+ MCourt VisionTurallureGoldikova1:37.05
View DetailsView Video10/08/111stR DominguezKee91 mileTShadwell Turf Mile-G103+ MGio PontiGet StormySidney's Candy1:34.17
View DetailsView Video08/13/112ndR DominguezAP101 1/4 mTArlington Million-G103+ MCape BlancoGio PontiDean's Kitten2:05.39
View DetailsView Video07/09/112ndR DominguezBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War-G103+ MCape BlancoGio PontiBoisterous2:14.06
View DetailsView Video06/11/113rdR DominguezBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MMission ApprovedBim BamGio Ponti2:06.32
View DetailsView Video03/26/115thR DominguezMey71 1/4 mSDubai World Cup-G103+ MVictoire PisaTranscendMonterosso2:05.94
View DetailsView Video11/06/102ndR DominguezCD81 mileTBreeders' Cup Mile-G103+ MGoldikovaGio PontiThe Usual Q. T. 1:35.16
View DetailsView Video10/09/101stR DominguezKee101 mileTShadwell Turf Mile-G103+ MGio PontiSociety's ChairmanCourageous Cat1:35.06
View DetailsView Video08/21/102ndR DominguezAP101 1/4 mTArlington Million-G103+ MDebussyGio PontiTazeez2:03.01
View DetailsView Video07/10/101stR DominguezBel91 3/8 m TMan O' War-G103+ MGio PontiMission ApprovedExpansion2:16.20
View DetailsView Video06/05/102ndR DominguezBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MWinchesterGio PontiExpansion1:59.46
View DetailsView Video03/27/104thR DominguezMey81 1/4 mSDubai World Cup-G103+ MGloria De CampeaoLizard's DesireAllybar2:03.83
View DetailsView Video02/20/102ndR DominguezTam71 1/16 mTTampa Bay Stakes04+ MKarelianGio PontiRahystrada1:42.61
View DetailsView Video11/07/092ndR DominguezSA91 1/4 mSBreeders' Cup Classic-G103+ MZenyattaGio PontiTwice Over2:00.62
View DetailsView Video10/03/092ndR DominguezBel91 1/2mTJoe Hirsch Turf Classic-G103+ MInterpatationGio PontiGrand Couturier2:41.22
View DetailsView Video08/08/091stR DominguezAP91 1/4 mTArlington Million-G103+ MGio PontiJust As WellStotsfold2:04.19
View DetailsView Video07/11/091stR DominguezBel71 3/8 m TMan O' War-G103+ MGio PontiMusketierQuijano2:12.56
View DetailsView Video06/06/091stG GomezBel101 1/4 mTManhattan Handicap-G103+ MGio PontiMarsh SideBetter Talk Now2:02.91
View Details03/07/091stR DominguezSA91 mileTFrank E. Kilroe Mile-G104+ MGio PontiVenturaDixie Chatter1:33.65
View Details02/07/095thG GomezSA91 1/8 mSStrub Stakes-G204 MCowboy CalBlue ExitVictory Pete1:48.22
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