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Owner(s):
Derrick Smith  -  Michael B. Tabor  - 
Trainer:
Todd A. Pletcher
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by
Pedigree:
A. P. Indy  -  Better Than Honour  by  Deputy Minister
Rating:
 
 
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What the Nation is saying about Rags To Riches...

I loved her Belmont win!
Princess of Sylmar, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Mike Smith, stuns the Kentucky Oaks at 38-1!Read More
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  • likin sparks · Smith is on fire with winning big purse races, would not be surprised to see him do well Derby Day · 18 days ago ·
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  • toni arias von hohenzollern · ***mike smith by speryence...best jockey.."ruhs final"...dreming of julia two..."owners king of prussia stable"...is best princess..toni arias von hohenzollern "cuadra arias".is normal... vedi derby..oxbow. baffert & flashback work. · 18 days ago ·
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After such a monstrous effort in the Gulfstream Park Oaks, speculation arises ... What’s next for Dreaming of Julia?Read More
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  • amino998 · The fact that she began her career late in her 3 yo year may have had something to do with it. ;) · 49 days ago ·
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  • darlene · I,personally, like that a filly would have to face males prior to Derby to get in As stated the fillies that have won Derby had faced males before the win I don't think this was a mistake or oversight by CD · 49 days ago ·
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Can a bevy of young talent, led by Shanghai Bobby, Violence, and Overanalyze, help turn around the top trainer's luck and career record in the Kentucky DerbyRead More
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  • On The Gallop's · I never buy into the Pletcher hype during Derby prep Season, or Derby day itself if he has horses in the gate. · 85 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · On The Gallop's, wear and tear on thoroughbreds is more on dirt than turf, how can you compare apples to oranges? · 84 days ago ·
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Tüm zamanların en iyi 250 kısrağı sıralamasında kesinlikle daha üst sıralarda olmalı...
Give a break...look at her record..look at her run against Curlin....look at her stamina. Are we a nation of sprinters?
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  • Mike in SB · I think Rags to Riches had the potential to be one of the all time great fillies if she had not been injured and retired in her 3 year old year. Anyway winning the Oaks and Belmont is a pretty special accomplishment and if Royal Delta wins the Ladies Classic for the third time this year, that will be a major accomplishment as well. · 134 days ago ·
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  • kay.robinett · I think the key word is potential, Mike in SB. I agree with you. She could have been one of the great ones. Only seven lifetime starts, two of them in MSW. Won two classics in the KY Oaks and Belmont. If she had stayed sound and in form, I think a lot of people would think more highly of her. In this era of super mares/fillies she falls back in popular opinion because of her brief career. · 134 days ago ·
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travel vic i would agree with you except the belmont stakes is the most difficult to win let alone a filly or female. its probably the only time horses even run the mile and a half even when females are winning the preakness they tend to be fading desperately trying to hang on let alone head to head strech run with curlin and beating him the final furlong
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  • dani.pugh · I never said it was easy. I said "it may be one of the easiest to win." Based on distance and the natual pace at the distance it is easier than a middle distance 9-10f race. They are run much faster throughout, where a race at 12f is run at a slower, steadier pace. That pace is what makes it easier for a speed horse/stalker to win. Again never said it wasn't easy, I was referring to the distance being the easiest to run of the 3 jewels. The Belmont itself is made as tough as it is due to the fatigue many horses who have run in all three races are feeling at the time they make it to the Belmont starting gate. · 146 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · I would wager that more colts lost out on the Triple based upon the third leg than the other two. Pace? It is the intrinsic energy apportion mechanisms of the colt. Old Hard Spun was an EASY write off and wuld be if his profile came up. ONLY if a colt gets the lead, can slow down and then PICK UP AGAIN LATE, does a very slow pace help a colt that cannot distribute according to a 66.8 to 67 % median. · 146 days ago ·
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I don't understand why rags to riches isn't up there with the greatest females when the Belmont is the toughest of the Triple Crown to win. what is amazing about Rags to Riches like Zenyatta are strong the final furlong alot of times with females against males they are barely dolding on at the end and if the race was another furlong they would have lost (Like rachel's races against males). i would put rags to riches just be hind genuine risk and they only horses I would put infront of genuine risk are zenyatta ruffian ladies secret and rachel alexandra in that order..
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  • buckpasser · I read that she was bred to Galileo and has a colt by him and was rebated to him. · 147 days ago ·
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  • UnionRagsRules · oh, I wonder how that one will do! · 147 days ago ·
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What's the latest on her 2010 Henry the Navigator colt? I heard that he was "believed to be outstanding."
Just read that she foaled a colt by Galileo this year and was bred to him again. Talk about a horse with a regal pedigree.
Harry Payne Whitney's Tanya became the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes.Read More
I’ll Have Another will try to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he runs in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 9. Since Spectacular Bid in 1979, eleven 3-year-olds have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness only to fail in their Triple Crown quest at Belmont Park. Spec...Read More
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  • AnnaK · Would love a Triple Crown, mostly because it would pull people in to the races, (already started I like to think), plus IHA is such a strong red engine and Mario is excellent, that it just might be. Can't see Dullahan doing it, 27 in the last q good to know, that fancy inefficient leg work, so IHA and UR and anyone else can duke it out. · 366 days ago ·
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  • cocoa2 · Icy, Dullahan is the best Allowance horse I have ever seen, especially since he has won graded stakes. Or was I not to take you literally? · 366 days ago ·
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Is the 2012 crop of three-year-olds the best in several years? Laura Pugh thinks so...Read More
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  • johnsnare · I think he nailed it spot on. Should be a great betting race. · 391 days ago ·
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  • Mike in SB · Did you see the interview with Andy Beyers in the Paulick Report? Because of the low Beyers speed figures for the prep races this year, he said this crop could be even worst than last year which he said was the weakest crop of 3 year olds in his lifetime. · 384 days ago ·
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Seattle Slew made his 3yo debut at Hialeah.Read More
I don't understand how this filly can't be rated in the top five to top ten fillies of all time after she beat Curlin in the Belmont. Especially after breaking from the gate on her knees and showing deep gamenes down the stretch by not letting Curlin get around her. It's a mystery to me why she is not ranked near the top. Just re watch the Belmont race and look at her performance. It was a incredible performance!
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  • cocoa2 · RTR is a great filly, but we already have a top 10. (in no order) Zenyatta, Ruffian, Go For Wand, Miesque, Makybe Diva, Sunline, ... · 448 days ago ·
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  • footlick · Zarkava, Allez France, Dahlia · 448 days ago ·
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Many racing fans are prepared to state emphatically that Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra are two of the best, if not THE best, fillies of the past half-century. The list from which to chose, however, is longer than most think. Below is a reminder just how extensive that list is. With almost half the y...Read More
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  • travel_vic · Bayakoa, Paeana? My goodness · 488 days ago ·
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  • MarcelloMarocco · All Along, Dance Smartly, Makybe Diva, kincsem, Sunline, regret, Ruffian, Zarkava, Glorious Song. Top that! · 450 days ago ·
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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. · 482 days ago ·
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  • racingrooter · Oops, meant 21st century. I'm only 12 years behind. :-) · 482 days ago ·
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she never gets the accolades other female horses have received. she won the toughest of the 3 classics over a future hoy curlin. she ripped off 4 straight G1 victories in the process.
Havre de Grace showed the world once again that in thoroughbred horse racing these days, it’s a girl's world...Read More
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  • CraigBradshaw · tim....wasn't trying to disrespect you. just having a little fun. i don't disagree with you on your assessment. in the 9f ladies classic, hdg gets the nod. in the 10f big race bl gets the nod. · 622 days ago ·
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  • Zenyatta-Perfection Personified · I think that owners of the fillies/mares are the ones who are making the difference, with a willingness to test their females against the best of the males. And there have been some all-time great females in just the last 4 years. · 622 days ago ·
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I love this horse! One of the best fillies ever! There aren't too many fillies to run in big races like the Triple Crown races, but that didn't stop her. Rags to Riches showed what girls could do in the 2007 Belmont Stakes! Maybe next year a filly could race in a Triple Crown race, or even win one, or even win the Triple Crown! I don't think that's ever been done! :)

Rags To Riches - Pedigree

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A. P. IndySeattle SlewBold Reasoning
My Charmer
Weekend SurpriseSecretariat
Lassie Dear
Better Than HonourDeputy MinisterVice Regent
Mint Copy
Blush With PrideBlushing Groom
Best In Show

Rags To Riches - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details09/15/072ndJ VelazquezBel91 1/8 mDGazelle Handicap-G103 FLear's PrincessRags To RichesTough Tizs Sis1:47.86
View DetailsView Video06/09/071stJ VelazquezBel111 1/2mDBelmont Stakes-G103 MRags To RichesCurlinTiago2:28.74
View DetailsView Video05/04/071stG GomezCD11 1/8 mDKentucky Oaks-G103 FRags To RichesOctaveHigh Heels1:49.99
View Details03/11/071stG GomezSA91 1/16 mDSanta Anita Oaks-G103 FRags To RichesSilver SwallowCash Included1:42.84
View Details02/10/071stG GomezSA91 mileDLas Virgenes-G103 FRags To RichesBaroness ThatcherRunway Rosie1:37.85
View DetailsView Video01/07/071stG GomezSA27 fDMSW03 FRags To RichesIron ButterflyFlight To Cash1:22.40
View Details06/10/064thB BlancCD65 1/2 fDMSW02 FChange UpSheetsHigh Heels1:03.55