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Snow Chief

1983 - Horse | Deceased
Owner(s):
C. F. Grinstead  -  B. Rochelle  - 
Trainer:
Melvin F. Stute
Bred:
California (USA) by Blue Diamond Ranch
Pedigree:
Reflected Glory  -  Miss Snowflake  by  Snow Sporting
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Snow Chief...

Bottom line is, Derby Day just wasn’t their day. For a not-insignificant number of Preakness winners, the disappointment of their efforts two weeks beforehand in the Kentucky Derby sometimes has been difficult to rationalize. Some, such as Snow Chief (1986), Point Given (2001), and Lookin At Lucky (...Read More
I do wish Snow Chief's Strub Stakes was in his list of races. Without a pace setter like Groovy, he got the mile and a quarter . And did it in a sharp time as well I 2 minutes flat.
The Pennsylvania Derby was first run in 1979 at Keystone on Memorial Day with the Woody Stephens trained Smarten taking the winners share of the $100,000 purse. In 1981 the race became a grade three stake.Read More
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  • CauseForConcern · Oh, by the way, that was 1980. And, thanks Matt for your story. · 249 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Spearfish got claimed from us after about a year and then claimed again. That trainer got him to climb the claiming ladder and win 4 races in a very short period of time. Spearfish was them claimed and disappeared forever. We eventually heard what happened. It is sad that there are a few trainers that don't care about the condition of their horses. I really do believe that those types are the exceptions in racing and that most trainers do care about their horses. · 249 days ago ·
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Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Snow Chief, the only living California-bred to have won a Triple Crown race, died on Saturday at Eagle Oak Ranch in Paso Robles, California. After finishing 11th as the 2.10-to-1 favorite in the 1986 Kentucky Derby (G1), which was won by Ferdinand, Snow Chief bounced bac...Read More
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  • humphrey · game animal owned by two nice old fellows · 739 days ago ·
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  • PonyChica44 · What a glorious life! An amazing Champion. Still hotds speed record today set more than 20 years ago. · 452 days ago ·
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Mel Stute's tribute to the late champion Snow Chief took place at his Southern California home on Wednesday, five days after the horse died of an apparent heart attack at Eagle Oak Ranch in Paso Robles, Calif. Stute dug out a box of videotapes of Snow Chief's three-year career and relived the memori...Read More
Snow Chief was a Classic winner and an American champion. The California bred, near black colt was a consistent and dominant star in 1985 through 1987. He was the all-time leading California bred earner until surpassed by Best Pal, and still is fourth only behind Tiznow, Best Pal and Lava Man...Read More

Snow Chief - Pedigree

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Reflected GloryJesterTom Fool
Golden Apple
LysistrataPalestinian
Jaconda
Miss SnowflakeSnow SportingSnow Cat
Extatica
Bold JewelAny Time Now
Bold Contessa

Snow Chief - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details05/17/861stA SolisPim81 3/16 mDPreakness-G103 MSnow ChiefFerdinandBroad Brush1:54.80
View DetailsView Video05/03/8611thA SolisCD81 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MFerdinandBold ArrangementBroad Brush2:02.80

 

 

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