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Strong Suit

Owner(s):
Qatar Racing Ltd.
Trainer:
Simon Callaghan
Bred:
Arkansas (USA) by Robert N. Clay  -  Gainsborough Farm LLC  -  McDowell Farm
Pedigree:
Rahy  -  Helwa  by  Silver Hawk
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What the Nation is saying about Strong Suit...

I guess the Euros forgot their passports, Strong Suit tried to tell me this at the gate...
Simon Callaghan summed up the extreme outside 14 post position for Strong Suit in Saturday’s Grade II Acadia Stakes at one mile on turf in succinct fashion: “Fourteen’s a disaster.” Read More
By virtue of recent company kept, Argentine-bred Suggestive Boy rates a big chance in Saturday’s Grade II, $150,000 Arcadia Stakes for older horses at one mile on turf. Read More
Simon Callaghan is looking forward to Strong Suit making his U.S. debut in next Saturday’s Arcadia Stakes scheduled for one mile on turf. Read More
  • yukichan · Very much looking forward to his US racing debut. A strong sprinter, it would seem he could transfer his speed over 8 furlongs and lighter competition. · 114 days ago ·
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  • mdracing69 · Strong Suit worked 5f in 1:01.20 (2/4) at Santa Anita (turf) on 1-28. · 114 days ago ·
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Strong Suit, pointing to the Arcadia Stakes on Feb. 2, worked five furlongs in 59.80 for Simon Callaghan, who has Jamie Spencer coming in from Europe for the ride. “He’s the owner’s retained rider,” Callaghan explained. “The horse worked very well. I couldn’t be happier.”
Enjoy a regal performance tomorrow at Royal Ascot, racefans, for Frankel is something very, very special. Read More
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  • patrickspence · You can watch Royal Ascot on Twin Spires for free, live. · 337 days ago ·
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  • AmbitiousD · I got too nervous about Chinese website blocks and just hopped the China border and took the train to Sha Tin...haha. · 337 days ago ·
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FRANKEL, the world's best racehorse, will face ten rivals when he bids to stretch his unbeaten record to 11 in Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening race of Royal Ascot. Trained by Sir Henry Cecil for owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah, the son of Galileo was on Sunday cut to 1-6 (from 1-5) for the 1m...Read More
FRANKEL is 1-3 (from 4-11) for the JLT Lockinge Stakes after the declarations for Saturday's Group 1 showpiece at Newbury.Read More
  • ILuvTurfRacing · Over the years, you hear about some incredible stories surrounding great thoroughbreds. But this one takes the all time prize for me. It was reported on the front page of the Racing Post newspaper in England that just days ago in his final work leading up to Saturday's Locking Stakes, Frankel not only beat his lead horse by 20 lengths over 7f on poly-track. He also outran a train. The 7:13 service to Cambridge. · 370 days ago ·
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  • TimSmith · He outran an F1 car with Shumacher behind the wheel too · 370 days ago ·
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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! · 563 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! · 563 days ago ·
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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. · 569 days ago ·
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  • alonso12929 · I like Mr.Commons and Zoffany to upset @20-1 · 569 days ago ·
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I'm sure going into the 2011 season, Strong Suit was not likely the card that was on trainer Richard Hannon's mind that he would have to play in this year's Breeders Cup Mile. But I'm also quite certain that Hannon didn't foresee the early retirement of Canford Cliffs either. But thing's having turned out like they have, Hannon announced to England's Racing Post today that the 3yr.old son of Rahy will indeed make his next start in the G1 Prix De l' Foret in France, and then come to Churchill Downs for the Breeders Cup Mile. Strong Suit is certainly not a Canford Cliffs. But he is a talented 3yr.old. He won the G2 Coventry Stakes for Hannon as a 2yr.old in 2010. So far in 2011, Strong Suit has defeated Codemaster in the G3 Jersey Stakes at Ascot, and he also defeated Red Jazz in the G2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood. In Strong Suit's only G1 start this season, he was officially announced as having finished 3rd in the G1 Prix Jean-Prat at Longchamp. A race that saw Mutual Trust, Zoffany, and Strong Suit all 3 hit the wire together in a blanket finish. A finish that had to be sorted out by a photo. Strong Suit's only out of money finish in 2011 was in his seasonal debut in the G3 Greenham Stakes at Newbury. He finished 6th in a race totally dominated by Frankel.
There are some exciting races of very talented horses which leave one feeling regret that just one wins.  Dead heats of three horses rarely happen and it did not happen today in Chantilly.Juddmonte's Mutual Trust (Cacique IRE) thrust through hard-working Strong Suit USA (Rahy USA) and evens-fav...Read More
The Royal Ascot debut of So You Think highlights the action of day 2.Read More
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  • BrianZipse · I've been waiting for So You Think to face some top class competition in Europe ... tomorrow, he gets the chance. · 708 days ago ·
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  • xMystix · Agreed! It's going to be interesting to see him prove his worth tomorrow. Royal Ascot definitely provides exciting entertainment :). · 708 days ago ·
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QIPCO 2,000 Guineas favourite Frankel is 4-11 with Ladbrokes to start the season in winning fashion on Saturday when the star colt will face a maximum of five for the Totesport.com Greenham Stakes at Newbury.Last season's joint-champion juvenile colt will be ridden by Tom Queally and has the service...Read More
  • medlocke · Frankel doesn't have a cake walk by any means in Saturday's Greenham Stakes at Newbury. He's up against some stiff competition in the Coventry Stakes winner at Ascot in Strong Suit, and his very tough stablemate, Picture Editor. · 769 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · Frankel's 2011 debut in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury turned out to be a race he just won for fun. He cantered all over his stablemate, Picture Editor, who's no mug himself. For the first half of the race, Frankel's head was to one side, and he was hanging down the camber quite a bit. But even that couldn't stop this beast. Frankel's got one of the most dominating mid-race moves I've ever seen on a horse. When Thomas Queally ask him to go win his race, Frankel just explodes away. After his debut win in the Greenham today, it's really hard to picture anyone beating Frankel in the 2000 Guineas. JMO. · 767 days ago ·
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Strong Suit was replaced as favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas when 'mugged' by the strong-finishing Zoffany, who gave trainer Aidan O'Brien his 11th win from the last 13 runnings of The Curragh's Keeneland Phoenix Stakes on Sunday. Read More
  • medlocke · For the people who don't care about the politics of Europe vs. America in the Breeders Cup races. And go to the event for the joy of watching the best horses in the world race. And also bet to make money off of those horses, whether they're from Europe or America? These comments are directed toward you. The Coolmore-Ballydoyle colt Zoffany, trained by Aidan O'Brien, is without question among the very best of the best of the European 2yr.old's. 5 wins in 6 lifetime starts. Zoffany's only loss was in the G2 Coventry Stakes at Ascot. To another top level 2yr.old, Strong Suit. But Zoffany was very badly hampered in the Coventry. Squeezed out between Strong Suit and Galtymore Lad. Ending up finishing 6th in the Coventry. But since the Coventry Stakes. Zoffany has won the Golden Fleece Stakes. A listed race. The G3 Tyros Stakes. Won by Rip Van Winkle in 2009. And most recently, made up for the Coventry flop by defeating Strong Suit with a powerful run in the G1 Phoenix Stakes. Zoffany is a very big and physical 2yr.old. He looks like he's been chiseled from stone. O'Brien will likely send this colt to America for the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf. If he does send Zoffany? As a handicapper who keeps up with European racing as closely as American racing. I strongly recommend a bet on this Ballydoyle 2yr.old. I just haven't seen any American turf 2yr.old's that are in Zoffany's league. He's already a G1 winner as a 2yr.old. · 986 days ago ·
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Strong Suit - Pedigree

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RahyBlushing GroomRed God
Runaway Bride
Glorious SongHalo
Ballade
HelwaSilver HawkRoberto
Gris Vitesse
Team ColorsMr. Prospector
Private Colors

Strong Suit - Race Results & Past Performances

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View Details02/02/1311thJ SpencerSA91 mileTArcadia Stakes-G204+ MSuggestive BoyWilkinsonSilentio1:32.73
View Details09/15/124thR HughesDon57 fTPark Stakes-G203+ MLibrannoPastoral PlayerLethal Force1:23.16
View Details09/08/127thR HughesHay46 fTSprint Cup-G103+ MSociety RockGordon Lord ByronBated Breath1:10.20
View Details08/18/122ndR MooreNby47 fTHungerford Stakes-G203+ MLethal ForceStrong SuitAlanza1:22.96
View DetailsView Video07/14/128thR HughesNewJ46 fTJuly Cup-G103+ MMaysonThe ChekaSociety Rock1:15.90
View DetailsView Video06/19/1210thR HughesAsc11 mileTQueen Anne Stakes-G104+ MFrankelExcelebrationSide Glance1:37.85
View DetailsView Video11/05/1110thR HughesCD101 mileTBreeders' Cup Mile-G103+ MCourt VisionTurallureGoldikova1:37.05
View Details10/08/111stR HughesNew57 fTChallenge Stakes-G203+ MStrong SuitChachamaideeMaqaasid1:22.74
View DetailsView Video07/26/111stR HughesGoo37 fTLennox Stakes-G203+ MStrong SuitRed JazzBeacon Lodge1:25.65
View DetailsView Video07/03/113rdR HughesCha41 mileTPrix Jean Prat-G103 MMutual TrustZoffanyStrong Suit1:40.45
View Details06/15/111stR HughesAsc17 fTJersey Stakes-G303 MStrong SuitNew DeerfieldWestern Aristocrat1:26.09
View DetailsView Video04/16/116thR HughesNby47 fTGreenham Stakes-G303 MFrankelExcelebrationShropshire1:24.60
View Details10/01/102ndR HughesNew56 fTMiddle Park Stakes-G102 MDream AheadStrong SuitApprove1:14.28
View Details08/08/103rdR HughesCur56 fTPhoenix Stakes-G102 MZoffanyGlor Na MaraStrong Suit1:11.29
View Details06/15/101stR HughesAsc46 fTCoventry Stakes -G202 MStrong SuitElzaamRoayh1:14.29
View Details05/14/101stR HughesNby56 fTMaiden Stakes02 MStrong SuitNeebrasFormosina1:12.73