Opening Verse

Opening Verse is a 1986 horse that was born in 1986 and raced from 1989 to 1991. He was sired by The Minstrel out of the Grey Dawn II mare Shy Dawn. He was trained by Richard J. Lundy and raced for Allen E. Paulson, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Jacques D. Wimpfheimer. Opening Verse has raced and won at Ascot-GB, Atlantic City, Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Goodwood-GB, Hollywood Park, Pimlico Race Course, Sandown-GB. His has a stakes win at the 1991 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1).

Shy Dawn

Herbager Polamia Bolero Shy Bim

Opening Verse - Race Results, Speed Figures, and Past Performances
Date	Finish (speed) Fin	Trk	Distance	Surface	Race	1st (HRN Speed fig) Finish (HRN Speed)	2nd	3rd	Time
11/2/91	1st	CD	1 mile	Turf	1991 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1)	Opening Verse Val Des Bois Star of Cozzene	Val Des Bois	Star of Cozzene	1:37.40
7/21/91	6th	ATL	1 3/16 m	Turf	1991 Caesar's International (G2)	Exbourne Forty Niner Days Goofalik	Forty Niner Days	Goofalik	1:52.00
10/27/90	7th	BEL	1 1/4 m	Dirt	1990 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)	Unbridled Ibn Bey Thirty Six Red	Ibn Bey	Thirty Six Red	2:02.20
6/24/90	3rd	HOL	1 1/4 m	Dirt	1990 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1)	Criminal Type Sunday Silence Opening Verse	Sunday Silence	Opening Verse	1:59.80
5/12/90	5th	PIM		Dirt	1990 Pimlico Special (G1)	Criminal Type Ruhlmann De Roche	Ruhlmann	De Roche	1:53.00
7/26/89	5th	GOO	1 mile	Turf	1989 Sussex Stakes (G1)	Zilzal Green Line Express Markofdistinction	Green Line Express	Markofdistinction	1:36.77
7/8/89	2nd	SAN	1 1/4 m	Turf	1989 Coral-Eclipse (G1)	Nashwan Opening Verse Indian Skimmer	Opening Verse	Indian Skimmer	2:07.38
6/20/89	4th	ASC	1 1/4 m	Turf	1989 Prince of Wales's Stakes (G2)	Two Timing Beau Sher Most Welcome	Beau Sher	Most Welcome	2:04.90
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