Ghostzapper
| Ghostzapper | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Awesome Again |
| Grandsire | Deputy Minister |
| Dam | Baby Zip |
| Damsire | Relaunch |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Adena Springs Farms |
| Owner | Stronach Stables |
| Trainer | Robert J. Frankel |
| Jockey | Javier Castellano |
| Record | 11:9-0-1 |
| Earnings | $3,446,120 |
| Major wins | |
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Vosburgh Stakes (2003) Breeders' Cup Classic (2004) |
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| Awards | |
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Champion Older Male (2004) United States Horse of the Year (2004) World's Top Ranked Horse (2004) |
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| Honours | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Vosburgh Stakes (2003)
Tom Fool Handicap (2004)
Philip H. Iselin Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004)
Woodward Stakes (2004)
Metropolitan Handicap (2005)
Ghostzapper (foaled April 6, 2000) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2004, outdistancing Roses in May by three lengths in a track record time of 1:59.02. His gate-to-wire Classic victory completed a 4-for-4 season, which earned him the 2004 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. He was also ranked "World's Top Ranked Horse" for 2004 as compiled by the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings.
Although he only raced eleven times in his career, his performances earned him the highest accolades from horse racing publications. Ghostzapper was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2012.
Ghostzapper was bred in Kentucky by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farms and raced as a homebred for Stronach Stables. Ghostzapper was sired by Awesome Again, who had won the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic for Stronach. Awesome Again became a successful sire, with 61 stakes winners to his credit as of the end of 2015, including Game On Dude, Ginger Punch, Oxbow and Paynter. Ghostzapper's dam Baby Zip was a stakeswinner who had earlier produced City Zip, winner of the 2000 Hopeful Stakes.
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