Lucky Debonair
| Lucky Debonair | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Vertex |
| Grandsire | The Rhymer |
| Dam | Fresh as Fresh |
| Damsire | Count Fleet |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | May 2, 1962 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Danada Farm |
| Owner | Ada L. Rice Racing Stable |
| Trainer | Frank Catrone |
| Record | 16: 9-3-0 |
| Earnings | $370,960 |
| Major wins | |
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San Vicente Handicap (1965) Kentucky Derby (1965) |
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| Honours | |
| Lucky Debonair Court, Wheaton, Illinois | |
San Vicente Handicap (1965)
Santa Anita Derby, (1965)
Blue Grass Stakes (1965)
Santa Anita Handicap (1966)
Lucky Debonair (May 2, 1962 – July 10, 1987) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1965 Kentucky Derby.
He was bred by owners Dan and Ada Rice of Wheaton, Illinois at their Danada Farm satellite operation on Old Frankfort Pike near Lexington, Kentucky, a property that once was part of the . Lucky Debonair was sired by Vertex out of the mare Fresh as Fresh, who was a daughter of the 1943 U.S. Triple Crown Champion Count Fleet.
He was conditioned for racing by trainer Frank Catrone,
As a two-year-old in 1964, Lucky Debonair made one start at the Atlantic City Race Course, where he finished out of the money. Sent to race in California at age three, the unheralded colt was ridden by Bill Shoemaker. He finished second in the San Felipe Stakes and won the San Vicente Handicap, both at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. He was a supplementary entrant in the West Coast's most important race for three-year-olds, the Santa Anita Derby. Under Shoemaker, Lucky Debonair won the race by four lengths and set a new stakes record of 1:47.00, a time that as of 2008 has been equaled but not broken. He followed this victory with another very important win in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course and was made the second choice among bettors for the Kentucky Derby.
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