Southern Image
| Southern Image | |
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| Sire | Halo's Image |
| Grandsire | Halo |
| Dam | Pleasant Dixie |
| Damsire | Dixieland Band |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 7 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Arthur Appleton |
| Owner | Blahut Stables |
| Trainer | Mike Machowsky |
| Record | 8: 6-1-1 |
| Earnings | US$1,843,750 |
| Major wins | |
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Pimlico Special Handicap(2004) Santa Anita Handicap (2004) Sunshine Millions Classic (2004) Malibu Stakes (2003) |
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Southern Image (foaled April 7 2000) is a millionaire American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire. He was bred in Florida by Arthur I. Appleton and raced under the Blahut Stables banner. He finished racing with a record of 6-1-1 in 8 starts and earnings of $1,843,750. Southern Image was best known for his 2004 wins in the grade one Pimlico Special and the grade one Santa Anita Handicap, which made him the third ever to win both prestigious races on separate coasts of the United States. The others were Farma Way and Seabiscuit.
Southern Image was sold as a two-year-old for $300,000, the second-highest-priced horse at the Ocala Breeders' Sale in March 2003 two-year-old in training sale. He raced only once late in his two year season and won a maiden special weight race at six and a half furlongs at Santa Anita Park by three lengths. He earned $28,800.
At age three, Southern Image started the season with a third-place finish in a Triple Crown prep race to Breeders' Cup Juvenile runner-up Kafwain in the $150,000 grade two San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita. During that race, he sustained a slight injury and had to be rested over the next five months. He came back to the track and won an allowance race in August 2003 at eight and a half furlongs at Del Mar Racetrack. In December, Southern Image scored his biggest victory of the year in the $250,000 grade two Malibu Stakes at seven furlongs at Santa Anita over Midas Eyes. He finished the year with a record of (3): 2-0-1 and earnings of $202,800.
In January 2004, Southern Image won the $1,000,000 stakes called the Sunshine Millions Classic at nine furlongs at Santa Anita by three lengths over Excess Summer and The Judge Sez Who. In March, he won the $1,000,000 grade one Santa Anita Handicap at ten furlongs at Santa Anita Park in a time of 2:01.64 over Island Fashion and Saint Buddy.
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