Silver Charm
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| Silver Charm | ||
 21 October 2006 (Shinhidaka, Japan) |
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| Sire: | Silver Buck | |
| Grandsire: | Buckpasser | |
| Dam: | Bonnie's Poker | |
| Damsire: | Poker | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1994 | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Colour: | Gray | |
| Breeder: | Mary Lou Wootton | |
| Owner: | Bob & Beverly Lewis | |
| Trainer: | Bob Baffert | |
| Record: | 24: 12-7-2 | |
| Earnings: | $6,944,369 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Del Mar Futurity (1996) San Vicente Stakes (1997) Kentucky Derby (1997) Preakness Stakes (1997) Clark Handicap (1998) Dubai World Cup (1998) Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap (1998) San Pasqual Handicap (1999) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| United States Champion 3-Year-Old Colt (1997) | ||
| Honours | ||
| #63 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century | ||
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Infobox last updated on: October 2, 2006. |
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Silver Charm (b. 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse.
Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. He was voted the 1997 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse.
Racing at age 4, Silver Charm won the 1998 Dubai World Cup. For some time, he stood at Three Chimneys Farm. Then, purchased by the Japan Breeders Association, Silver Charm was retired to stud in Japan.
In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, Silver Charm was ranked #63.
[edit] The Ferdinand Fee
When Silver Charm went to Japan, there was a clause in his contract called a "buy-back clause." Ever since the tragic death of the great racehorse, Ferdinand, who was sent to a slaughterhouse in Japan when his breeding days were done, the New York Owners and Breeder's Association, based in Saratoga Springs, New York, has begun asking for a small voluntary per-race charge (collected from owners of New York Breds) called the "Ferdinand Fee." These monies are intended for the Bluegrass Charities and the Thoroughbred Charities of America to help them fund race horse rescue and retirement groups. Some owners are now including buy-back clauses within their stallion contracts. Silver Charm is one of those fortunate stallions, as is Roses in May.
[edit] References
- Silver Charm's Kentucky Derby
- Silver Charm's pedigree
- Preakness winners
- Silver Charm at Three Chimneys Farm: news, pedigree, conformation, racing racord]
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