Half Ours
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Half Ours is a thoroughbred race horse. Bred by Brilliant Stables and born Kentucky on March 27, 2003, he was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. A striking grey roan like his sire, he is a son of Unbridled's Song out of the winning mare Zing by Storm Cat. Zing is a half sister to stakes winner Yankee Gentleman. Grade 1 winner Key Phrase is the second dam of Half Ours.
Secretariat, Northern Dancer, Bold Ruler, Dr. Fager, Graustark and Mr. Prospector shine in his pedigree.
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Half Ours, originally owned by Aaron and Marie Jones in partnership with Barry K. Schwartz, was sold in November 2006 for a record 6.1 million dollars at Keeneland November breeding stock sale. In a dissolution of the partnership, Aaron Jones outbid Schwartz for the colt.
Laid off for nineteen months due a fractured ankle incurred in the Three Chimney's Juvenile, Half Ours retuned to the races in December of 2006.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, in his three lifetime starts Half Ours has been ridden by John Velazquez.
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- 1st, Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap, March 3, 2007
- 1st, Optional Claiming, Gulfstream Park, February 4, 2007
- 1st, Optional Claiming, Aqueduct Race Track, December 14, 2006
- 1st, Three Chimneys Juvenile, Churchill Downs, May 7, 2005, by over four lengths.
- 1st, Maiden, Keeneland, April 17, 2005.
