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Pioneerof the Nile was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by its owner, Zayat Stables.He was sired by 2003 Belmont Stakes winner, Empire Maker.His dam, Star of Goshen, was a stakes-winning daughter of Lord at War, a multiple grade I winner whose victories included the 1985 Santa Anita Handicap.
Classic Empire is a bay colt with a white star, stripe, and snip, and a white sock on his left hind leg. He was bred by Steven and Brandi Nicholson in Kentucky. [1] He is by Pioneerof the Nile, best known as the sire of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. [2]
In 2009, Zayat's homebred Pioneerof the Nile started a streak of Zayat horses finishing second in the Kentucky Derby and other classic races when he was defeated by Mine That Bird. [5] In 2010, Zayat campaigned Eskendereya, winner of the Wood Memorial and considered the favorite for the Kentucky Derby.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby field for the May 4 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is coming together. Here's what you need to know about the horses. Trainers, jockeys and records: What to know ...
Here are more tips on how to place an online bet on a horse in the 2024 Kentucky Derby, ... (50-1) won the race and was followed by Pioneer of the Nile (4-1) and Musket Man (20-1), ...
Florent Geroux. Horse: Just a Touch (Post No. 8). Trainer: Brad Cox. Past Kentucky Derby rides: Seven. Was aboard designated winner Mandaloun, whose 2021 Derby victory came after the on-the-track ...
American Pharoah was the 3–5 morning line favorite in an eight-horse field that included Tale of Verve, as well as five rivals from the Kentucky Derby who had skipped the Preakness, and one horse, Madefromlucky, who had not run either of the previous Triple Crown races, but, like Tonalist the previous year, had instead won the Peter Pan ...
Best remembered for shaking up MLB with a $126-million deal, Jayson Werth invested in race horses two years ago and improbably has Dornoch in the Kentucky Derby.