Big Truck (horse)
| Big Truck | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hook and Ladder |
| Grandsire | Dixieland Band |
| Dam | Just A Ginny |
| Damsire | Go for Gin |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | A. Lakin & Sons |
| Owner | Eric Fein |
| Trainer | Barclay Tagg, Derek Ryan |
| Record | 10: 3-1-2 |
| Earnings | $336,880; $194,500 Graded Earnings |
| Major wins | |
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Bertram F. Bongard Stakes (2007) Tampa Bay Derby (2008) |
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| Last updated on March 15, 2008 | |
Big Truck (February 12, 2005 – March 4, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. Sired by Hook and Ladder, he was a grandson of Northern Dancer, out of the mare Just A Ginny, a daughter of the 1994 Kentucky Derby winner, Go for Gin.
Trained until the fall of 2009 by Barclay Tagg, owned by Eric Fein and ridden by Ramon Dominguez, Big Truck broke his maiden on August 23, 2007, at Saratoga Race Course, winning by about 6 and half lengths over runner-up Post Exchange.
Prior to his next start in the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes at Belmont Park on September 23, 2007, trainer Tagg noted that Big Truck might be his best two-year-old in a barn that had many promising colts for the Triple Crown. Tagg said that Big Truck might "end up being the best out of them all," adding, "This guy's as smooth as glass."
Following Tagg's remarks, Big Truck was sent to the gate as a heavy 1/5 favorite in the Bongard Stakes on September 23, 2007. He defeated a field of 5 after dueling with the Todd Pletcher-trained colt Spanky Fischbein in the final 1/8 of the stretch, winning by about two and a half lengths.
Big Truck next raced on October 20, 2007, in the Sleepy Hollow Stakes, stretching out to one mile. Though sent off as a heavily favored 1/4, he was upset by Giant's Moon and edged out for second by a nose by Costal Drive.
Big Truck's next race was on November 24, 2007m in the $200,000 Grade II Remsen Stakes. Ridden by Alan Garcia, he was cut off by the first and third place finishers, Court Vision and Trust N Dustan, in the stretch. Garcia claimed foul after the race, and following a lengthy inquiry no changed were made. Big Truck finished fourth.
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