Broad Brush
| Broad Brush | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Ack Ack |
| Grandsire | Battle Joined |
| Dam | Hay Patcher |
| Damsire | Hoist The Flag |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 16, 1983 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Robert E. Meyerhoff |
| Owner | Robert E. Meyerhoff |
| Trainer | Richard W. Small |
| Record | 27: 14-5-5 |
| Earnings | $2,656,793 |
| Major wins | |
| Inner Harbor Stakes (1985) Meadowlands Cup (1986) Wood Memorial (1986) Jim Beam Stakes (1986) Pennsylvania Derby (1986) Ohio Derby (1986) Federico Tesio Stakes (1986) General George Handicap (1986) Santa Anita Handicap (1987) Suburban Handicap (1987) John B. Campbell Handicap (1987) Trenton Handicap (1987) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1994) | |
Broad Brush (April 16, 1983 – May 15, 2009) was an American thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Maryland. He was out of the Hoist The Flag mare, Hay Patcher, by the Hall of Fame stallion, Ack Ack.
Bred and owned by Robert E. Meyerhoff, and trained by Richard W. Small, Broad Brush won a number of stakes races at age two before being prepped for the 1986 Kentucky Derby.
At age three, Broad Brush won a number of stakes races, including the Inner Harbor Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, the grade two Jim Beam Stakes at Turfway Park, the grade one Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, the grade three Federico Tesio Stakes (also called the "Preakness Trial") at Pimlico, the grade two Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park, the grade two Ohio Derby at Thistledown and the grade two Meadowlands Cup. The Pennsylvania Derby win was notable for the colt bolting to the outside rail on the final turn, seemingly costing him the race. Jockey Angel Cordero, Jr was able to gather the colt and he stormed down the outside rail for the implausible win.
Broad Brush also placed third in two of the most coveted races in the country in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing showing in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished a close third behind Ferdinand only two lengths back and Bold Arrangement (by a head) in the grade one Kentucky Derby in 1986 in a large field of 16 colts. Broad Brush also had a strong third as the local Maryland favorite in the $1,000,000 grade one Preakness Stakes behind eventual Eclipse Award winner Snow Chief and Derby champ Ferdinand. Snow Chief was named the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse in large part due to his Preakness win.
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