Devil's Bag
| Devil's Bag | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Halo |
| Grandsire | Hail To Reason |
| Dam | Ballade |
| Damsire | Herbager |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1981 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | E. P. Taylor |
| Owner | Hickory Tree Stable |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 9: 8-0-0 |
| Earnings | US$445,860 |
| Major wins | |
|
Cowdin Stakes (1983) Derby Trial Stakes (1983) Laurel Futurity Stakes (1983) Champagne Stakes (1983) Forerunner Stakes (1984) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1983) | |
| Honours | |
| Devil's Bag Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse | |
Devil's Bag (1981–2005) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was syndicated as a two-year-old for US$36 million, the highest price for any 2-year-old in racing history.
Bred by Canadian E. P. Taylor at his Windfields Farm (Maryland), Devil's Bag was out of the mare Ballade and sired by Halo, making him a full brother to both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Glorious Song and Arlington Classic winner and very successful sire Saint Ballado.
Devil's Bag was purchased as a yearling for $325,000 at the 1982 Keeneland July Selected Yearling Sale by the Hickory Tree Stable of James and Alice Mills.
Conditioned for racing by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Woody Stephens, Devil's Bag was ridden by Eddie Maple. The colt won all five starts at age two by an average of five and a half lengths and was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1983. His wins included the seven-furlong Cowdin Stakes in a stakes record time of 1:21.40 at Belmont Park. He set another stakes record at Belmont Park in winning the one-mile Champagne Stakes by six lengths, breaking Seattle Slew's 1976 record time. In his final race as a two-year-old, Devil's Bag won the 11/16 mile Laurel Futurity Stakes by five and a quarter lengths in a time of 1:42.20 that broke the track record set by Spectacular Bid. Scheduled to run in December's Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, while in training the colt stepped on a stone. Although the injury was very minor, his handlers chose not to race him again that year.
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