Foolish Pleasure
| Foolish Pleasure | |
|---|---|
| Sire | What a Pleasure |
| Grandsire | Bold Ruler |
| Dam | Fool Me Not |
| Damsire | Tom Fool |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 23 March 1972 |
| Died | November 2, 1994 (aged 22) |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Waldemar Farms, Inc. |
| Owner | John L. Greer |
| Trainer | LeRoy Jolley |
| Record | 26: 16-4-3 |
| Earnings | $1,216,705 |
| Major wins | |
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Champagne Stakes (1974) Kentucky Derby (1975) |
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| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1974) | |
| Honours | |
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United States Racing Hall of Fame (1995) #97 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Foolish Pleasure Stakes at Calder Race Course |
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| Last updated on September 30, 2008 | |
Champagne Stakes (1974)
Hopeful Stakes (1974)
Tremont Stakes (1974)
Cowdin Stakes (1974)
Flamingo Stakes (1975)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1975)
Donn Handicap (1976)
Suburban Handicap (1976)
Arlington Golden Invitational Handicap (1976)
Foolish Pleasure (March 23, 1972 – November 2, 1994) was an American bay Thoroughbred race horse who won the 1975 Kentucky Derby.
Foolish Pleasure was a bay horse bred at Williston, Florida by Waldemar Farms, Inc. He was owned by John L. Greer and trained by LeRoy Jolley, who had previously been partners in the colt Ridan. He was sired by What A Pleasure who won the Hopeful Stakes in 1967 before becoming a successful breeding stallion. His dam Fool-Me-Not was descended from the British broodmare Becti (foaled 1929) who was the female-line ancestor of many major winner including Mrs McArdy, Borgia and Boreal.
Foolish Pleasure was undefeated as a two-year-old. In 1975, at age three, he won the Flamingo Stakes, Wood Memorial Stakes before contesting the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Jacinto Vásquez he raced well off the pace on the inside before making a forward move approaching the final turn. He was switched to the outside in the straight and produced a strong late burst to win from Avatar.
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