Fourstardave
| Fourstardave | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Compliance |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Broadway Joan |
| Damsire | Bold Arian |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | April 2, 1985 New York |
| Died | October 14, 2002 (aged 17) Belmont Park Elmont, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Richard M. Bomze |
| Owner | Bernard Connaughton and Richard Bomze |
| Trainer | Leo O'Brien |
| Record | 100: 21-18-16 |
| Earnings | $1,636,737 |
| Major wins | |
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Empire Stakes (1987) St. Paul Derby (1988) Albany Stakes (1988) Poker Handicap (1989, 1993) West Point Handicap (1989, 1991) Daryl's Joy Stakes (1990, 1991) Jaipur Stakes (1990) |
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| Honours | |
| New York-bred Horse of the Year (1991) Buried at Clare Court, Saratoga Race Course Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Fourstardave Sports Bar at Saratoga |
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| Last updated on July 14, 2008 | |
Fourstardave (April 2, 1985 — October 14, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won at least one race at Saratoga Race Course each year from 1987 to 1994, earning him the nickname "The Sultan of Saratoga". He died of a heart attack in October 2002 at the age of 17 while preparing for a parade of retired New York bred horses at Belmont Park and was buried in Clare Court at Saratoga Race Course.
Fourstardave was a chestnut gelding bred in New York by Richard Bomze. His sire was Compliance, a son of Northern Dancer out of Sex Appeal, and thus a full brother to champions El Gran Senor and Try My Best. Compliance was himself winless in only three starts, but his breeding made Bomze buy him from Windfields Farm as a stallion prospect.
Fourstardave's dam was Broadway Joan, a daughter of obscure stallion Bold Arian. Bomze purchased her for only $2,500, but when mated with Compliance, Broadway Joan produced an impressive string of winners that earned her the title of New York Broodmare of the Year three times. Fourstardave was her second foal; Fourstars Allstar, the first American-based horse to win a European classic, was her fourth.
Fourstardave was trained by Leo O'Brien.
Fourstardave was one of the most popular horses of his time, racing from age 2 to 10. Fans called him "The Sultan of Saratoga" because he won at least one race at Saratoga Race Course each year from 1987 to 1994. Bomze said, "I'll never forget Tom Durkin's calls of Dave's races as he was breaking his own record year after year. Everyone was rooting for him, and Tom's calls would bring the crowd to a crescendo. I would go to Saratoga and look up in the stands and tell my wife, 'You know something, honey, there are a few thousand people here who have a heck of a lot more money than I do, but, boy, they'd give their right arm to have a horse like we've got.'"
Fourstardave ran mostly at Belmont Park and Saratoga, but also finished in the money at Laurel, Finger Lakes, Monmouth Park, the Meadowlands, Rockingham Park, Philadelphia Park, Calder, and Canterbury Downs.
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