Harlan's Holiday
| Harlan's Holiday | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Harlan |
| Grandsire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | Christmas In Aiken |
| Damsire | Affirmed |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 6 April 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Double D Farm Corp. |
| Owner | Starlight Stable L.P. |
| Trainer |
Kenneth McPeek Todd Pletcher |
| Record | 22: 9-6-1 |
| Earnings | US$ $3,632,664 |
| Major wins | |
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Cradle Stakes (2001) Iroquois Stakes (2001) Blue Grass Stakes (2002) Florida Derby (2002) Pennsylvania Derby (2002) Donn Handicap (2003) |
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Harlan's Holiday (April 6, 1999 – November 1, 2013) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won three Grade 1 stakes before retiring to stud where he has become a successful sire.
Harlan's Holiday is a bay horse bred by Double D Farm Corp. He was originally sent into training with Kenneth McPeek. He was sired by the Vosburgh Stakes winner Harlan, whose other progeny have included the Haskell Invitational Stakes winner Menifee.
As a two-year-old, Harlan's Holiday won the Cradle Stakes at River Downs Racetrack and finished second to Siphonic in the Breeders' Futurity Stakes at Keeneland in October. His most significant performance of 2001 came on 4 November at Churchill Downs when he contested the one-mile Iroquois Stakes. Ridden by A. J. d'Amico, he won the Grade III event by two and three quarter lengths from Request for Parole.
In 2002, Harlan' Holiday established himself as a leading contender for the Triple Crown races. After narrowly losing to Booklet in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, he won the Florida Derby by three and a half lengths and the Blue Grass Stakes by four and a half lengths.
Harlan's Holiday went into the 2002 Kentucky Derby as the betting favorite but finished seventh to winner War Emblem. He then finished fourth to War Emblem in the Preakness Stakes. In early June, 2002, Harlan's Holiday trainer was changed to Todd Pletcher.
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