Icabad Crane
| Icabad Crane | |
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2008 Belmont Stakes
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| Sire | Jump Start |
| Grandsire | A.P. Indy |
| Dam | Adorahy |
| Damsire | Rahy |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Gallagher's Stud |
| Owner | Earle I. Mack |
| Trainer | H. Graham Motion |
| Record | 31: 7-8-9 |
| Earnings | US$ 583,895 |
| Major wins | |
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Federico Tesio Stakes (2008) Kings Point Handicap (2010) Alex M. Robb Stakes (2010) G'day Mate Stakes (2011) Evan Shipman Handicap (2011) |
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Icabad Crane (foaled April 9, 2005, in New York) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse by Jump Start out of Adorahy. In February 2007, he was purchased as a two-year-old at the Ocala Breeders Sale for $110,000.
Icabad Crane is consistent, finishing in the money in 23 out of his 29 starts for his trainer H. Graham Motion.
In his three-year-old season, Icabad Crane placed third in the Rushaway Stakes at Turfway Park in March, then won the 2008 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in April.
His connections entered him in the 2008 Preakness Stakes, where he started in post position 3. Icabad Crane broke well and settled along the inside passing the stands for the first time. He commenced a strong rail run going into the far turn but was taken up and steadied by his jockey, Jeremy Rose, when a hole closed up on him. At that point, he lacked room to continue his run on the inside. Angling out near the quarter pole, he split horses in the upper stretch and closed late to finish third to dual classic winner Big Brown and Grade I winner Macho Again. Icabad Crane earned $110,000 and paid $5.60 on a $2.00 show ticket.
Later that year, he placed second in the Itaka Stakes and Alex M. Robb Handicap, both run at Aqueduct Racetrack.
In his four-year-old season, he placed in several allowance races and smaller ungraded stakes races.
As a five-year-old, in March 2010, Icabad Crane won the Kings Point Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack at one and one eighth miles on the dirt in 1:50. He then ran on the turf in the West Point Stakes at Saratoga over one and one eighth miles, finished third. He next finished second to Grade I winning Giant Moon by a neck in the July 26, 2010, Evan Shipman Handicap at 1-1/8 miles on the dirt at Saratoga Race Course. He followed that up with another second place finish on October 23, 2010, at Belmont in the Empire Classic Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2010 Icabad Crane finished second again in the Tinchen's Prince Stakes at one mile on the dirt at Aqueduct. In the final start of his four-year-old season, he won the Alex M. Robb Stakes over Aqueduct’s inner track on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2010. He took off the rail at the three-sixteenths pole and ran down Giant Moon and Manteca in the final 70 yards. Icabad Crane covered the 1-1/16 miles in 1:44.48 and returned $4.90 as the favorite.
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