Pioneerof the Nile
| Pioneerof the Nile | |
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Pioneerof the Nile at WinStar Farm
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| Sire | Empire Maker |
| Grandsire | Unbridled |
| Dam | Star of Goshen |
| Damsire | Lord at War |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Zayat Stables |
| Owner | Zayat Stables |
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
| Record | 9: 5-1-1 |
| Earnings | US$$1,634,200 |
| Major wins | |
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CashCall Futurity (2008) Kentucky Derby 2nd (2009) |
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CashCall Futurity (2008)
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (2009)
San Felipe Stakes (2009)
Santa Anita Derby (2009)
Pioneerof the Nile (foaled May 5, 2006 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the second-place finisher in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. He is the sire of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, and many other graded-stakes winners.
Pioneerof the Nile is a bay horse bred in Kentucky by his owner, Zayat Stables. He was sired by 2003 Belmont Stakes winner, Empire Maker. His dam, Star of Goshen, was a stakes-winning daughter of Lord at War, a multiple grade I winner whose victories included the 1985 Santa Anita Handicap. During his racing career, the colt was trained by Bob Baffert.
Pioneerof the Nile's unusual name owes to the fact that The Jockey Club limits application submissions to 18 characters, including spaces; thus Zayat Stables dropped a space between "Pioneer" and "of".
At a 2007 yearling auction, the as-yet-unnamed Pioneerof the Nile was "bought back" by Zayat for $290,000 after failing to achieve bids commensurate with the owner's expectations. He matured to stand 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm).
As a two-year-old, Pioneerof the Nile debuted August 4, 2008, in a Maiden Special Weight (1 1/16 of a mile on turf) at Saratoga, where he finished fourth, beaten by two lengths and a half. His next race was on August 25, another 1 1/16 of a mile turf Maiden Special Weight at Saratoga. He jumped in the air at the break, and stayed in seventh of the nine horse field, before moving up and challenging for the lead on the turn, gaining the lead off of the turn, and going on to win by a length, with a time of 1:41.59.
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