Shaman Ghost
| Shaman Ghost | |
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Shaman Ghost winning the Queen's Plate
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| Sire | Ghostzapper |
| Grandsire | Awesome Again |
| Dam | Getback Time |
| Damsire | Gilded Time |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | May 5, 2012 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Adena Springs |
| Owner | Stronach Stables |
| Trainer | Brian Lynch (2014–2015) Jimmy Jerkens (2016–2017) |
| Record | 16: 8-2-2 |
| Earnings | US$3,729,311 |
| Major wins | |
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Marine Stakes (2015) Queen's Plate (2015) |
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| Awards | |
| Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt | |
| Last updated on May 19, 2017 | |
Marine Stakes (2015)
Brooklyn Invitational (2016)
Woodward Stakes (2016)
Santa Anita Handicap (2017)
Pimlico Special Handicap (2017)
Shaman Ghost (foaled May 5, 2012) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2015 Queen's Plate and was named Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Colt. In 2016, he won two graded stakes races in the United States, including the prestigious Woodward Stakes. He started 2017 with a runner-up performance in the world's richest horse race, the Pegasus World Cup, followed up by wins in the Santa Anita Handicap and Pimlico Special.
Shaman Ghost was bred by Frank Stronach's Adena Springs and races as a homebred for Stronach Stables. His sire Ghostzapper and grandsire Awesome Again also ran for Stronach, winning the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Ghostzapper was a "freakishly talented" racehorse whose career as a stallion has been somewhat hampered by the fact that his best runners tend to develop late. Shaman Ghost was the third foal and first winner out of Getback Time, a stakes-placed mare by Gilded Time.
Shaman Ghost raced only twice as a two-year-old, finishing out of the money both times. "He was never a precocious two-year-old. He was a slow learner," his trainer Brian Lynch said later. "I always thought he was talented, it just took him a few starts to get it together."
His three-year-old season started the same way, with a fourth place finish in a maiden special weight race at Gulfstream Park on January 3, 2015. After losses on Polytrack, dirt and turf, Lynch decided to change things up by removing the blinkers the horse had previously worn. On March 14 at Gulfstream Park, Shaman Ghost won his first race, following up with an allowance race win on April 9 at Keeneland. On May 16, he was shipped to Woodbine Racetrack for the Grade III Marine Stakes at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles. In spite of his two-race winning streak, he was a longshot in the nine-horse field at 13-1. Shaman Ghost raced near the back of the field for most of the race, then started his move on the far turn. He made up ground quickly but then ran into traffic, checked and moved to the outside. Once in the clear, he regained his stride and pulled away to win by half a length.
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