Tasso (horse)
| Tasso | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Fappiano |
| Grandsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Dam | Ecstacism |
| Damsire | What A Pleasure |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1983 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gerald Robins & Timothy H. Sams |
| Owner | Gerald Robins |
| Trainer | Neil D. Drysdale |
| Record | 23: 9-4-4 |
| Earnings | $1,207,884 |
| Major wins | |
|
Breeders' Futurity (1985) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1985) |
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| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1985) | |
| Last updated on September 5, 2007 | |
Breeders' Futurity (1985)
Del Mar Futurity (1985)
El Cajon Stakes (1986)
Tasso (foaled April 20, 1983, in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the Champion two year old of 1985 after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Tasso was bred by Gerald Robbins and Timothy Sams of Waldemar Farm, subsequently renamed Stonehedge Farm South. Out of the mare Ecstacism, Tasso was from the first crop of Fappiano, a son of the very influential Champion sire Mr. Prospector. Tasso's wins as a two-year-old helped make Fappiano the leading freshman sire of 1985.
In the Fasig-Tipton Florida sales of 1984, Tasso was sold for $100,000 to Bertram Firestone, but Firestone was reportedly dissatisfied and returned the colt. Tasso was also offered at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sales, but his reserve price of $50,000 was not met. Tasso subsequently raced for Gerald Robbins and was trained by Neil Drysdale.
Tasso raced seven times at age two in 1985, scoring five wins with one second and one third. After misbehaving in the post parade, he finished third in his first start on May 31, 1985 in a maiden special weight race at Hollywood Park in California. He returned nearly two months later with a win in a similar race, then followed up with a victory in a 1-mile allowance race at Del Mar racetrack. On September 11, he stepped up in class to enter the Grade I Del Mar Futurity, where he was ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr. to a close win over the filly Arewehavingfunyet. He was then shipped to Keeneland race track in Kentucky, where he first finished second in an allowance race and then won the Breeders' Futurity Stakes.
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