Turkoman (horse)
| Turkoman | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Alydar |
| Grandsire | Raise a Native |
| Dam | Taba |
| Damsire | Table Play |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 11, 1982 Waterford Millford Farm Midway, Kentucky |
| Died | December 21, 2016 EA Ranches Ramona, California |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Brown |
| Breeder | Corbin J. Robertson |
| Owner | Saron Stable |
| Trainer | Gary F. Jones |
| Record | 22: 8-8-3 |
| Earnings | $2,146,924 |
| Major wins | |
|
Affirmed Handicap (1985) Widener Handicap (1986) Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (1986) Oaklawn Handicap (1986) Tallahassee Handicap (1986) |
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| Awards | |
| U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1986) | |
| Last updated on December 15, 2007 | |
Turkoman (April 11, 1982 - December 21, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Owned and bred by Corbin J. Robertson, he was sired by 1989 United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee Alydar out of the Table Play mare, Taba, who was the Champion 2 year old Filly in Argentina.
Raced under Corbin J. Robertson's Saron Stable banner, Turkoman was trained by Gary Jones.
Turkoman was lightly raced at two, winning only a six-furlong maiden race at Hollywood Park.
At three, he won the Grade III Affirmed Handicap, placed second in the Grade I Travers Stakes, was second in the Grade I Swaps Stakes, finished second in the California Derby, and was third in the Breeders' Cup Classic behind winner Proud Truth and Gate Dancer.
At four, he started the season with a win in the Tallahassee Handicap in 1:08 1/5 for six furlongs, several clockers timed him after the finish line in 1:32 3/5 for a mile, only two-fifths off Dr. Fager's world record at the time. He beat Preakness Stakes winner Gate Dancer in both the Widener Handicap, which he set a track record in 1:58 3/5( Held by Spectacular Bid) and the Oaklawn Handicap. In perhaps his classiest effort, Turkoman outdueled Precisionist down the stretch for a win in the Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap setting a stakes record in 2:00 flat for the 1 1/4 mile and earning a beyer speed figure of 128. In the Breeders Cup Classic his late rally fell short of catching front-runner Skywalker though he once again finished ahead of Precisionist. These performances saw him clinch the 1986 U.S. Champion Older Male Horse.
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