War Pass
| War Pass | |
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| Sire | Cherokee Run |
| Grandsire | Runaway Groom |
| Dam | Vue |
| Damsire | Mr. Prospector |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Cherry Valley Farm |
| Owner | Robert V. LaPenta |
| Trainer | Nicholas P. Zito |
| Record | 7: 5-1-0 |
| Earnings | $1,433,400 |
| Major wins | |
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Champagne Stakes (2007) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2007) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (2007) | |
| Last updated on January 3, 2008 | |
War Pass (April 17, 2005 – December 24, 2010) was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Owned by Robert V. LaPenta and bred by Cherry Valley Farm, he was out of the mare Vue, a daughter of the influential Champion sire Mr. Prospector. He was sired by the 1994 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner, Cherokee Run, a descendant of the very important sire Nearco.
Trained by Nick Zito, War Pass both broke his maiden and won a first level allowance race at Saratoga Race Course in August and September. On October 3, 2007, he won the G1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park, which as a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge earned him an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
On October 27, 2007, War Pass was the post time favorite and won the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 4¾ lengths over a sloppy track at Monmouth Park. Undefeated in 2007, he was made a winterbook favorite for the 2008 Kentucky Derby.
Wintered at Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center in Florida, War Pass started his three-year-old campaign in an allowance race. With no real competition in the race, the betting public made him the 1-20 favorite. War Pass broke to the lead and pulled away from the field with little effort under Cornelio Velasquez. His next start in the G3 Tampa Bay Derby started out in similar fashion, as he was again the overwhelming 1 to 20 favorite. However, he was bumped at the start and never got into the lead. Although he eventually made it up to third in the field of seven, he stopped badly and finished last, beaten 23 lengths. He apparently had a fever earlier in the week, and trainer Nick Zito said that he also sustained some cuts due to the bumping he took at the beginning of the race.
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