Vino Rosso (foaled March 29, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Vino Rosso
SireCurlin
GrandsireSmart Strike
DamMythical Bride
DamsireStreet Cry
SexStallion
Foaled2015
CountryUSA
ColorChestnut
BreederJohn D. Gunther
OwnerRepole Stable (Mike Repole) &
St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola)
TrainerTodd Pletcher
Record15:6-1-3
Earnings$4,803,125
Major wins
Wood Memorial Stakes (2018)
Stymie Stakes (2019)
Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (2019)
Breeders' Cup Classic (2019)

Racing career

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Vino Rosso made his racing debut on November 11, 2017, with a win at Aqueduct Racetrack. He then won his second race at Tampa Bay Downs on December 22, 2017.[1]

At age three, his 2018 racing season started with a third place finish in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes. He picked up his first Graded stakes race win on April 7, 2018, in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes.[2] He competed in the 2018 Kentucky Derby, where he finished in 9th place. His season ended abruptly in August.

His 2019 racing season was much more successful than his 2018 season. He started the season off with a win on March 9, 2019, in the Stymie Stakes.[3] He then captured his biggest win up to that point when he won the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes on May 27, 2019.[4]

He came in third place at the Grade 1 Whitney Handicap on August 3, 2019, and ran second in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup. He then finished his season on November 2, 2019, with a win at the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic.[5] This was ultimately his final race as he was retired in November 2019.[6]

Stud career

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Vino Rosso retired to Spendthrift Farm upon the conclusion of his racing career. As of 2023 he stands for a stud fee of $15,000.[7] His first win as a sire came on May 15, 2023, when his son Laugh Now won at Horseshoe Indianapolis.[7]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Vino Rosso (USA), 2015[8]
Sire
Curlin (USA)
2004
Smart Strike (CAN)
1992
Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Classy 'n Smart Smarten
No Class
Sherrifs Deputy (USA)
1994
Deputy Minister Vice Regent
Mint Copy
Barbarika Bates Motel
War Exchange
Dam
Mythical Bride (USA)
2008
Street Cry (IRE)
1998
Machiavellian Mr. Prospector
Coup De Folie
Helen Street Troy
Waterway
Flaming Heart (USA)
2001
Touch Gold Deputy Minister
Passing Mood
Hot Lear Lear Fan
Medicine Woman

References

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  1. ^ "Vino Rosso". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Vino Rosso Punches Kentucky Derby Ticket by Winning G2 Wood Memorial". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Vino Rosso Makes Successful Return In Stymie Stakes". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Vino Rosso Powers to Convincing Breeders' Cup Classic Win". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Vino Rosso charges past favorite McKinzie to win Breeders' Cup Classic; Mongolian Groom euthanized". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Vino Rosso, Mitole Retire to Spendthrift". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b Gash, Lauren (15 May 2023). "Champion Vino Rosso Sires First Winner in Laugh Now". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Vino Rosso". Retrieved 9 January 2020.